The student's grades must meet grade point requirements for graduation. A G.P.A. of 2.0 in all work presented for graduation is required. All G.P.A. computations are made on a 4.0 scale using the G.P.A. calculation procedures previously addressed. Each graduate must secure from the Office of the Registrar an application for graduation. A graduation fee must be paid to the Business Office before the application is filed with the Registrar.
Applications are due within the first two weeks of the semester in which graduation is anticipated.
Summer graduates must file their applications in the spring. Graduates must make arrangements with the University bookstore for their caps, gowns, and graduation announcements. Degree candidates must be present for commencement exercises unless they have submitted a written request for permission to graduate in absentia which must be approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Courses whose primary purpose is directed toward specific occupational or professional objectives or courses in the arts which rely substantially on studio or performance work are not considered liberal arts and sciences for the purpose of this policy. Courses required for the General Education program are not necessarily synonymous or mutually exclusive with the liberal arts and sciences.