Academic Catalog

Procedures

Application Deadline

Applicants for graduation must file for graduation in writing with the Registrar’s Office the semester prior to the semester of graduation and no later than the end of the first week of the semester in which they plan to graduate.

Graduation Fee

All applicants for graduation are assessed at the time of application a fixed, nonrefundable Graduation Fee to cover the costs connected with the diploma and Commencement (whether or not the student participates in the public Commencement ceremonies). If the student cancels the application for graduation, the Graduation Fee is retained and applied when the student does graduate.

Graduation Audit

It is the responsibility of the student to arrange for an audit of his/her records in the Registrar’s Office to verify remaining graduation requirements.

Course Completion

It is the responsibility of the student to satisfactorily complete all course work and grade point average requirements as specified in the applicable academic catalog.

Course Completion Deadlines

Degrees are conferred each semester (including summer session). The deadlines for completion of all work in order to have the degree conferred are listed below. (All credits earned through correspondence must be completed prior to the beginning of the final semester preceding graduation.) Since the awarding of a degree certifies that the student has met all requirements, students who do not complete all course work by these deadlines will be reclassified as graduating the next semester, providing all course work is submitted by that semester’s deadline.

Last day of final exams for fall and spring
Last day of the summer term

Commencement Participation

No person will be presented for the public graduation ceremonies who has not been certified by the respective college officers as having satisfied each of the foregoing requirements. Exceptions can be made for pre enrolled summer school students who will complete their requirements in the summer school session. Exceptions can also be made for those cross enrolled in another institution in an approved enrollment where the terminus point overlaps that of the University.