Commencement

Did you miss Grad Fair and the opportunity to pick up your regalia? Submit a Regalia Request Form to request your graduation regalia. Once your regalia is available for pickup, you'll receive a follow-up email with instructions on how to make a pickup appointment. At that time, you can provide a proxy, if necessary. A proxy is a specified individual (friend or family member) that you have selected to pick up regalia on your behalf. Pick-up times will be available from May 1–8.

After graduation certification has been completed (about 6 weeks after commencement), you will be notified by email that your diploma is available to pick up in the Registrar's Office free of charge. A photo ID is required and all holds with the school must be cleared in order to release your diploma. You may also choose to have your diploma mailed to you by completing the Diploma Mailing Request Form. To ensure that your diploma arrives safely, all diplomas are mailed via certified mail; there is a $20 fee associated with this service.

Your cap, gown, and diploma will be released only if your account with the university is in good standing. Be sure all financial and academic holds with the university are cleared.

Be sure to update Self-Service with any changes to your address or phone number. Your access to Self-Service will continue for 1 year after graduation at which point you can contact the Registrar’s Office with any changes to your personal information.

Honors are awarded to undergraduate students who complete 60 hours of coursework with letter grades at Westminster and meet the following criteria:

Honors Level	Criteria
Summa Cum Laude	Top 10% of eligible students
Magna Cum Laude	Second 10% of eligible students
Cum Laude	Third 10% of eligible students

The grade point averages necessary to meet honors criteria are based on the previous year's graduating class grade point averages (GPA). The GPA required to receive honors for graduation is determined after the entire class has graduated in August and is published during the fall semester.

Based on the above policy, the Registrar's Office has determined the following GPA cutoffs for graduating with honors:

2023–24 Honors GPAs

• Summa Cum Laude: 3.945
• Magna Cum Laude: 3.901
• Cum Laude: 3.822

Honors noted in the online commencement program are based upon the grade point average at the end of the fall semester. Anticipated honors designations are noted in the program for spring semester and summer term graduates. They are subject to change based on the calculation of final grade point averages for students attending summer term. Grade point averages are not rounded in order to achieve honors.

Be sure any external transcripts of pre-approved transfer credit, CLEP scores, etc. reach the Registrar's Office by May 15 (if finishing in May) or August 15 (if finishing in August) for timely graduation processing.

Park in the 2 parking structures off 1700 South: Dumke Field and north parking structures. ADA parking spots are reserved in both parking structures. The closest parking option to the ceremony location is the parking lot under Dumke Field. There is an elevator that goes up to the field.

The north parking structure is the closest parking structure to the indoor viewing areas in Vieve Gore Concert Hall or Gore Auditorium and is located at the corner of 1700 South and 1200 East. There is an accessible entrance to Vieve Gore Concert Hall from the second level of the parking structure.

Commencement will be live streamed on Westminster’s YouTube channel.

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Island Photography is providing professional photography of individual students immediately after they cross the stage. Please do not impede the procession path or photo backdrop during the ceremony. Personal photography is welcome before and after the ceremony. Tag your photos #WestminsterGrad and #WestminsterSLC.

Please observe the following safety guidelines:

• We ask that guests remain in the guest seating area for the duration of the ceremony. Please do not approach your graduate during the processional, recessional, and ceremony.
• For their safety, babies and children are not allowed on stage or in the graduate seating area
• In the event of a medical emergency, medical personnel will be on standby
• Dumke Field has 2 ADA-accessible entry and exit points, on the northeast and southeast corners of the field. Additional stair exits are located on the north and south sides of the bleacher area.
• The nearest accessible restroom is reached via the northeast exit of Dumke Field. It is located in the lobby of the Health, Wellness, and Athletic Center (HWAC).
• Smoking, e-cigarettes, vapes, and other tobacco products are not allowed on Dumke Field
• Westminster is a substance-free and weapons-free campus