Graduation
Requirements
Graduation Requirements
Students must apply for graduation through the assistant dean's office
of the college in which they major by the deadline announced in the
university calendar.
Graduation requirements include general requirements, all Core requirements,
and all requirements for the major. Successful completion of at least
128 semester credit hours, with a quality-point average of at least
2.0, is required for graduation. This minimum average must be met in
the major and overall. In addition, the Boler School of Business requires
a 2.0 average in the Business core. The last 30 semester hours must
be completed in residence at John Carroll University.
Summer Graduates Participating
in the Spring Commencement Ceremony. The following criteria
will apply for allowing students to participate in the commencement
ceremonies prior to the completion of all degree requirements.
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Undergraduate students must have no more than 9
remaining credit hours in order to complete their degree program.
Two weeks prior to spring commencement, students must be registered
for courses that will complete their degree requirements by the end
of the summer. If the course(s) needed to graduate is (are) not offered
at John Carroll University during the summer, arrangements must be
completed which will insure proper transfer to the student's degree
program at John Carroll. Students planning to graduate in August should
have completed an application by March 1.
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Students cannot have more than a three-quality-point deficit in
any of the various categories in which a 2.0 grade average is needed
for graduation. (This includes overall grade-point average, average
in the major, and, in the case of Boler School students, average
in all business courses.) Quality points will be calculated after
course work for the spring semester has been completed and prior
to the graduation ceremony.
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Undergraduate students participating in the May commencement ceremony
who have not completed all degree requirements will have their honors
listed in the commencement program according to their overall grade-point
average as of the end of spring semester.
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Graduate students who are not writing an essay
or thesis must have no more than nine remaining hours in order to
complete their degree program. Graduate students who have not completed
the essay or thesis (but who have completed all
course requirements) must submit a petition signed by their academic
advisor stating that the thesis or essay will be completed by the
deadline established by the Graduate School for summer school graduation.
Graduate students should apply for the May commencement ceremony
no later that March 1.
Graduation Honors
The quality point system is used to determine graduation honors. To
qualify for graduation honors, a student must complete at least 60 credit
hours in graded courses on the undergraduate level, all taken at John
Carroll. To merit the distinction cum laude, candidates must attain
a quality-point average of 3.50; magna cum laude, 3.70; summa cum laude,
3.90. These honors are inscribed on the diploma.
Commencement
John Carroll University conducts formal commencement exercises each
year in May. Attendance at these exercises is optional; those attending
must wear academic cap and gown. Diplomas are also issued in January
and August, but students are invited to march in May.
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