Commencement Exercises take place once per year, in May. To be eligible to participate in Commencement Exercises, it must be possible for the student to complete all requirements for graduation as defined by their degree program by the end of the upcoming Fall semester.
Names listed in Commencement program are those graduates that have completed all requirements for graduation in the academic year in which the Commencement Exercises take place. Participation in Commencement Exercises is limited to one time per degree earned.
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Approved at Council of Deans’ Meeting 5/10/04;
Effective date May, 2005 Commencement.
Modified and reissued at Council of Deans’ Meeting 4/26/06;
Effective date May, 2006 Commencement.
Modified and reissued by Council of Deans April 7, 2011.
Modified and reissued by Provost 5/4/2026;
Effective date May, 2027 Commencement.