Graduation and Honors – College of Applied Health Sciences

Graduation Procedures for Undergraduate Students

Applying for Graduation

Students must notify the College of Applied Health Sciences of their intent to graduate by applying to graduate after registering for their final semester of courses. The Office of the Registrar offers instructions on applying to graduate, also known as adding your name to the pending degree list. Undergraduate students must apply to graduate by the 10th day of instruction in the semester in which they plan to graduate. Students are encouraged to apply to graduate immediately after registering for their final semester of courses. Applying early allows sufficient time for a pre-audit of your coursework for degree certification. Additionally, information regarding graduation activities, including the commencement ceremonies, is sent only to students on the pending degree list.

Students who miss the deadline to apply to graduate should contact the College of Applied Health Sciences Academic Records Officer, Tina Klebek (klebek@illinois.edu), to request late addition to the graduation list.

Commencement and Graduation Ceremonies

Illinois Commencement coordinates University wide Ceremony and college-level ceremonies. The College of Applied Health Sciences offers two ceremonies, one for students completing a bachelor’s degree and another for those completing a master’s or doctoral degree. Students are responsible for registering to participate in commencement events. Information about commencement events, including registration instructions and deadlines, will be sent to students who have applied to graduate. The College of Applied Health Sciences does not host a December commencement event. Students graduating in December are invited to attend the next May commencement event. Students graduating in August may participate in the in the college’s May commencement event preceding their official graduation.

Diplomas

Students should review diploma information from the Office of the Registrar. The Graduation FAQ page offers important information about diploma name and receiving your diploma. Please note that diplomas will not include information about minors completed.

For Students Transferring Coursework for Completion of Degree Requirements

Students completing their final coursework off campus must promptly send an official transcript to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Students are encouraged to review the process for transferring credit to Illinois before ordering an official transcript to be sent.

If You Miss Certification Deadlines

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign establishes an internal degree certification deadline following the completion of each term. This date is based on the conclusion of the academic term and the deadline for final grades. All students who have applied to graduate and completed degree requirements will be certified as graduates by this date. After being certified as a graduate, students may order final transcripts, and a diploma order will be created.

Campus policy does not permit retroactive degree awards. It also does not let you add majors, minors, or certifications to a degree already awarded. Students who are not certified as graduates by the certification date will be added to the following graduation list. Students can ask AHS Undergraduate Affairs for a letter confirming their requirements and indicating when the degree will be awarded.

Honors

Deans List Requirements for Undergraduate Students

The names of undergraduates who have achieved grade point averages for a given semester in the top 20 percent of their college class will be included on a list prepared for the Dean of the college. To be eligible for Dean’s List recognition, students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 graded Illinois semester hours and have a grade point average in the top 20 percent of their college class. The minimum GPA is 3.98/4.00 for the 2025-26 Academic Year (reviewed each summer and subject to change). Only grades in hand at the time the list is compiled will be considered in determining eligibility unless it can be established that the final grade average will be above the minimum required regardless of the grade eventually received; students with I, DFR, or missing grades will be added as soon as letter grades are received and eligibility can be determined. Credits earned during the semester through proficiency and advanced placement examinations may not be counted toward the 12-semester-hour requirement.

Students who are registered with the Chez Veterans Center or with Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) who are enrolled less than twelve but a minimum of nine (9) graded semester hours who are in the top 20 percent of their college are also eligible. Such students must sign a release with CVC or DRES indicating their consent for consideration for Dean’s List eligibility and have submitted that consent by email to ahs-acaffrs@illinois.edu no later than Reading Day in the semester in which they wish to be considered for Dean’s List. These consent forms are valid only for the semester in which they are issued, and students must submit by the deadline updated consent forms for each semester in which they wish to be considered for Dean’s List.

