GENERAL ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND INFORMATION

Graduation Requirements

Candidates for degrees must show that they have met all general University requirements for such matters as registration and payment of fees and special requirements of the college or school in which they have been registered.

Changes in graduation requirements shall not be made retroactively unless there is clear and compelling reason for doing so. Graduation requirements will be determined as follows:

  1. The general university requirements stated in the Bulletin that is current at the time a student matriculates as an undergraduate or graduate student at the University will be the general University requirements which the student must meet for graduation.
  2. Requirements imposed by colleges or free-standing schools for graduation will be determined by the Bulletin that is current at the time a student transfers to or enters the college or free-standing school.
  3. Requirements for a major, a certificate program, or a minor will be determined by the Bulletin that is current at the time a student declares a major, a minor, or certificate program.
  4. The University, a college or school, a department, or a certificate program may permit students who matriculate at the University or who enter a college/school or major under one set of courses or graduation requirements to elect for the requirements that have been instituted since students matriculated at the University or entered a college/school or major, minor, or certificate program.
  5. Undergraduate students who have not been enrolled at the University for a period of five years or more may be subjected to different University, college or school, or department requirements than those which existed at the time of matriculation at the University or entry into a given college/school, major, minor, or certificate program.

Application for Graduation

Currently enrolled students pursuing undergraduate and professional degrees will have applications for graduation automatically generated based upon their having earned a specified number of hours toward their degree with a minimum number of these hours also having been earned in residence.

In general, students who are in the first semester of their final year of study will have applications for graduation generated for the following term. Since degree program hours vary among the schools and colleges, students should contact their respective dean's office during the first semester of their last year of study to ensure that graduation requirements will have been met on a timely basis.

Once applications for graduation have been generated, students may make changes to the expected date of graduation through OASIS by accessing the "Expected Graduation Term" as listed on the Student Registration Main Menu.

Commencement

The University holds three formal commencement ceremonies each year in May, August, and December for students scheduled to graduate at the end of the spring, summer, and fall semesters, respectively. Diplomas will be mailed to students approximately 4-6 weeks following graduation. Students are responsible for maintaining a current home address or informing the Office of the Registrar of a diploma mailing address.

The University reserves the right to withhold the degree of any student who has completed all academic requirements when disciplinary charges are pending or when there is a pending disciplinary action equivalent to suspension or expulsion.