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Graduation Requirements

Students are not required to apply to graduate or participate in the Commencement Ceremony. Designated faculty (certifiers) will pre-certify students within each academic program, ensuring the eligibility of all candidates. The pre-certification process occurs from February 4, 2022 to March 4, 2022.

Students will receive their graduation and virtual commencement-eligibility status the week of March 14, 2022. During that time, students will receive an email from ubcommencement@bridgeport.edu to their UB email address. Eligibility is processed through the Registrar’s office based off the certifiers decision. The graduation fee of $150.00 will be assessed upon pre-certification, whether or not a student participates in the ceremony.

All students who received Federal Direct Loan or Federal Perkins loans MUST complete Exit Interview by November 30, 2022. The Federal Direct Loan Exit Interview is available online at https://studentaid.gov. The Perkins Exit Interview is online at www.myloancounseling.com. Students can review their individual loan information by logging https://nslds.ed.gov – Financial Aid Review.

Please note that all outstanding balances owed to the University must be paid in full before the Office of the Registrar will release the diploma to the student. Please contact Student Financial Services with questions at (203) 576-4568 or sfs@bridgeport.edu.

Pre-Certification

Final Certification

Certifiers

College of Arts and Sciences

Arts and Sciences Programs

Program	Certifier	Email
Biology BA, BS	Kathleen Engelmann, PhD	kengelma@bridgeport.edu
Biology MA, MS	Kathleen Engelmann, PhD	kengelma@bridgeport.edu
Counseling MS	Allison Buller, PhD	abuller@bridgeport.edu
Counseling 6th Year Cert	Allison Buller, PhD	abuller@bridgeport.edu
English BA, BS	Amy M. Nawrocki, MFA, BA	nawrocki@bridgeport.edu
Fashion Merchandising AA, BS	Richard W. Yelle, BFA, MFA, MA	ryelle@bridgeport.edu
General Studies AA, AS, BS	Brian Keiser, PhD	bkeiser@bridgeport.edu
General Studies BS Accelerated	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu
General Studies BS Online	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu
Gerontology Certificate	Wayne Aguiar, MS	waguiar@bridgeport.edu
Human Services BS	David E. Oberleitner, PhD	doberlei@bridgeport.edu
Human Services BS Accelerated	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu
Humanities BA, BS	Timothy Eves, PhD	teves@bridgeport.edu
Martial Arts BA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Mathematics BA, BS	Ryan J. McCulloch, PhD	rmccullo@bridgeport.edu
Medical Laboratory Science Certificate	Wayne Aguiar, MS	waguiar@bridgeport.edu
Music BM	Frank Martignetti, PhD	fmartign@bridgeport.edu
Psychology BS	David E. Oberleitner, PhD	doberlei@bridgeport.edu
Psychology BS Accelerated	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu
Psychology BS Online	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu

School of Professional Studies

Program	Certifier	Email
Professional Studies BS	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu
Professional Studies BS Accelerated	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu
Professional Studies BS Online	Tim Raynor, DBA, MBA, BA, 6/yr. Educational Leadership	traynor@bridgeport.edu

School of Public and International Affairs

Program	Certifier	Email
Criminal Justice and Human Security BA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Criminal Justice and Human Security MA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Criminal Justice Certificate	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
East Asian and Pacific Rim Studies MA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
East Asian and Pacific Rim Studies Graduate Certificate	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Global Development and Peace MA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Global Development and Peace MA Online	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Global Development and Peace Graduate Certificate	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Global Media and Communication Studies MA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Global Media and Communication Studies Graduate Certificate	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
International Political Economy & Diplomacy	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Mass Communication BA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Political Science BA, BS	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Religion and Politics BA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu
Social Sciences BA	William D. Lay, Esq.	wlay@bridgeport.edu

Shintaro Akatsu School of Design (SASD)

Program	Certifier	Email
Design Management MPS	Richard W. Yelle, BFA, MFA, MA	ryelle@bridgeport.edu
Graphic Design BFA	Gary J. Munch, M.S., B.F.A.	gmunch@bridgeport.edu
Industrial Design BS	Gary J. Munch, M.S., B.F.A.	gmunch@bridgeport.edu
Interior Design BS	Gary J. Munch, M.S., B.F.A.	gmunch@bridgeport.edu

College of Engineering, Business, and Education

School of Business

Program	Certifier	Email
Accounting BS	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu
Analytics MS	Arthur C. McAdams, III, PhD	amcadams@bridgeport.edu
Analytics MS Online	Arthur C. McAdams, III, PhD	amcadams@bridgeport.edu
Business Administration AA	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu
Business Administration BS	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu
Business Administration MBA	Arthur C. McAdams, III, PhD	amcadams@bridgeport.edu
Business Administration MBA Online	Arthur C. McAdams, III, PhD	amcadams@bridgeport.edu
Finance MS	Arthur C. McAdams, III, PhD	amcadams@bridgeport.edu
Human Resource Management Certificate	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu
International Business BS	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu
Management & Industrial Relations	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu
Marketing BS	James K. Page, PhD	japage@bridgeport.edu

