New Standard for Participating in Undergraduate Commencement

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:40:30 -0500
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Beginning in Fall 2015 for the December 2015 Commencement Ceremony:

Undergraduate students who are enrolled to complete all degree requirements by the end of the spring semester may elect to participate in the May commencement ceremony.

Undergraduate students who are enrolled to complete all degree requirements by the end of the fall semester may elect to participate in the December commencement ceremony.

Students who complete their degree requirements in one of the summer sessions may elect to participate in the following December commencement ceremony

Students who complete their degree requirements in winter session may elect to participate in the following May commencement ceremony.

Students may only participate in one commencement ceremony, based on the semester in which all degree requirements will be met.

In-progress coursework, including incomplete grades, will be included in the calculations when determining a student's eligibility for undergraduate commencement participation (120 credit requirement, 45 upper-level credit requirement, and 2.0 GPA requirement).

Exceptions for undergraduate commencement participation will not be considered.

This policy eliminates the practice of allowing students with a degree requirement deficit of up to 8 credits to participate in the commencement ceremony (formerly referred to as the "Walking Policy").