Requirements for Graduation
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To fulfill its obligation to the precepts of higher education, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia has established standards of achievement that must be met before any student is recommended for graduation by the faculty. Every person upon whom a degree shall be conferred must be of good moral character, must have successfully completed the assigned curriculum, must have paid all University financial obligations, and must have met the specific graduation requirements pertaining to the degree to be conferred.
A student must complete all graduation requirements by:
- The end of the fall, spring, or summer term, or
- The 1st day of the month of July or November.
Any student not meeting these deadlines will be delayed until the next graduation date.
To qualify for an earned degree, students must:
- Fulfill all of the requirements of the respective curriculum; including achieving at least the minimum academic requirements and passing all proficiencies required by the University and the major.
- Be in good standing, i.e., not on academic, program, or conduct probation at the conclusion of the final semester of enrollment.
- Satisfy all outstanding financial obligations to the University.
- File a Petition for Graduation at the start of the final semester of matriculation. To participate in the May Commencement Ceremony, the Petition for Graduation must be submitted by the end of the drop/add period of the spring semester.
- Complete an official check-out of all laboratories, and return or replace all laboratory equipment and all materials borrowed from the University library.
- Complete an exit interview with the Financial Aid Office (applies only to students awarded Health Professions Loans, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans, HEAL Loans, and Institutional Loans).
- Participate in commencement rehearsal and the commencement ceremony unless excused by their college dean.
Only those students who have fulfilled all requirements for graduation by the end of the spring semester (last day of final exams) will be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremony.
Students who have achieved outstanding academic records at the University may be graduated with one of the following honors. The honors designations listed below are based on total quality points and credits earned and on the student’s attaining the following minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA):
Cum Laude-GPA of 3.40
Magna Cum Laude-GPA of 3.60
Summa Cum Laude-GPA of 3.80
Once awarded, these graduation honors become a permanent part of the student’s record.
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