All academic requirements must be completed before the degree conferral date (listed on the commencement website) in order to have your degree awarded to your transcript and receive a diploma.

This includes:

• your Ladder showing all requirements as complete (if applicable)
• resolution of all Incomplete (I) and Not Reported (NR) grades
• final transcripts submitted to the Registrar’s Office for missing transfer credit

In addition to having met all academic requirements, students must

• settle all financial obligations
• return all library materials
• return all keys

Undergraduate, Caspersen, and Theological students are permitted to walk in commencement if they have applied to graduate and meet the academic requirements by commencement day.

Undergraduate students:

• CLA students who plan on completing the requirements for their degree by the August conferral date are eligible to participate in the May ceremony.
  • Students must be able to demonstrate they will complete any outstanding requirements through pre-registration for Summer or pre-approval for transfer credit prior to the May ceremony.
  • Students who do not plan to complete their degree by August and have 12 or fewer outstanding credits may walk in the ceremony, if approved. Students will need to submit a request for review here. If approved, students may walk in the ceremony but will not be included in the program or recognized for any honors or awards until their degree is conferred.
• January graduates may participate in the following May ceremony.

Theological School students may participate in the May ceremony if:

• they complete all requirements by the May conferral date.
• they are a master’s student and only have 3 credit remaining (not a thesis/extended paper) that will be completed by the end of the Summer term following the May conferral date.

Caspersen School students may participate in the May ceremony if:

• they complete all requirements by the May conferral date.
• they are in the MAT program and only have 6 credit remaining that will be completed by the end of the Summer term following the May conferral date.
• they are in the M.Litt non-thesis program and only have 3 credit remaining (not a thesis/extended paper) that will be completed by the end of the Summer term following the May conferral date.
• they are in the Data Analytics or Finance program and only have 6 credit remaining that will be completed by the end of the Summer term following the May conferral date.

Additional information pertaining to the commencement ceremony will be available on the commencement website closer to the date: http://www.drew.edu/commencement/