Once accepted as a degree candidate, a student is eligible to receive the Bachelor degree as soon as the specified degree requirements have been met.  Ursinus’ only commencement ceremony is held in May.  Students completing degree requirements in Summer sessions will receive a diploma dated October.  Students finishing in December or May will receive a Diploma dated May.  Regardless of the semester you complete your degree requirements, you are invited to participate in the annual May Commencement ceremony.

Degree candidacy applications must be submitted and approved at least one full semester before the degree can be granted. Thus, degrees will be granted at the May commencement only to those students admitted as degree candidates on or before December 1.

No student may take CLEP exams or courses off campus in the final semester before graduation.  The only exception to this policy will be for those students who have moved out of state, or who now live at a considerable distance from campus.

Students expecting to graduate must completely satisfy both course and credit degree requirements before the end of the last day of the examination period preceding commencement. Each student bears responsibility for fulfilling graduation requirements in the degree program selected. Ongoing academic advising will aid this process.

An "Intent to Graduate" form must be submitted by the student to the Registrar's Office the semester prior to completion of degree requirements. An application may be obtained from the Registrar's Office or from The Center for Continuous Learning.

Diplomas and transcripts will not be released until all obligations to the College have been met, including but not limited to the Business Office, parking tickets and library obligations.