GRADUATION & DIPLOMAS
The Registrar's Office issues diplomas to students who have completed all degree requirements, based upon approval from individual departments and Academic Dean's Offices.
Graduation
Requirements
Please review the requirements for your program of study. We recommend reviewing your unofficial transcript and comparing your coursework to that which is required. See your adviser with any questions regarding degree completion.
September and December Graduates
- Students who complete degree requirements in the summer receive degrees dated September 1.
- Students who complete requirements during the Fall Semester receive degrees dated December 31.
- The appropriate Dean's Office notifies the Registrar when degree requirements are completed.
- As soon as this authorization is received, the degree is posted to the student's academic record and the student may then order a final transcript. At the same time, the Registrar's Office orders a diploma.
- If the graduate's account with the Bursar's Office is clear, the diploma is mailed directly to the graduate from the engraver. It can take up to four weeks for a diploma to be prepared and mailed to the graduate.
- September and December graduates are invited to return for the Commencement ceremony in May.
Holds
It is the student's responsibility to contact the Registrar's Office once holds are lifted in order to receive their diploma.
Honors
Honors levels are designated as:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.50 – 3.74 cum laude
- Cumulative GPA of 3.75 – 3.89 magna cum laude
- Cumulative GPA of 3.90 – 4.00 summa cum laude
The honors designation will appear in the Commencement program. For May candidates, the honors listed will reflect their GPA as of the end of fall term and will be correctly reflected on the transcript as well as the diploma, which will be mailed approximately four to six weeks after the conferment date.
DIPLOMAS
Diplomas are mailed to graduates upon completion of degree requirements. They are mailed to the address provided on the Prospective Graduate Form. If no form was submitted, the diploma is mailed to the student's home address.
Each graduate receives one diploma for each degree earned. Please reference for more information.
Diplomas are mailed First Class USPS to all graduates after the conferral date of degree or commencement ceremony.
We mail diplomas in sturdy blue cardboard tubes.
A diploma will not be released to any student who has not settled all financial obligations.
The diploma size is 16"x12". Frames are available for purchase at the .