Spring 2025 Dean’s List

Richelle Faye Abano
Avery Abderhalden
Zach Abrams
Sam Adeoye
Rachael Adewumi
Roselyn Adjapong
Aquib Ahmed
Fatemah Ahmed
Shazia Ajmal
Janiyah Alford
Ava Amabile
Lexi Anaya
Chloe Anderson
Brock Angle
Mehlum Anjarwala
Grace Antonesi
Sinan Anwar
Tolu Aremu
Elizabeth Arias
Suzanne Arizmendi Licona
Audrey Arlis
Makayla Ashford
Chris Atadero
Katherine Babin
Sophia Bach
Hailey Baffico
Amanda Bagwell
Sofia Bajwa
Shayaan Baki
Daniel Banda
Megan Barnhart
Lily Barthel
Cole Basden
Nathan Bauerle
Thatcher Beauchamp
Grant Beerman
Adi Berman
Megan Berry
Marah Blake
Carter Blount
Sarah Blyskal
Ewurakua Boateng
Emma Bohannon
Saiesha Bollapragada
Georgia Bond
Jenna Bondelli
Gabriel Bouyett
Rhode Bowen
Maria Boyce
Genavieve Braden
Ashley Brandt
Sebastian Bremmer
Sofie Brombaugh
Morgan Brown
Katie Bruch
Lydia Burger
Brianna Butler
Sloan Caravette
Sarah Carr
Leo Cassidy
Aubrey Cervantes
Emily Chaiyaroj
Tiya Chaklasiya
Simona Chalcakova
Cesar Chavez
Jerrick Chen
Jessie Chen
Emily Cheng
Evelina Chiambas
Jessie Choi
Jay Choi
Kelsey Choi
Dona Chong
Martina Cibulkova
Jackson Clarke
Elenna Claudio-Deutsch
Kylie Cleveland
Anna Connelly
Selena Contreras
Dean Cordero
Alexandria Coutinho
Logan Covolo
Natalie Crane
Renee Crawley
Jay Ryan Cuartero
Ella Cushing
Lauren Cutler
Amanda Czart
Dhruthi Daggubati
Simone Daly
Sohini Dash
Caden Daum
Andrea Davila
Bea De Guzman
Ailani De La Torre
Perla De La Torre
Jack DeNardo
Jordan Deutsch
Tyson Dewey
Sam Deyhle
Mamadu Diallo
Georgia Diamond
James Dingle
Rachel Divan
Ryan Doerrer
Karly Dolin
MAC Dooley
Silvia Du
Kolin Dugle
Jamiere Eason
Noah Eckelberg
Aniya Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Jayden Eickhoff-Brown
Annaliese Eisenmenger
Koby Eisenmenger
Anyah Elakkatt
Sherlyn Elizalde
Joel Emil
Aija Espinoza
Zoe Estep
Dulce Estrada Flores
Michael Evans
Sean Farnsley
Ayaan Faruqui
Zach Fine
Sophie Finke
Audrey Fitzgerald
Julia Fitzgerald
Julia Flores
Marin Flynn
Emma Franzen
Sydney Friedman
Maddie Gaede
Kacey Gaida
Gilberto Galindo
Grazi Galluzzo
Aidan Garber
Arianne Garcia
Damian Garcia
Sarah Garcia
Lucy Gardner
Anika Gaur
Elizabeth Geraghty
Maeve Geraghty
Tess Giddens-White
Daniel Gilmer
Adeline Gilmore
Ari Glicken
Yossel Goldbloom
Lucy Goldsmith
Jo Gomez
Karla Gomez
Carolina Goncalves
Ashlye Gonzalez
Marlee Gonzalez
Tara Graham
Olivia Greco
Joey Green
Sam Greetis
Michael Grills
Milayna Grisham
Michelle Guevara-Luevano
Emily Guilfoyle
Michael Guiney
Naomi Ha
Jane Hafner
Emily Hahm
Avonna Hall
Ian Hall
Ava Hampe
Elpidios Han
Caran Han
Simon Han
Alex Harcarik
Delayna Hardimon
Kate Harty
Chloe Hatcher
Christian Haug
Ava Hendershott
Kathleen Hensing
Daniel Hernandez
Lyzeth Hernandez
Evan Hertzler
Megan Heuser
Charlie Heydorn
Avery Hill
Avah Hitchcock
Debra Hopkins
Jenny Hou
Kaliyah House-Henry
Sarah Hughes
Meagan Hughes
Reese Hunkins
Emma Huseman
Caitlyn Huynh
Louie Iandoli
Nia Innis
Hoda Ismail
Mike Jachym
Alex Jackson
Aliya Jackson
Renatta Jacob
Mia Jandali
Collin Janusz
Sara Jass
Estelle Jones
Lola Karambenis
Jess Kasprzak
Lucy Keigher
Sinit Kesete
Diksha Keshav
Anne Kienle
Ashley Kim
Harry Kim
Grace Kim
Emily Kinel
Jacob Kirk
Julie Klis
Juliana Knies
Kolton Knuffman
Stella Kochan
Lydia Kohlenberger
Sahasra Kosuri
Eugene Kou
Ola Kozera
Molly Kroon
Lily Kulmatytska
Maya Kwiecien
