Students receiving degrees in August or January are invited to participate formally in the commencement ceremony held the following May.
Students with no more than two courses/eight credits remaining at the end of the spring semester who will finish the remaining courses in the summer are eligible to walk in Commencement if they:
- Apply to graduate by March 1
- Register for remaining summer courses by March 15
- Are in good academic standing
- Good academic standing for undergraduate students is a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0
- Good academic standing for graduate students and doctoral students (in a PhD or EdD) students is a cumulative GPA of at least a 3.0
Special approval is required from the appropriate college Dean for students needing more than two courses and/or not in good academic standing.