Graduation
Students who are officially classified as seniors are eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremonies.
Students who complete their degree requirements by the time the faculty meets to recommend them for their degrees (normally the Thursday prior to Commencement) will, if recommended, be presented to the Board of Trustees (normally the Friday prior to Commencement). These students will receive diplomas on Commencement day.
Those students who complete their requirements after the May faculty meeting will be presented to the Trustees for action at their next regularly scheduled meeting. An official comment will appear on the transcript noting the date upon which the degree requirements were completed along with a notice--until that is no longer necessary--that the Board of Trustees will act to confer the degree on August 31 (when requirements have been completed before this date), or December 31. The official award date appears on the diploma and on the transcript.
Students who do not complete their requirements prior to December 31 need to apply for readmission for their degree, as it will be awarded with a succeeding class.
Students who do not earn their degrees with their original class may choose to affiliate with that original class for purposes of alumni events.
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