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Students are expected to request the awarding of degrees prior to the conclusion of their current academic program by applying to graduate. An application for graduation must be submitted online by the date specified in the university calendar for the desired graduation term. A diploma fee is added to the student’s account at the time of application.
Students may qualify for the bachelor’s degree by completing successfully (1) the university studies requirements, (2) the residency requirement, (3) an approved course of study in an academic major, (4) a minimum of 120 semester hours of credit, and (5) fifty percent (one-half) of the minimum semester hours required in the degree must be earned through enrollment in a regionally-accredited 4-year college or university, and (6) a minimum grade point average of 2.00.
Graduation will be certified at the end of the term in which all academic requirements are complete. Upon completion of all requirements, the student will receive the appropriate degree from the following list: Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts, the Bachelor of Music, the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or the Bachelor of Social Work. In advising and registering students, the deans, the Office of the Registrar and advisors try to make certain that every student who intends to graduate from the university registers for those courses that are required for a degree. The student, however, must assume the final responsibility for meeting the graduation requirements set forth in the university catalogue. All degree requirements must be completed within six years of a student’s catalogue.
All graduation requirements must be met before the first day of the subsequent terms, as shown below:
| Graduation Term |
Date All Requirements Must be Met |
| Spring |
First Day of Summer Term |
| Summer |
First Day of Fall Term |
| Fall |
First Day of Spring Term |
Commencement Participation
A student shall be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremony if the student demonstrates that degree program requirements for graduation are or will be met with the completion of one educational experience (e.g., course, internship, practicum, fieldwork) as defined by their Dean’s office or up to 8 credit hours of coursework during the term immediately following the commencement ceremony. Students who meet these requirements must notify the Office of the Registrar by the posted deadline in the semester of their intent to participate in the ceremony. Their names will not be published in the Commencement Program.
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