Degrees and Honors
Commencement
Conferring of Degrees
The degrees are conferred in the following order:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Business Administration
- Master of Education
- Master of Occupational Therapy
- Master of Science in Behavioral Health Psychology
- Master of Science in Educational Leadership
- Master of Science in Exercise Physiology
- Master of Science in Sports Physiology
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
- Master of Software Engineering
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
Diplomas
Graduates receive their diploma covers from the president at the commencement ceremony as their name is read and they walk across the stage.
Diplomas will be mailed to the permanent address on file with the university. You can view your biographical information, including your permanent address, on the registration website. If the address is incorrect, you must notify the Registrar's Office in writing of your correct permanent address.
Graduation Latin Honors
Graduation honors based on the cumulative grade point average (GPA)* are awarded to those students who have completed all requirements for the degree: summa cum laude requires a GPA starting at 3.9 on a 4.0 scale; magna cum laude requires a GPA starting at 3.6; cum laude requires a GPA starting at 3.4. In order to be eligible for honors, a student must complete at Carroll, one-half of the hours (currently 64) required for graduation:
The student must earn at least 64 credits from Carroll University with no more than 8 of those credits being graded Pass/Fail.
Since a student with transfer work has a Carroll and an overall GPA, the lower of the two GPAs determines eligibility for honors and placement into one of the above three honors categories.
*The GPA is not rounded up.
Second degree graduation honors will be awarded to students who have completed all requirements for the degree. There must be a minimum of 32 letter-graded credits completed at Carroll University. The entire undergraduate record is considered and, if there is transfer work, the lower of the Carroll or overall grade point average (GPA)* determines eligibility for honors and placement into one of the three following categories: summa cum laude requires a GPA starting at 3.9 on a 4.0 scale; magna cum laude requires a GPA starting at 3.6; cum laude requires a GPA starting at 3.4.
- Cum Laude graduates will wear a single orange cord
- Magna Cum Laude graduates will wear a double cord of orange and navy
- Summa Cum Laude gradates will wear a triple cord of orange, navy and white
Graduation Honors for the Commencement program are calculated at the end of the Fall semester and are based on the cumulative grade point average and the Carroll GPA, whichever is lower:
Final honors standings for official transcripts are calculated at the end of the spring semester, after graduation. With that, it is possible for the two calculations to differ as a student could go up or down depending on the final spring semester grades.
