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Program Completion

Degree Requirements

The university reserves the right to change the requirements for graduation at any time, and every candidate for a degree shall be held to compliance with changes, as far as the uncompleted portion of her or his course of study is affected.

• The student must have been formally admitted to full standing in the doctoral program.
• All the required courses indicated in the doctoral curriculum must have been completed with a "pass" recorded.
• Completion of the Dissertation has been documented and the approval of the student's committee and the Dean of the College recorded with the Registrar.
• Generally the student must fulfill all degree requirements within six years from the beginning of the first course taken at NLU.

There are four graduation dates during the year, one at the end of each term. Transcripts and diplomas reflect the degree awards as of these dates.

Students must apply for a diploma and pay a graduation fee. There is a final deadline for application for each completion date. These dates are published each term in the class schedules. Students who apply for diplomas after the published deadline will be included as candidates for the next degree completion date. Students should write to obtain a diploma application or to change completion dates for a previous application:

The Graduate Registrar
National-Louis University
1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, Illinois 60090

Information concerning application for graduation may also be obtained at the Academic Services Office (x5215) at any academic center. There is an additional fee each time a diploma is reordered.

Diplomas will be mailed a few weeks after the degree award date. An official transcript will be available after the graduation date reflecting the degree completion. All financial and other obligations to the Business Office, Library, faculty or other university offices, must be cleared. No transcript or diploma will be issues if there is any outstanding encumbrance.

Commencement

Only students who complete all requirements for the doctoral degree, including the Dissertation, by May 1 will be eligible to participate in the June commencement ceremony of that same year. Those who anticipate graduating must apply for their diploma by the commencement deadline (usually around March 1st) in order to receive advance information by mail regarding the commencement ceremony. Those students who wish to participate in commencement will be required to purchase or rent an appropriate cap and gown.

Information regarding commencement is mailed by the Office of Academic Affairs to all students who have applied for their diploma by the commencement deadline. Degree awards are subject to completion of academic requirements. The appearance of a student's name in the commencement program or participation in the commencement ceremony is not official evidence of degree completion.