Julia Kwietniewski
Josie LaPapa
Ethan Laflamme
Jessica Lam
Peyton Lamphear
Alexa Landfair
Emily Lata
Nathan Lau
Elise Lavaty
Janie Lee
Tyler Lee
Leo Lewis
Alex Liang
Shai Lichtenfeld
Timothy Lin
Ani Lo
Sofia Logacho
Bella Lopez
Fiona Loughney
Erica Lucena
Chase Lucht
Dylan Luikaart
Joe Lullo
Jenna Marie Lumanga
Elizabeth Lyle
Kendell MacDonald
Sam Macek
Stephanie Mack
Aidan Maher
Agne Malcius
Sophia Malka
Shruti Mallik
Brielle Mapanao
Zakiyyah Martin
Liz Martinez
RJ Mattas
Trent Matthews
Joe McCoy
Maggie McGough
Kelly McIlvaine
Stevie Meade
Giselle Mejia
Bethany Mercer
Natalia Mihigo
Lauren Milz
Zara Mkrtychian
Gabriella Mlicki
Hyukin Moon
Nate Moralde
Emily Morales Galarza
Jade Moranetz
Viktor Morozov
Caroline Moskalewicz
Katie Moy
Meghan Mrksic
Layna Mullink
Maile Nacu
Yoshi Nakagawa
Fatima Naveed
Katie Naveja
Madison Neamand
Door Nguyen
Jaclyn Nguyen
Kasey Nguyen
Tiffany Nguyen
Vincent Nguyen
Angela Ni
Madisyn Nicklaus
John Nickolas
Annabelle Nienhaus
Bella Nourie
Kaitlyn O’Brien
Katie O’Brien
Lillian O’Brien
Prince Ofosu
Aidan O’Hara
Sami Oh
Zachary Oh
Adeola Olaleye
Noah Olivero
Brianna Osmon
Iris Page
Samantha Pagnucci
Annika Panopio
Isabella Panopio
FatimaPantoja Lara
Kaitlyn Park
Niamh Parsons
Julia Parzych
Ami Patel
Isha Patel
Khushi Patel
Nishkaam Patel
Rudra Patel
Rutu Patel
Cassie Payonk
Brody Pekelder
Michelle Penafiel
Elle Perlin
Vahe Petrosyan
Jordan Phan
Jadore Phillips-Lopez
Nicole Piekarski
Catie Pirez
Tadeas Placek
Bella Platt
Emma Podojil
Stacey Pontikes
Reagan Porter
Liam Potenberg
Rosie Prange
Daniela Pule
Isabella Putti
Jinye Qiu
Rebecca Qualizza
Annie Rafferty
Lizbeth Ramos
Samantha Ramos
Annalisa Ranallo
Gurleen Randhawa
Heba Rashid
Lauren Ratajczak
Ella Redden
Sam Reed
Madison Reeder
Madison Rees
Payton Reese
Liz Resar
Audrey Rexford
Forrest Reyes
Nyah Rivera
Isabella Robieson
Carly Robinson
Nyla Robinson
Ryann Robinson
Karla Rodriguez
Mayela Rodriguez
Isabella Rogala
Amanda Romero
Fernanda Romero
Jackie Royal
Nurudeen Salaudeen
Yameli Salinas
Ariana Sanchez
Jose Sanchez
Saanchi Sansare
Isabella Santos
Ari Schencker
Julianna Schenkel
Audrey Schissler
Eli Schmitt
Madeline Schnierle
Ray Scifres
Robert Segal
Roxana Servin
Trevor Sexton
David Shan
Sanjana Shankar
Ella Shapiro
Annie Shea
Sami Shehayber
Elysabeth Short
Sanjay Shrestha
Om Shukla
Claudia Sindler
Anna Singh
Anna Skrzyszowski
Haylee Sofolo
Matthew Specht
Brie Spencer
Shelby Starwalt
Julia Stelter
Philip Stempien
Cally Struck
Mali Sullivan
Abby Surburg
Monika Surowiec
Farris Sweid
AJ Swoish
Adam Syed
Cooper Taft
Jack Taylor
Kelly Thoman
Tori Thomas
Brayden Tolvstad
Noe Toyoda
Justin Tran
Javier Trevino
Chloe Trotter
Javier Trujillo
Hansika Uppala
Anna Vanisko
Isabelle Vargas
Marcella Vasquez
Cooper Venamore
Bella Vences
Chase Veto
Noreen Vohra
Jadyn Walker
Chloe Walner
Ella Walsh
Matthew Wargo
Jax Washburn
Noelle Waterman
Sophia Webb
Stephen Wei
Elliot Weisfeld
Kathryn Wendt
Jake Whitver
Klaudia Wilczek
Olyvia Wilken
Kanon Wilson
Anika Winbush
Hubert Wirtel
Grace Wood
Abby Wozniak
Caleb Wright
Julia Wronska
Naya Wu
Brianna Wynne
Kaile Yang
Jenny Yang
Haroon Yasir
Lorelie Yau
Shiyou Ye
Samuel Yeung
Eunice Yoon
Pedro Young
Anna Yuccas
Joe Zaccone
Liad Zamir
Jake Zasada
Yu Zheng
Moyan Zhu
Ella Zick
Lucy Ziemba
Karissa Zimmerman
Ian Zubrickas
Adam Zwawi

