Graduation Participation Policy

Students lacking no more than six semester hours of credit toward completion of all degree requirements or who have a single internship or practicum worth no more than fifteen credit hours, which will be graded on a pass/fail basis may participate in the graduation ceremony in May. Either shortfall should be completed by the following December. Diplomas are issued when all degree requirements are met. Prior to the end of November preceding the May ceremony, students wishing to participate in graduation as allowed by this policy must file an Application for Graduation Form, and have a Degree Status Report performed by the Director of Student Records and approved by the student's advisor and department chair indicating outstanding graduation requirements.

Double Majors

Double majors are possible within a single baccalaureate degree. Both majors may be within the same college, or they may be in different colleges. Students may complete two different majors simultaneously with no prescribed increase in total credits beyond those required to satisfy both majors.

Students intending to complete the requirements of more than one major are required to declare their intent in writing to the dean of their college (or to the deans of both colleges, if the majors are in different colleges) no later than the first semester of the senior year. At this time the student must declare a primary major. The baccalaureate degree granted will be that associated with the primary major, and the student is required to satisfy all of the requirements imposed by that college. To complete the second major, the student need only complete the specific requirements established for that major. The primary and secondary majors will be noted both on the diploma and on the transcript, worded according to the following example: Bachelor of Science in Biology, with a second major in Art, or Bachelor of Art in Studio Art, with a second major in Biology (depending upon which is designated the primary major).

Students may also complete a second major subsequent to graduation. Students selecting this option must be readmitted to the college where the new major resides, and are required to satisfy only the specific requirements for the chosen second major that are in force at the time of readmission. Students readmitted after graduation begin a new grade point average: the original GPA is fixed at graduation and will not be adjusted subsequently.

Students completing a second major via this mechanism will not receive a second, revised diploma, but the phrase "with a second major in X" will be added to the transcript to recognize the accomplishment.

Graduation with Distinction

Students receive graduation honors of distinction in one of three categories by attaining the requisite grade point averages in all course work taken at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

• Summa cum laude: 3.900 GPA and above
• Magna cum laude: 3.700-3.899 GPA
• Cum laude: 3.500-3.699 GPA

The University bases the GPA only on the student's work at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Application for Graduation

Graduation is not automatic upon completion of all program requirements. Candidates for degrees must submit an Application for Graduation to the Office of Student Records according to the following schedule:

• by November 31, for degrees to be awarded in May
• By July 15, for degrees to be awarded in August
• by October 31 for degrees to be awarded in December

General Information and details of the application process are available at

http://www.umpi.maine.edu/cms/osr/grad-info

Note: Students completing degree requirements during the Summer Term are considered as August degree candidates.

Graduation Timeline

The Director of Student Records performs final certification of degree completion according to the following timetable:

• December graduation: January 30
• May graduation: June 30
• August graduation: September 30

Students who apply for graduation but do not meet the minimum requirements will be notified by the Office of Student Records.