Graduation Requirements

Graduation Approval

The student should file an Application for Graduation at least two semesters before the expected date of graduation (usually as soon as 90 hours have been earned and the student achieves senior status). The application may be obtained online at http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar or from the Office of the Registrar; a $35 fee is required.

The Office of the Registrar reviews all audits before a degree is processed and notifies students of deficiencies. Students are responsible for completing the deficiencies in a timely manner. The Office of the Registrar will make the final decision for graduation in all circumstances.

All forms must be completed, all incompletes must be removed, all transfer credit received and all correspondence courses finished by the end of the term in which the degree is to be awarded. Failure to comply could result in postponement of the graduation date. The student must, in all cases, be primarily responsible for meeting the requirements for graduation.

Additional Information

1. A baccalaureate degree candidate with a double major will receive one degree; the degree will be associated with the first major as specified on the iCAP audit.

2. To be eligible to graduate with an honors distinction (cumulative overall and cumulative Western grade point averages of 3.4 or higher), baccalaureate candidates must have earned a minimum of 64 semester hours at Western.