Participation in the Graduation Ceremony/Walking Guidelines

Please note: Requests to Walk in May Graduation Ceremony must be completed and submitted to Student Records no later than April 1. 

Please click the Walking Petition link to the right to obtain the Request to Walk In May Graduation form.

Undergraduate students who have not completed the graduation requirements may petition through the office of their dean to the Provost and Senior Vice President to “walk” (participate in the graduation ceremony) on the following conditions:

• Be within two courses (6-8 credit hours) of completing graduation requirements.                      

• Have previously met all 1000/2000 level requirements and all general education courses.

• Have a 2.0 GPA at the time of petition.

• Demonstrate that there is a plausible non-academic reason beyond their control which prevented completion of all requirements.

• Recognize that this is available for spring graduation only and that the actual graduation date as listed on the graduation diploma will be the graduation following the documented completion of all requirements.

• Approved petitioners may be able to participate in both the robing and graduation ceremony although a faculty member may elect not to robe students who have not completed their requirements.          
• Entitled to a letter from the University Registrar/Provost certifying that they have completed all requirements once, in fact, final requirements are met.  This may occur prior to the actual graduation date entered on the diploma.