Requirements for Bachelor's Degrees
Academic Requirements
To qualify for a bachelor's degree conferred by Roberts Wesleyan University, the candidate must present the following:
- A minimum of 120-124 semester hours of which 60-62 must be liberal arts.
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher, with no grade less than C- in those courses offered to fulfill the requirements of the major. (Some programs have higher grade requirements for major courses. See individual departments for requirements.) While a grade of C- is acceptable in the major, the grade point average for all courses in the major must be at least 2.00. (Some programs require both a higher cumulative grade point average and a higher major grade point average. See individual departments for requirements.)
- Full acceptance to the major by the faculty of the academic department in which the major is taken.
- A minimum of 15 credits in the major and 30 credits overall must be taken at Roberts Wesleyan University.
- Submission of the completed Application for Degree to the Office of Registration. Application must be submitted by October 1st for a December conferral or February 1st for a May or August conferral.
Commencement Participation
MODULAR PROGRAMS
The University holds one commencement ceremony each year, in May. In order to participate in a Commencement ceremony, a student must have the minimum cumulative grade point average required by his/her degree program by March 1 of the commencement year. The student must complete all the modules in his/her program by August 31st. The degree will not be conferred until all requirements have been completed. The University confers degrees three times per year: the last Saturday in May, the last Saturday in August, and the last Saturday in December. A student's degree will be posted on the first conferral date occurring after the completion of all degree requirements.
EIGHT WEEK PROGRAMS
The University holds one commencement ceremony per year, in May. To participate in the May Commencement ceremony, a student must have the minimum cumulative grade point average required by his/her degree program at the end of the fall semester preceding the Commencement ceremony. Students must be within nine semester hours or twelve practicum hours by the end of the spring semester and have plans to complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer in order to participate in commencement. Students completing degree requirements in a fall semester will participate in the following May's commencement ceremony. The degree will not be conferred until all requirements have been completed. The University confers degrees three times per year: on the last Saturday in May, the last Saturday in August, and the last Saturday in December. A student's degree will be posted on the first conferral date occurring after the completion of all degree requirements.
ALL STUDENTS
Students have only one opportunity to participate in a Commencement ceremony. 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 course work and grades will be applied to a new transcript.