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IMPORTANT GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT:

St. Edward’s University is changing the way it conducts all commencement ceremonies and celebrations that accompany them.  Beginning this year, all commencement ceremonies will be combined, and one ceremony in May will be held at the Frank Erwin Center.

  • Students certified to graduate in the spring term 2012 may walk in the May 2012 ceremony.
  • Students who will complete all degree requirements by the end of the summer term may walk in the May 2012 ceremony.  August graduates must be able to complete all degree requirements by end of the summer term.  If it is determined that meeting degree requirements is not possible by the end of the summer term, the student may not walk in May.
  • Students planning to complete all degree requirements and graduate in August who wish to participate in the May 2012 ceremony must complete the May Graduation Participation form, which can be found on the graduation information page at http://think.stedwards.edu/registrar/graduation.  Forms are due to the student's certifying official (School Dean's office or New College or Graduate Advisor) no later than March 1st.
  • August graduates who walk in May will receive their diploma when the degree is posted after the end of the summer term.
  • Students who graduate in the fall term may walk in May 2013.
  • In subsequent years, students certified for spring and for the summer following the May ceremony will walk in May, and students who graduate in December will have the option of returning to walk in the May ceremony following their graduation.
  • Please contact your advisor directly if you have questions.

 

New College, designed for working adults, offers academic quality, convenience, and flexibility while challenging students to think critically about themselves and the world around them. New College is committed to teaching excellence with an emphasis on the liberal arts, values analysis, and diverse perspectives. We believe that learning is a life-long process and our faculty understand the needs and challenges of adult learners.

New College offers the following degrees through our evening program:  Computer Systems Management, Criminal Justice, English, History, Human Services, Organizational Communication, Organizational Leadership, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Safety Management, Accounting, Business and Management. For a degree tailored to meet your personal and/or professional goals, we also offer an Individualized Bachelor of Arts. In addition, students may pursue any of the ** traditional undergraduate majors offered at St. Edward's.

We offer many options for earning credit, including transfer work, credit by exam, and the potential to earn credit for experiental learning (commonly known as portfolio). We encourage you to work closely with your academic advisor to find the right options that will work best for you.

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For a list of degrees, please refer to our Undergraduate Programs.

Graduate students may purse degrees in Liberal Arts, Counseling,  and College Student Development. For additional information, please refer to our Graduate Programs.

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