Requirements for Graduate Degrees
Academic Requirements
To qualify for a graduate degree conferred by Roberts Wesleyan University, the candidate must present the following:
- The minimum credit hours required of the program (see individual departments for requirements).
- The minimum cumulative grade point average required of the program (see individual departments for requirements).
- Full acceptance to the major by the faculty of the academic department in which the major is taken.
- Submission of the completed Application for Degree to the Office of Registration. Application must be submitted by October 1st for a December conferral and by February 1st for a May or August conferral.
It is the policy of Roberts Wesleyan University to grant only one graduate degree within the same discipline.
Upon completion of a graduate degree, students are allowed to apply for matriculation in a different graduate degree program. Up to 12 credits from the first graduate degree may be used toward the second degree, at the discretion of the department granting the second degree.
Commencement Participation
The University holds one commencement ceremony each 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 by March 1 of the Commencement year. Students in modular graduate programs must be registered for and complete all the modules in their program by August 31st. If the graduate program is not a modular program, students must have plans to complete all degree requirements by the end of the third summer session following participation in commencement. 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.
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 course work and grades will be applied to a new transcript.