Signout Dates & Deadlines

Predoctoral Signout

After you have received all other signatures, you will need to email the GSDM Office of the Registrar at sdmreg@bu.edu from your BU email to complete the signout process. Your sign out completion date and program duration determine your official graduation date.

Doctor of Dental Medicine 4-Year Program Signout Dates & Deadlines

Doctor of Dental Medicine 2-Year Advanced Standing Program Signout Dates & Deadlines

Accessing and Monitoring Your Signout Process

You will signout using GSDM Student Performance System (SPS). To request signout, you will need to contact the relevant faculty and staff. Please note that some faculty have already pre-signed your competency.

To monitor the progress of your signout, you will need to use your “Kerberos” account (the same user name and password used to access your BU email) to gain access to the system.

Instructions for monitoring your signout progress:

• Log in to the Student Performance System: http://dent-sps.bumc.bu.edu/sps
• You will see a menu with three items: Contact Info, Signout Report, and Logout.
• Click “Signout Report”
• On that page you will see listings of the “Completed” and/or “Pending” signatures.
• To know more about the “Pending” signatures, click on “Signature Name”

For technical assistance, please contact the DentIT Help Desk at dentit@bu.edu or  617-358-4300.

Honors Information

Graduates of the Doctor of Dental Medicine 4-Year and 2-Year Advanced Standing programs who have excelled academically will receive recognition. For details on honors, please see the GSDM Bulletin.

Postdoctoral Signout

You will sign out using the GSDM Portal. You will be required to collect signatures from your Department Chair and/or Program Director and several other administrative offices. After you have received all other signatures, you will need to email the GSDM Office of the Registrar at sdmreg@bu.edu from your BU email to complete the signout process. Your sign out completion date and program duration determine your official graduation date.

Postdoctoral Signout Checklist

Please contact faculty and staff using your BU email address only.

Electronic Signatures Required:

• HIPAA Attestation
  • Log in to the GSDM Portal to complete the self-administered HIPAA Attestation.
• Research Advisor
  • Required for MSD, DScD, and DSc only.
• BUMC Student Financial Support and Housing Resources
  • You will be automatically signed out by the BUMC Student Financial Support and Housing Resources if:
    • You did not receive any loans during your tenure at GSDM.
    • You have completed all of your loan exit requirements.
  • For questions, contact OSFS-SDM@bu.edu
• Boston University Alumni Medical Library
  • Submission Overview: Electronic Dissertation/Thesis Submission for Dental Students
  • For questions, contact mgsdmlib@bu.edu
• Academic Affairs
  • Email Academic Affairs at sdmaa@bu.edu. You must include full legal name, BUID, and program in your message requesting signout.
• Office of the Registrar
  • Final signature: Please email the Office of the Registrar at sdmreg@bu.edu to complete the signout process after you have received all grades and all other signatures.

Postdoctoral Signout Dates & Deadlines

Diploma Information

Graduates must provide their diploma name and mailing address to the Office of the University Registrar. The diploma name must match the graduate’s legal name. To provide your diploma name and mailing address:

• Log in to the MyBU Student Portal
• Under “Tasks” select the Diploma Activity Guide
• Complete and submit the online form

Please see the Office of the University Registrar’s webpage for the University’s Diploma Ordering/Mailing Schedule. Please contact diploma@bu.edu with questions.

Verifications & Transcripts

• Verification of completion requests can be processed only after final sign out has been completed.
• Verification of graduation requests can only be processed on or after your official graduation date.
• Final transcript (with degree and date of conferral) requests can only be processed on or after your official graduation date.