New Policy on Participation in May Commencement

Participation in May Commencement Exercises

The following groups of students will be invited to participate in commencement exercises held at the close of the spring term:

  1. Have completed degree requirements at the close of the preceding fall term or current spring term of an academic year.

  2. Will, at the end of the spring term, have earned at least a 2.0 overall grade point average and at least a 2.0 major grade point average but whoare lacking no more than two units of academic credit. (The students must have pre-registered for the outstanding course work and have made the appropriate deposit so that completion of degree requirements will occur no later than the end of the summer term for the year in question.)

  3. Are participating in the 3–2 Engineering or Medical Technology programs and who have completed all residency requirements at Roanoke College and will complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer term for the year in question.

Beside the names of students in group’s b and c, a notation of “Anticipated August Graduate” will be included in the Commencement Program. An empty diploma tube will be presented to these students at Commencement. Following the completion of all degree requirements, a diploma will be ordered.