School of Education

Program	Certifier	Email
Education MS	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Educational Administration & Supervision 6th Year Cert	Lori Noto, PhD	lorinoto@bridgeport.edu
Educational Leadership EdD	Thomas W. Christ, PhD	tchrist@bridgeport.edu
Educational Leadership EdD Hybrid	Joanna Badara, PhD	ibadara@bridgeport.edu
ElementaryEducation Reading and Language Arts 6th Year Cert	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Elementary Education MS	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Elementary Education Music Teaching Certification	Frank Martignetti, PhD	fmartign@bridgeport.edu
Elementary Education 6th Year Cert	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Secondary Education Reading and Language Arts 6th Year Cert	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Secondary Education MS	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Secondary Education 6th Year Cert	Joyce A. Cook, PhD	joycec@bridgeport.edu
Elementary Education Music Teaching Certification	Frank Martignetti, PhD	fmartign@bridgeport.edu

School of Engineering

Program	Certifier	Email
Artificial Intelligence MS	Ausif Mahmood, PhD	mahmood@bridgeport.edu
Biomedical Engineering MS	Prabir Patgra, PhD	ppatra@bridgeport.edu
Computer Engineering BS	Ausif Mahmood, PhD	mahmood@bridgeport.edu
Computer Engineering MS	Ausif Mahmood, PhD	mahmood@bridgeport.edu
Computer Engineering Technology BS	Omar Abuzaghleh, PhD	oabuzagh@bridgeport.edu
Computer Science & Engineering PhD	Khaled Elleithy, PhD	elleithy@bridgeport.edu
Computer Science BS	Ausif Mahmood, PhD	mahmood@bridgeport.edu
Computer Science MS	Ausif Mahmood, PhD	mahmood@bridgeport.edu
Electrical Engineering BS	Hassan Bajwa, PhD	hbajwa@bridgeport.edu
Electrical Engineering MS	Hassan Bajwa, PhD	hbajwa@bridgeport.edu
Mechanical Engineering BS	Junling (joyce) Hu, PhD, ME, BE	jjhu@bridgeport.edu
Mechanical Engineering MS	Junling (joyce) Hu, PhD, ME, BE	jjhu@bridgeport.edu
Technology Management MS	Nuriye Elif Kongar-Bahtiyar, PhD	kongar@bridgeport.edu
Technology Management PhD	Nuriye Elif Kongar-Bahtiyar, PhD	kongar@bridgeport.edu

College of Health Sciences

Acupuncture Institute

Program	Certifier	Email
Acupuncture MS	Dr. Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac	jbrett@bridgeport.edu
Chinese Herbology MS	Dr. Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac	jbrett@bridgeport.edu
Chinese Herbology Hybrid	Dr. Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac	jbrett@bridgeport.edu
Chinese Herbology Online	Dr. Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac	jbrett@bridgeport.edu
Traditional Chinese Medicine D-TCM	Dr. Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac	jbrett@bridgeport.edu
Traditional Chinese Medicine MS	Dr. Jennifer Brett, N.D., L.Ac	jbrett@bridgeport.edu

Fones School of Dental Hygiene

Program	Certifier	Email
Dental Hygiene AS	Laura Greco, RDH, MSEd	laurag@bridgeport.edu
Dental Hygiene BS	Laura Greco, RDH, MSEd	laurag@bridgeport.edu
Dental Hygiene BS Online	Laura Greco, RDH, MSEd	laurag@bridgeport.edu
Dental Hygiene MS	Wendy Garcia, RDH, MSED, EdD	wendyg@bridgeport.edu
Dental Hygiene MS Online	Wendy Garcia, RDH, MSED, EdD	wendyg@bridgeport.edu

Nutrition Institute

Program	Certifier	Email
Nutrition MS	Linda Fleming, MS, CNS	lfleming@bridgeport.edu
Nutrition MS Online	Linda Fleming, MS, CNS	lfleming@bridgeport.edu

Physician Assistant Institute

Program	Certifier	Email
Physician Assistant MS	Lauren Weindling, PA-C, MPAS - MS, BS	lweindli@bridgeport.edu

School of Chiropractic

Program	Certifier	Email
Chiropractic DC	Dr. Paul Sherman, Doctor of Chiropractic Degree, D.C., B.S.	psherman@bridgeport.edu

School of Health Professions

Program	Certifier	Email
Doctor of Health Sciences DHSc	Albert Grazia, PhD	agrazia@bridgeport.edu
Health Sciences BS	Wayne Aguiar, MS	waguiar@bridgeport.edu
Medical Laboratory Science BS	Wayne Aguiar, MS	waguiar@bridgeport.edu

School of Naturopathic Medicine

Program	Certifier	Email
Naturopathic Medicine ND	Dr. Marcia Prenguber, N.D.	mprengub@bridgeport.edu

School of Nursing

Program	Certifier	Email
Nursing BSN	Dr. Linda Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, BSN	lwagner@bridgeport.edu
Nursing MS Online	Dr. Linda Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, BSN	lwagner@bridgeport.edu
RN to BSN	Dr. Linda Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, BSN	lwagner@bridgeport.edu
RN to BSN Hybrid	Dr. Linda Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, BSN	lwagner@bridgeport.edu
RN to BSN Online	Dr. Linda Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, BSN	lwagner@bridgeport.edu