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Office of the Registrar

Graduation Information

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APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION

Students should complete an application for graduation before the beginning of the semester they intend to finish their degree program. The application process includes a degree audit, which takes time to complete and helps students correct omissions in their program. Students must meet the requirements for the appropriate degree as listed under the section Degrees and Degree Requirements to be approved for graduation.

All candidates for graduation at the end of the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms must submit an application for graduation to the Office of the Registrar.

Graduation in:	Application Deadline:
December	First Day of Fall Semester
May	First Day of Spring Semester
August	First Day of Summer Term

All applications received after the deadline will be considered for the next graduation. Students are required to pay a graduation fee.

In order for the faculty to approve students for graduation and commencement, all documents supporting completion of degree requirements during the current term must be received before the following dates:

Fall Semester	November 1
Spring Semester	March 1
Summer Term	July l

These dates include courses being completed at another college or university, standardized test scores (e.g., CLEP, DANTES), and PLA credit. If all documents supporting completion of degree requirements are not received in the Registrar's Office by the above dates, the student's name will not be presented to the faculty for vote and graduation will be at the end of the following term.

Submission of these documents requires written communication with the Registrar's Office; phone contact is not a matter of record. These procedures and requirements apply to all students and any term in which they plan to graduate. For example:

1. If you are taking coursework at Warner Southern College, the Registrar’s Office has documentation of that registration. No further documentation is required. Successful completion of the coursework is necessary for the degree.
2. If you are taking coursework at another college or university, the Registrar’s Office must have documentation of that registration and a final transcript of the completed course(s).
3. If you are taking standardized exams (e.g., CLEP, DANTES) to complete degree requirements, those results must be received in the Registrar's Office before the above dates.
4. PLA applications and supporting documents must be received in the Registrar's Office before the above dates.

Graduation – Commencement Ceremonies and Diplomas

Commencement ceremonies are conducted at the end of the Fall and Spring terms. Students must complete all graduation requirements prior to participation in a commencement ceremony. Degrees are conferred at the end of the Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. Diplomas will be mailed to students only after all coursework is completed and entered into the permanent academic record, all financial obligations to the College have been paid, and the Registrar officially records the conferral.

Graduation Honors

Undergraduate students who have completed residence requirements at Warner Southern College and have the required cumulative grade point average on all coursework completed, including any transfer credits, will receive the following graduation honors:

Summa Cum Laude	3.9-4.0
Magna Cum Laude	3.7-3.89
Cum Laude	3.5-3.69

For the commencement exercise, the GPA for the previously completed term may be used. The permanent academic record will reflect honors based upon the final GPA, which includes any transfer credits. Associate degree graduates are not eligible for graduation honors at Warner Southern.