IUP has three graduation dates per year: May, August and December. Diplomas are mailed approximately four weeks after the actual graduation date in each of the above months because grades from a student's final semester/session have to be evaluated by the student's dean or department to assure that degree requirements have been met. When a student is cleared for graduation by his/her department or dean on the student data base system, an AUTO-EMAIL alerts the Registrar's Office of this clearance, and the diploma is mailed via Certified Mail to the student.

You should contact the instructor of the class. If he/she determines that the grade should be changed, the change is initiated on a Grade Change Form signed by the instructor, course department chair, course dean and student's dean. Once the required signatures are in place, the form comes to the Registrar's Office and the change is entered into the grade system. The student will be sent a corrected grade report by the Registrar's Office. Incomplete grades ("I") for which the work has been completed are converted to a grade via the process listed above. The student has until the end of the next regular semester to make up an incomplete grade or the "I" will be changed to an "F."

Students should check their "Mailing" and "Permanent" address information on URSA. The permanent address is the permanent residence that is listed on your federal tax forms. The mailing address applies only to students who wish to always have ALL their mailings (bills, grades, etc.) sent to an address other than their permanent address. If you need to change your address, you should login to the secure area on URSA and make the change.

You should come to the Registrar's Office and request to have an enrollment verification sent to your lending agency. If you have received a deferment form from the agency, fill it out, sign it and bring it to the Registrar's Office. If you do not have a form, you may fill out and sign a Certification Request form in the Registrar's Office. You must know the complete address of the lending agency. Enrollment verification can also be processed and sent for insurance or employment purposes via this same process.

You will need to report in person to the Scheduling Center, located in Clark Hall, to have the PIN reset. You will be asked to produce a photo ID card to prove your identification.

Your Alternate PIN number is printed on your registration "Time Appointment Letter", which is given to your academic advisor. Should your Alternate PIN number become "inactive" because you entered the wrong number too many times, you will need to stop at your academic department office to have it reset. If you have already registered for classes in a given term, you may view your Alternate PIN on URSA. Login to secure area, click on "Student Services and Financial Aid,", "Registration", "View your Alternate PIN".

If you are trying to register for a course and the message you receive is that the course is "Restricted -- you are not authorized to schedule this", you will need to contact the academic department offering the course for a restriction override permit. If the academic department decides that you have met the prerequisites, the proper departmental personnel will notify you to register yourself for a particular section of that course. If you try to register for a course that is "Closed", you must follow the same procedure--report to the academic department offering the course to receive permission to register yourself for the closed course.