This the address you submitted with your application for graduation and where
your diploma will be sent. It is different from the ‘Mailing’ address.
Your Permanent Address on UAConnect should always stay as the PAPSS office address.
Do not change this address.
Ensure that your resume is up-to-date
Including internships, references, and academic or other awards, etc.
The UA Career Development Center can help you to create/review your resume.
Request letters of recommendation
Discuss this with your professors here at the UA. These are useful if you need
to look for a job or if you plan on pursuing another degree.
Keep all syllabi from all courses you completed
These are valuable sources of information for your graduate studies in the future
and are more detailed than course descriptions.
Inform your US bank of the closing date for your bank account.
Ask them their procedure and what is required to close the account.
If you have deposits or payments coming back to you before you leave, you should
be sure to leave your account open long enough to cash the check and get the funds
before you leave town or to complete any necessary transactions.
Give sufficient notice to your landlord
At least one month before you will move out make arrangements to remove your
name from any lease and make arrangements for receiving any deposits you may have
coming to you.
If you live on campus, complete all requirements for UA Housing.
Inform all utility providers, credit card companies and any other services
Make sure you follow their procedures for closing, transferring the billing
and to receive any deposit you may have coming to you.
Make sure all outstanding debts are paid in full
Both community and at the UA debts
If there is an outstanding balance on your UAConnect account, then your transcript,
diploma, etc., will not be released.
Taking items home and extra baggage
Be sure you check with your airline for baggage limits, rates and fees. These
costs can be very expensive.
Also consider selling or donating any items that are too expensive or too large
to carry home with you.
You may also check for rates with U.S. Postal Service, UPS, DHL, and Fed Ex.
Rates may vary greatly and it is generally expensive.
Heavy boxes or large furniture you want to ship home
To see if they ship to your home country and rates, etc. you may want to view
the Ocean Freight web site.
Graduating students receive a free one year membership in the UA Alumni Association.
We encourage you to join the Alumni Association and be active. Paid up members
are eligible for alumni benefits and they offer some scholarships for family members
of alumni
The Catalog of Studies is available on-line
You may access academic program information for your academic year start dates.
You may also access
the Catalog
for course descriptions and other information.
Provide the PAPSS Office with your personal email/contact information
Your UA email will expire from non-enrollment and we want to stay connected.
