Commencement Participation

a) Ordinarily, students must complete all requirements for graduation to participate in commencement exercises. If a student with senior standing has failed to complete satisfactorily all academic requirements for graduation, the college may nevertheless permit him or her to participate in commencement exercises and receive a blank diploma in accordance with the stipulations listed below, at the discretion of the Academic Board.

b) Students who are no more than four credits short of meeting all the requirements for graduation with their selected major(s) may be permitted to participate in commencement, receiving a blank diploma. Such students must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 overall and in their major(s). Students must petition the Academic Board to request permission to participate. The Academic Board reserves the right to deny any petition.

c) No diploma will be awarded until the student has been certified by the department as having completed all academic requirements and certified by the Bursar as having met all financial obligations to the college. Diplomas will be mailed at the time of commencement each year to those students who have been granted this option and who have subsequently satisfied all requirements.