The process of consolidating the student information system for Georgia Regents University is well underway, but not finalized. Until the consolidation is complete former GHSU students should follow the referenced information for the Health Sciences Campus. Former ASU students should follow the referenced information for the Summerville Campus.

Commencement

Commencement is the ceremony held to honor those who have completed or who will be completing their requirements and at which academic degrees are conferred.  Students in a certificate program do not attend commencement.
*Diplomas are not issued to students who have not graduated; regardless of if they have attended the commencement ceremony.

Commencement Participation

To participate in Spring Commencement [May 2013]:

1. Must complete degree requirements in Spring semester, or
2. Be part of a lockstep, graduate, health science program  and complete degree requirements during summer semester
3. Petition the Provost for inclusion in the ceremony due to special considerations

Special Considerations

• Medicine and Dentistry students who are off-track
• All petitions to the provost must be supported by the student's respective dean and/or program director and be part of a study abroad experience in Summer 2013 which will fulfill all degree requirements.

Commencement Ceremony Deadlines

Graduation with Honors

Health Sciences Site

Baccalaureate Degrees

Georgia Regents University awards undergraduate degrees with honors to candidates who meet specific standards of academic excellence as measured by the grade point average. A student must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours in residence for a baccalaureate degree to be awarded with honors. Only work taken in residence will be considered when calculating the honors grade point average. The honors grade point average is computed beginning with the semester of initial enrollment in the current program. Grade point averages will be truncated to the nearest hundredth to determine eligibility.

One-Year Certificate Programs

Georgia Regents University awards honors to students who successfully complete a program of study in a one-year-certificate program and who meet specific standards of academic excellence as measured by the grade point average. For a certificate to be awarded with honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours in residence. Only work taken in residence will be considered when calculating the honors grade point average. The honors grade point average is computed beginning with the semester of initial enrollment or, for students in the College of Allied Health Sciences, with enrollment in the current program. Grade point averages will be truncated to the nearest hundredth to determine eligibility.

Summerville

Excellence in academic work is recognized at graduation by the award of honor rank in general scholarship. For students completing all work at Georgia Regents University the Regents grade point average is used in the awarding of academic honors. A student who averages 3.85 or more is graduated summa cum laude; one who averages 3.65, but less than 3.85, is graduated magna cum laude; and one who averages 3.50, but less than 3.65, is graduated cum laude. This distinction of high academic achievement is placed on the student's diploma and is noted on the permanent record.

A student who has transferred to Georgia Regents University is eligible to graduate with honors only if the grade point average for his or her university career meets one of the above requirements and the student has completed at least 60 hours of courses in residence for the bachelor's degree (30 hours in residence for the associate's degree). Also the Georgia Regents University Regents' GPA must meet the above requirements. The honors will be determined by the lower of the two GPAs.