Effective Date: August, 22 2017
Last Reviewed: August, 22 2017
Students who are within two courses of meeting their graduation requirements and have submitted an approved “Application to Participate in Commencement” to the Registrar’s Office by the last day of spring final exams may be eligible to participate in the May Commencement prior to completion of the final requirements. Students must have a plan to complete these final requirements during the summer approved by the Registrar’s Office as part of the application to participate process.
Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education majors who have met all other graduation requirements except for the student teaching practicum and have submitted an approved “Application to Participate in Commencement” to the Registrar’s Office by the last day of spring final exams may be eligible to participate in the May Commencement prior to completion of the final requirements. Students must have a plan to complete these final requirements by the December following Commencement approved by the Registrar’s Office as part of the application to participate process.
Students approved to participate in Commencement prior to the completion of all final requirements will be noted in the Commencement Program without final honors designation. Diplomas will be mailed to these students upon completion and certification of all final requirements on the College’s next official date of degree conferment.
September graduates who participate in the May Commencement prior to their degree completion may not participate in the following May Commencement. September graduates who do not attend the May Commencement prior to degree completion are automatically included in the next May Commencement.
Normally, December graduates may not participate in the Commencement prior to degree completion. December graduates are automatically included in the May Commencement following degree completion.