Graduation and Honors

Graduation Ceremonies

CAPS graduation ceremonies are held three times a year: April, August, and December. Degrees are conferred and posted to the student's transcript on these three dates only.

Eligible students are notified by the Office of Student Services of procedures and requirements concerning graduation.

Each student must complete an "Application for Graduation" provided by the Office of Student Services. This application indicates the student's intent to graduate and initiates the final evaluation of the student's academic record.

Graduation Requirements

All requirements must be met and transcripted by the date established by the Office of Student Services (eight days prior to the commencement ceremony). Students taking courses from other colleges/universities, elective courses, CLEP/DANTES tests, or completing a portfolio need to make sure that transcripts, grades, and scores can be received and transcripted by the deadline date.

Students may receive one degree only per commencement. Students meeting requirements for more than one degree must apply for and participate in two different ceremonies.

Students who have received a degree from IWU and have returned to meet requirements for an additional major at the same degree level will have the second major posted to their existing degree. These students are not eligible to participate in another graduation ceremony.

Academic Honors - Undergraduate Candidates

Graduation Honors is a recognition given to baccalaureate students at commencement to acknowledge outstanding grade point averages earned. Eligibility for Honors is determined as follows:

1. A minimum of 80 graded hours from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body or the Association for Biblical Higher Education. (NOTE: credit from ITT, International Business College, RETS College School of Nursing, hospital schools of nursing, and foreign institutions does not count toward this requirement.)
2. A minimum of 40 graded hours must be from Indiana Wesleyan University.
3. For transfer students, all graded hours transferred and transcripted are counted.
4. For students with transfer work, the Indiana Wesleyan University GPA will appear on the transcript and in the shaded portion of the Grade Report Mailer; the Honors GPA, which will include grades from transferred courses, will appear below the shaded portion on the Grade Report Mailer.

Baccalaureate degree candidates will be awarded Honors as follows:

• GPA of 3.5 or higher - "cum laude" (with honors)
• GPA of 3.7 or higher - "magna cum laude" (with high honors)
• GPA of 3.9 or higher - "summa cum laude" (with highest honors)

Diplomas

Diplomas are mailed after the conferment of degrees. Diplomas indicate degree earned, date of degree, major, and honors. A student's financial account must be settled to receive a diploma.