Students Not Participating
Receiving your Diploma
If you did not participate in the commencement ceremony, your diploma will be mailed to you upon confirmation all requirements have been satisfied. We will begin mailing diplomas January 2, 2009. In order to be considered a Fall 2008 graduate, all course work must be completed within five weeks after the start of the Spring session, including incompletes from Fall Semester 2008. Your diploma will be held by the Registrar until your course work is completed and grades are submitted. It is our hope that you will receive your diploma beginning January 2. Other issues that will hold up your diploma include:
- Outstanding library books - contact the library at 503-280-8507.
- Outstanding bill - contact Business Services at 503-280-8503.
- Outstanding official transcripts or incompletes - contact the Registrar’s Office at 503-280-8510.
- Outstanding PLA - if you are receiving credits through PLA, your notebooks should be turned in by now. If you have not turned them in yet, please contact the Registrar’s office.
- Outstanding CLEP exams - all exams should have been completed by November 15th, and all scores must be received by December 10.
The diploma will be sent to the address indicated on your graduation application. If this address has changed, contact the Registrar’s office immediately.
Academic Honors
Graduation honors are granted to undergraduate students as follows: Cum Laude to students with a minimum 3.50 GPA, Magna Cum Laude to students with a minimum 3.70 GPA, Summa Cum Laude to students with a minimum 3.90 GPA. Honors are calculated on the overall cumulative GPA on your transcript, including transfer credits, through the prior fall semester. Students achieving academic honors will receive an honors medallion with their diploma.
Students fulfilling the requirements for a graduate degree are required to maintain a minimum 3.00 GPA. The hood and Master’s degree speak to the outstanding quality of work and high achievement of graduate students.