SPS Application

All students who will be completing the requirements for their degree must complete an Application for Graduation. This is necessary regardless of participation in Commencement. Please view the degree requirements for VU to make sure you are ready to graduate.

Downloadable Application for Graduation

Please fill out the appropriate application for your program:

Application for Graduation Deadline for May 2012 is December 1, 2011.

*Summer 2012 graduates who do not wish to participate in Commencement must apply by Monday, May 7, 2012. All December 2012 graduates must apply by Monday, August 6, 2012.

Commencement

Commencement Information can be found on the Commencement Page.

• Students who have not received “Approved” Status by March 30th may not be eligible to participate in Commencement.
• Students desiring to participate in commencement ceremonies in May should be aware that they will be approved to “walk” only if they have no more than 9 upper division major units remaining to be completed in the summer immediately following the ceremony or have no more than 3-4 units of general education/elective remaining to be completed in the summer immediately following the ceremony.
• All students planning to participate in Commencement need to attend Commencement Practice on Friday, May 4th, 3 p.m. at Mariners Church, Worship Center. Rehearsal will last approximately 2 hours.

Honors (all undergraduate programs)

In order to have honors at Commencement, students must complete 36 units at Vanguard by the end of the Fall Semester. Students who have completed 36 units and a GPA of 3.9 or above as of the Fall Semester will be given gold cords to wear at Commencement. As long as the student completes 45 units at Vanguard when their degree is posted, they are eligible to receive honors on their transcript and diploma.

*GPA only includes Vanguard units; off campus units do not affect GPA.