Graduation

Graduation Requirements and Commencement Information for Saint Joseph’s College online students

All graduates are encouraged to march with their fellow students at the campus commencement on the second Saturday in May. The college confers degrees for most programs 3 times a year. Please note that for the MSN-Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner & Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nursing Practitioner programs degrees are conferred 4 times a year. Please see the charts below for important deadlines. Students will receive details about conferral and commencement from both the Online Registrar and their academic advisor as they near the completion of their degree requirements. Please check your SJC email frequently.

**Students conferring on Sept 1 will only be eligible to attend the commencement in the May prior to their conferral, not the following May. Please see application and contact your academic advisor for more information.**

Requirements

To be eligible for graduation, students must meet the following requirements:

1. For an undergraduate degree program, complete satisfactorily the number of undergraduate credits required in the program with a 2.0 grade average, and an average of at least 2.0 or higher in their concentration, major and minor;
2. For a graduate degree program, complete satisfactorily the number of graduate credits required in the program with a 3.0 grade average;
3. Complete all program degree requirements as defined in your program by the dates listed in the above chart.
4. Submit a completed application for graduation to the Graduation Coordinator by March 1 for May or September graduation, and October 1 for December graduation;
5. Pay all outstanding Saint Joseph’s College debts; and
6. Pay the $75 graduation fee.

Important Forms

• Graduation Application

Nursing Pins

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Graduating with Honor, undergraduate online students only

Students who perform well academically can graduate with honor, a designation listed on their transcripts and diploma. Undergraduate students with at least 63 credit hours earned at Saint Joseph’s College who achieve a cumulative index of 3.90-4.0 will graduate summa cum laude; those with a cumulative index of 3.70-3.89 will graduate magna cum laude; and those with 3.50-3.69 will graduate cum laude.

• 3.90-4.0, summa cum laude
• 3.70-3.89, magna cum laude
• 3.50-3.69, cum laude

Students who have earned between 54 and 62 credit hours at Saint Joseph’s College and who have achieved a cumulative index of at least 3.50 will graduate cum laude. The cumulative index for the purpose of graduation with honors is based on the student’s records at Saint Joseph’s College.