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Are you ready to Graduate?

To be considered for graduation, undergraduates must:

• earn at least 120 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better
• earn at least 60 semester hours towards the degree from a four-year institution
• earn at least 30 semester hours at JMU
• satisfy general education requirements
• satisfy course requirements for the specific degree (BA, BBA, BFA, BIS, BM, BS, BSN, BSW)
• satisfy course requirements for the major program with a 2.0 GPA or better

Graduation Check List

• Complete an Application for a Bachelor's Degree. Be sure to write in the anticipated date (month and year) you plan to complete requirements and list the major/minor courses/requirements you are currently completing as well as the major/minor courses/requirements you intend to complete during your final semester.
• Attach a copy of your degree progress report or an unofficial transcript printed from e-campus to the application and present the application to your major adviser by the application deadline.*
• Watch your mailbox for the Senior Evaluation from the registrar's office. All questions and issues written on the evaluation must be resolved before you will be able to graduate.
• Check with the Campus Bookstore about ordering graduation announcements, caps, and gowns.
• Satisfactorily complete all remaining course work.

What about graduation honors?

To be considered for graduation honors, you need at least 60 credit hours and a minimum grade point average of 3.50 at JMU. If you meet these criteria, then grades from all college work (including work taken at other institutions) will be combined with your JMU course work to determine the graduation grade point average and honors category. Graduation honors will be noted in commencement programs and will be based on the grade point average at the end of the semester preceding the semester in which final graduation requirements are met. However, for students who participate in the May ceremony but complete requirements in summer session, the honors noted in the commencement program will be based on the grade point average earned at the end of the preceding fall semester. Final graduation honors recorded on the diploma and transcript will be determined by the grade point average at the end of the semester in which all graduation requirements are met. (See Graduation with Honors, Undergraduate Catalog) Degree applicants enrolled in first eight-week courses that earn final grades in those courses sufficient to raise their cumulative grade point averages from below 3.5 to 3.5 or above may be eligible for graduation with honors. Students to whom this applies must contact the registrar's office to request a review of their eligibility for graduation honors.

How will I know everything is ok with my degree application?

When the Office of the Registrar receives your application from the department office, within a week your name will be posted on the Registrar's website:www.jmu.edu/registrar/graduation.shtml. After we have evaluated the application, you will receive a personalized Senior Evaluation from the registrar's office noting any deficiencies. All questions/issues stated on the evaluation must be resolved before your name will be placed in the commencement program. Approximately one month before your graduation day, you will receive an announcement letter giving you information about the ceremony and various commencement activities.

* Do not miss the deadline for submitting your degree application!