7.1 Nomination for Degree
(Approved November 16, 1994) (Amended January 24, 2007) (Amended January 25, 2012) (Amended December 5, 2012) (Amended July 26, 2023)
Responsibility for initiating nominations of candidates for award of degrees shall rest with:
- academic unit Chairs for regularly enrolled students under their cognizance;
- academic unit Chairs for staff and faculty members under their cognizance.
Nominations for award of degrees shall be forwarded via the appropriate academic unit Chair to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs or their designee.
Information to be included consists of:
- degree to be awarded;
- certification of successful completion of degree requirements;
- candidate's GQPR and CQPR upon completion of degree requirements.
Academic unit Chairs will indicate by endorsement their approval of the award of the indicated degree.
The responsibility of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs or their designee shall be to:
- Submit to the Nominations Committee a list of those nominated for degrees who meet all requirements.
- Submit to the Nominations Committee all borderline cases and all requests for waiver of school requirements for award of degrees.
- Submit all recommended candidates for degrees with distinction to the Nominations Committee for consideration.
- Forward the Nominations Committee's recommendations for award of degrees and award of degrees with distinction to the President.
- Upon conferral by the President, forward the list of conferees to the Registrar for appropriate notations to student records and diploma processing.