Early Commencement Participation

Undergraduate students must meet the following requirements to qualify for ECP:

1. , The student must have 6 or fewer semester units to complete after the end of Spring Semester.
   • Outstanding documents must be submitted before  applying for ECP, as it will impact eligibility. (e.g. outstanding transcripts from other institutions, course substitution petitions, grade forgiveness, etc).
2. Be in good academic standing (2.0 in Major Core, CPP and Overall)

Students eligible to participate in ECP will not be recognized for Academic Honors at Commencement.

Students denied for ECP may request a second review.

Masters and Doctoral students must meet the following requirements to qualify for ECP:

1. 1. Completed all required classwork* AND have either successfully passed their comprehensive exam or successfully defended their project/thesis/dissertation as certified by the Graduate Director/Coordinator.
   2. Have 6 or fewer semester units remaining to complete after the end of Spring semester, if their program is without an oral defense or comprehensive examination requirement.
   3. The Graduate Director/Coordinator will certify that the student has completed the GWT (or the GRE if it is accepted as equivalent) requirement.

*Classwork consists of all required program units with the exception of the outstanding units associated with the respective project/thesis/dissertation.

Students that are denied ECP may request a second review.