Graduation Information

Application for Graduation

Complete an Application for Graduation before the beginning of the semester you intend to finish your degree program. The application process includes a degree audit. It takes time to complete, but it will help you correct omissions in your program. You must meet the requirements for the appropriate degree as listed under the section “Degrees and Degree Requirements” to be approved for graduation.

As a candidate for graduation, you must submit an application for graduation and graduation fee to the Office of the Registrar.

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 are required to pay a graduation fee. The bachelor’s graduation fee is automatically added upon completion of 100 credit hours. The master’s graduation fee is automatically added upon completion of 26 credit hours. The associate’s graduation fee is added upon application for the degree.

For inclusion in the Commencement Program, the Late Graduation Application Deadline is 60 days before commencement. The Graduation Application Close Date is the final date to apply for graduation for any given term and is also the Degree Conferral Date. All applications received after the Graduation Application Close Date will be considered for the next graduation.

Graduation Application Deadline: First Day of Term

Documents Supporting Completion of Degree Deadline: 60 Days Before Completion

Late Graduation Application Deadline for Commencement Program: 60 Days Before Commencement

Graduation Application Close Date and Degree Conferral Date: Last Day of Term

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In order for the faculty to approve students for graduation and commencement, documents supporting completion of degree requirements during the current term must be received 60 days before completion.

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, your name will not be presented to the faculty for vote, and your graduation will be at the end of the following session.

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…

• If you are taking coursework at Warner University, the Registrar’s Office has documentation of that registration. No further documentation is required. Successful completion of the coursework is necessary for the degree.

• 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 complete course(s).

• 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.

• PLA applications and supporting documents must be received by the Registrar’s Office before the above dates.

Graduation Honors

• Students who have completed residence requirements at Warner University and have the required cumulative grade point average on all course work completed, including any transfer credits, will receive the following graduation honors. 
• BACHELOR
  • Summa Cum Laude: 3.9 – 4.0
  • Magna Cum Laude: 3.7 – 3.89
  • Cum Laude: 3.5 – 3.69
• MASTER
  • Distinction: 4.00
• 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. Master and Associate degree graduates are not eligible for graduation honors at Warner University.

Commencement Ceremony & Diplomas

• Commencement ceremonies are conducted at the end of the spring term. You must complete all graduation requirements prior to participation in a commencement ceremony. Degrees are conferred at the end and midterm 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 University have been paid, and the Registrar officially records the conferral.
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• Commencement Walk Policy
• Commencement celebrates the accomplishments of students who have successfully completed all degree requirements. “Walking” is the term used to indicate participation in commencement exercises; though walking in Warner University Commencement exercises does not indicate degree completion or a guarantee thereof. Undergraduate and graduate students who have completed all degree requirements have permission to walk in the commencement ceremony and do not need to appeal to walk.
• Undergraduate students may appeal to walk if they are within nine (9) hours of degree completion and have proof of registration for the missing nine hours in either the summer or fall terms. Graduate students may appeal to walk if they are within six (6) hours of degree completion and have proof of registration for the missing six hours in either the summer or fall terms. Contact registrar@warner.edu for more information.
• The appeal to walk is required by March 15.  Provide proof of registration for summer and/or fall enrollment no later than 7 days before commencement.