Academic Information
Graduation Information
Students must meet all degree requirements for graduation, including but not limited to the following, before degrees are conferred. Students must have a minimum of 30 hours from NSU and 60 hours (excluding physical education activity courses) from a four-year institution, of which at least 40 hours (excluding physical education activity courses) must be upper division (3000/4000) credit. The minimum number of hours for graduation is 124, of which a maximum of 4 hours can be physical education activity courses. The student must have an overall graduation/retention GPA of 2.0 and a 2.0 graduation/retention GPA in NSU course work.
Degrees are conferred at the end of fall and spring semesters. Students completing degree requirements at the end of a summer term may participate in the spring commencement.
Applications for Graduation forms should be picked up in the Office of Admissions and Records for bachelor’s degrees, Graduate Office for master’s degrees, and in the College of Optometry for doctor’s degrees. Check with the Office of Admissions and Records for graduation application deadlines.
The Graduation Fee shall be paid in the Business Office. Degrees are recorded on the student’s transcript. Diplomas will be mailed twelve weeks after the conferral date.
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