Commencement at Marquette is a symbolic ceremony provided for students, faculty and families in celebration of our students' accomplishments. Following is the policy regulating participation in the Spring or Winter Commencement.

1. Students may participate in only one university commencement ceremony per degree.
   Note: names will be published in only the commencement program in which students participate.
   
   
2. Spring Commencement:
   
   • Students who are in good academic standing, have met the appropriate graduation application deadline and will complete their degree requirements, including the official recording of any transfer work, by the end of the spring term will participate in Commencement.
   • Students who are in good academic standing, have met the appropriate graduation application deadline and will complete their degree requirements, including the official recording of any transfer work, by the end of the summer term and are pre-registered for those final requirements may participate in Commencement.  (Ph.D. candidates: See No. 4 below.)
3. Winter Commencement:
   • Students who are in good academic standing, have met the appropriate graduation application deadline and will complete their degree requirements, including the official recording of any transfer work, by the end of the fall term will participate in Winter Commencement.
   • Students who are in good academic standing, have met the appropriate graduation application deadline and will complete their degree requirements, including the official recording of any transfer work, by the end of January and are pre-registered for those final requirements may participate in Winter Commencement.
   • Students who completed their degree requirements in summer and did not participate in Spring commencement, will participate in Winter commencement.
4. Ph.D. Candidates:
   • To participate in Spring or Winter Commencement, Ph.D. candidates must have met the appropriate graduation application deadline, successfully defended their dissertation, received approval by their dissertation committee for any required revisions and received approval of the dissertation format by the Graduate School before the published deadline for the respective commencement.
5. Students who participate in commencement without completion of their degree requirements will have their names published in the commencement program with a notation indicating the expected term of completion. However, these students will not have any graduation honors noted. (Ph.D. candidates: See No. 4 above.)
6. Degree conferral is certified by the official Marquette transcript noting the degree completion. Receipt of a diploma or the participation in commencement does not constitute certification of degree conferral.
7. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Provost.
   

 

Approved by the provost: Dec. 2, 2006.

Revision approved by the provost: March 21, 2007.