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Commencement 2024

The 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held May 4, 2024. in the Mabee Center. See the link below for detailed Commencement Event information.

2024 Commencement Events

Commencement Checklist

  • I have completed the “Degree Completion Checklist” 
  • I am  finishing my degree in spring. OR
    I am a Residential of Virtual Campus student and I am finishing my degree over the summer by taking 6 or fewer credit hours AND have completed the “Petition to Participate in Commencement”. (Online & Lifelong Learning Students finishing over the summer should reach out to their success coach regarding commencement participation.) 

  • I have communicated with my department regarding the Hooding Ceremony.
  • I have paid off my balance with Student Accounts and the Library.

Degree Completion Steps

To ensure that you are eligible to attend commencement and receive your diploma at the appropriate time, please complete these steps prior to the deadline specified in the sections below:

Access a Degree Completion Checklist at the link below:

Degree Completion Checklist

For details on how to Apply to Graduate click below:

APPLY TO GRADUATE

Fall Graduates
(Conferral dates of October 14, and December 9, 2023)

Students completing their degree during the Fall A term will need to apply to graduate by October 14, 2023 and upon successful completion will have the conferral date of October 14, 2023.

Students completing their degree in Fall B or the main Fall semester will need to apply to graduate by December 1, 2023 and upon successful completion will have the degree conferral date of December 9, 2023.

Spring Graduates
(Conferral dates of March 2, and May 4, 2024)

Students completing their degree during the Spring A term will need to apply to graduate by March 1, 2024 and upon successful completion will have the conferral date of March 2, 2024.

Students completing their degree in Spring B or the main Spring semester will need to apply to graduate by March 1, 2024 and upon successful completion will have the degree conferral date of May 4, 2024.

Summer Graduates
(Conferral dates of June 29, and August 31, 2024)

Students completing their degree during Summer session ending prior to June 29, 2024 will need to apply to graduate by March 1, 2024 and upon successful completion will have the conferral date of June 29, 2024.

Students completing their degree in any Summer session ending after June 29, 2024 will need to apply to graduate by March 1, 2024 and upon successful completion will have the degree conferral date of August 31, 2024.

Commencement Participation for Summer Graduates:

If you are a Residential or Virtual Campus student and will have 6 hours or less of courses remaining to take in Summer 2024 and wish to participate in Commencement, you MUST petition to Participate in Commencement no later than April 1st, 2024. The petition is available on the petitions.oru.edu website. Your petition should clearly state which courses you will be completing after commencement and show proof of enrollment in these courses.  In order to participate in commencement with outstanding requirements, approval is needed by your major department, college, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and the Registrar’s Office.  All courses must be completed by August 31st, 2024 in order for a student to earn a degree as part of the Class of 2024.

Online & Lifelong Learning students who have courses to complete during Summer of 2024 should reach out to their success coach for information about Commencement participation.  

Prior-Term Graduates

If you have completed all degree requirements in a previous term but do not have an active application to graduate on file, please contact registrar@oru.edu to complete an application manually.

Graduation Application Processing Fees

A $50 fee is charged to all students graduating with a bachelor’s degree and $63 for a master’s degree and Ed.S. The fee for doctoral students is $75.

The graduation application processing fee is non-refundable unless withdrawal of candidacy is made in writing no fewer than 30 days prior to the anticipated conferral date of the degree. If, for any reason, a candidate does not complete a degree program by the anticipated graduation date, the student must complete any deficiencies by August 31 of that academic year or they will be required to submit a new application.

Class of 2024 Graduation Fair

All students planning to graduate as part of the Class of 2024 should plan to attend both Fall and Spring Graduation Fairs.

Fall Graduation Fair

Fall Graduation Fair was held on November 8, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on LRC 3. If you plan to complete your degree as a part of the Class of 2024, you can start checking off your Degree Completion Checklist. If you weren't able to attend the Fall Grad Fair, you can find the Degree Completion Checklist here.

Spring Graduation Fair

In-Person:

Spring Graduation Fair was held  February 21, 2024. Important information about graduating and commencement was provided. For those who were unable to attend, please contact the Registrar's Office with questions at registrar@oru.edu

Online:

A Grad Fair for Online students was held via Zoom on February 22nd, 2024.  A recording of the Zoom session will be posted to this page soon.

Spring Grad Fair Packet

The Spring Grad Fair packet includes important information about preparing for Commencement. Please access the packet below.

Click here to access the Spring Grad Fair Packet

 

Hooding Ceremony

Locations & Directions

  Christ’s Chapel      NEC       GLC   

 

Times & Dates

 

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