Graduation Requirements
Academic Requirements
To qualify for a master’s degree conferred by Northeastern Seminary, the candidate must present the following:
- The minimum credit hours required for the program
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7
- Submission of the completed application for degree to academic services no later than October 1 prior to the May Commencement
Commencement Participation
To participate in the May Commencement ceremony, a student must have achieved the required 2.7 grade point average by the end of the spring semester A term of the Commencement year. Students must be within six semester hours of full degree completion at the end of the spring semester, and there must be a reasonable plan for completing those hours by the end of the summer session.
Students have only one opportunity to participate in Commencement ceremonies. If a student is eligible to participate in a given Commencement, they must participate in that Commencement.
Diplomas are not issued until all academic requirements and financial obligations have been fulfilled. Once a degree has been conferred, the academic transcript and GPA are frozen. Subsequent coursework and grades will be applied to a new transcript.