Commencement Policy

Undergraduate

The policy for allowing certain undergraduate students who have not completed all degree requirements to participate in Commencement exercises is:

  1. Undergraduate students who have not met all degree requirements will be eligible to participate in Commencement exercises only if all of the following are true:
    • The student was registered for all remaining requirements for graduation in the D term immediately preceding Commencement day.
    • At the end of D term, the student is within 1/3 unit of meeting of meeting all requirements for graduation.
    • The student has completed at least 2 of the 3 WPI Project Requirements (Sufficiency, IQP, and MQP).
    • The Student has registered for any remaining course or project work no later than 10 days before Commencement Day.
  2. Undergraduate students who meet these conditions will be permitted to participate in Commencement exercises, but will not receive their diploma.  The names of such students will not be included in the Commencement program.  The actual degree will be conferred only after all degree requirements have been completed.
  3. All WPI undergraduate students will be notified of these policies and procedures each B term.
  4. Undergraduate students seeking an exception to this policy have the right to petition the Committee on Academic Operations for a waiver for extenuating circumstances.  Petitions must be received no later than 10 days before Commencement Day.

Graduate

All degree requirements as outlined in the student’s degree program must be 100% completed at the traditional end of the semester in order to participate in commencement and for conferral of the degree.

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