Honors at Graduation

University Honors – Bronze Tablet

Continuous academic achievement is recognized by inscribing the student’s name on a Bronze Tablet that hangs on a wall of the Main Library. To qualify, an undergraduate student must have at least a 3.5 (A = 4.0) cumulative grade point average for all work taken at the University through the academic term prior to graduation, and rank, on the basis of his or her cumulative grade point average (including University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and transfer work, if any) through the academic term prior to graduation, in the top 3 percent of the students in his or her college graduating class.

Transfer students, in addition to meeting the general rules for qualification, must satisfy two additional requirements: they must have cumulative University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign grade point averages as high as the lowest ones listed for students in their colleges who qualify on the basis of having completed all of their work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and they must earn 40 or more semester hours at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign through the academic term prior to graduation.

For the purpose of this award, college graduating class means all students receiving bachelor’s degrees from the same University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign college between July 1 of each year and June 30 of the next.

For the purpose of this award, academic term prior to graduation means: for August graduates, the preceding spring semester; for October graduates, the preceding spring semester; for December graduates, the preceding summer session; for May graduates, the preceding fall semester. The list will be determined each year after grades for the fall semester are available. To be considered in the calculation of University Honors, all grade corrections must be recorded by the end of the eighth week of the spring semester.

College Honors

Honors

A student must have earned an Illinois grade point average of 3.250 or higher based on a minimum of 55 graded semester hours.

High Honors

A student must have earned an Illinois grade point average of 3.500 or higher based on a minimum of 55 graded semester hours.

Highest Honors

A student must have earned an Illinois grade point average of 3.750 or higher based on a minimum of 55 graded semester hours.

James Scholar Honors Program

AHS James Scholar students will receive this designation on their official transcripts for each year of completion. Students that remain eligible at the time of graduation will be recognized at the AHS Convocation Ceremony.