Spring Commencement Participation Policy for Summer Graduates
Undergraduate and graduate students (MS candidates) who have two or fewer classes remaining to complete degree requirements after the spring 2015 term will be eligible to request participation in the spring 2015 ceremony. Undergraduates must have a 2.0 minimum GPA, and master’s students must have a 2.7 minimum GPA. Extenuating personal and family circumstances or issues related to the proximity of the student’s home to Atlanta will also be taken into consideration.
Doctoral students who are August 2015 degree candidates will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending upon when they are cleared by their major schools and the Office of Graduate Studies as having completed all of their degree requirements. Doctoral students must have a 3.0 minimum GPA to apply.
Summer 2015 graduates who do not meet these requirements will still have the option to participate in the fall commencement ceremony in December 11 and 12, 2015. Fall commencement ceremony information will be communicated to all summer 2015 degree candidates next July.
The form to request permission to participate in the spring commencement ceremony will be sent via email to all summer degree candidates who applied during the new application window from January 17 – February 28, 2015. Students who petitioned to graduate in Fall 2014 or Spring 2015, but who did not do so, will be invited to reapply for Summer 2015 graduation, as well as file the request form to walk in the Spring 2015 Commencement ceremony. The request form will be available on the Registrar and Commencement websites from February 28 to March 11, 2015. The Office of the Registrar will process the request forms and communicate directly with the students.
Due to space constraints, the number of summer degree candidates who can participate will be limited. In the event that we have more applicants than available tickets, Registrar’s Office staff will review the forms and select which students are allowed to participate based on the extenuating circumstances provided on the request form. Consultation with other offices on campus will occur as needed to ensure that all requests are given full and consistent consideration. Summer degree candidates will be notified prior to ticket distribution whether their request will be granted.
Questions? Please contact Luis Ocasio – Luis@gatech.edu or 404-385-7636
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