Graduation and Diplomas

Application for Graduation

Application for graduation should be made and the graduation fee paid when candidates for a master’s or doctoral degree have completed three fourths of the credits required in their program. This application will be made no later than the date specified on the Academic Calendar. The application forms may be obtained at the Office of the Registrar and should be returned to that Office after they have been filled out and stamped by the Business Office showing that the non-refundable graduation fee has been paid. Failure to comply with this procedure may result in the postponement of the granting of the diploma.

The payment of graduation fees of any kind, the listing of the students as candidates for graduation in any document and/or invitation either to the graduation ceremonies or to any other activity related to graduation exercises shall not be interpreted as an offer to graduate or a covenant to that effect. Only the completion of all requirements listed in this catalog or in any other official University directive entitles a student to graduation irrespective of any representation of any kind made by any official of this University.

Candidacy for graduation will be attained when the Office of the Registrar has determined that the student has met the requirements for graduation.

Any student who does not complete the requirements to obtain his academic degree and interrupts his studies, but has paid his graduation fee, will have the right for this to remain in effect for the next the two (2) academic years from the last academic term in which he studied. Once this period has passed, the student will pay the difference, if there is a difference, of the cost of the current graduation fee.

Any alleged error in the evaluation of the application for graduation should be reported to the appropriate Registrar within five calendar days after the receipt of the evaluation.

Candidates for graduation must meet the current regulations and laws to practice their profession.

Diplomas

Diplomas must be claimed by graduates at the Office of the Registrar no later than one year following graduation. The University will not be responsible for diplomas after that date.

Posthumous Degree

In case of death of a student who has fulfilled the graduation requirements, such student may be considered by the appropriate university authorities for the granting of a posthumous degree.