Participation in Graduation Ceremony

Policy Administrator: Provost

Authority:

Effective Date: May 21, 1990; November 10, 2009; February 16, 2011

Index Cross-References:

Policy File Number: II-21

Approved By: Board of Trustees

POLICY:

A. Participation in Commencement Ceremony

B. The graduation ceremony is designed to recognize the completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree. Students who have applied for graduation by the established date, and pending successful completion of the final semester’s course work, will have completed their respective degree requirements, are eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony. The University recognizes that certain programs require their students to complete their degree requirements in the summer following their “normal” commencement ceremony; that is, the nature of the program must truly require going beyond the normal commencement date, and the delay in completion must be a requirement of the program for all students rather than a result of individual decisions or personal circumstances.

Approval History:

Board of Trustees 2/16/11