Students should complete both an Application for Graduation form and a Student Progress Report form, available in the Registrar's Office. Upon completion of these forms, students should arrange to meet with their assigned academic advisors to review the student study plan and verify expected completion of degree requirements. Students should have no more than sixteen credit hours outstanding toward degree requirements, either as incomplete work or as current enrollment at the time of application. The application is approved by the advisor, division chair, and dean. Commencement Commencement is held once a year in early June.
Participation is optional.
Students who have graduated in August or December of the previous year or April of the current year may participate in commencement. Participation in commencement is limited to students who have been certified by the registrar as having completed all requirements for the degree. Diplomas Diplomas are awarded only upon verification of completion of all degree requirements and satisfaction of all financial obligations to the university. Diplomas are inscribed with the type of degree, the date, and the student name on record at the time the degree was conferred.