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Commencement Exercise Appeal

If approved, your name will not appear in the Spring 2024 Commencement Exercise Program. Officially you did not complete your degree requirements by Spring 2024. Also, you will not be allowed to participate in the 2025 Commencement Exercise.

Policy

Students wishing to participate in the Spring 2024 commencement exercise but did not complete their degree requirements by the end of the Spring 2024 term must petition the Committee of Commencement Appeals. 

Students eligible to petition the Committee of Commencement Appeals must: 

  • Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 for major and overall GPA. However, Clinical Laboratory Science majors require a 2.5 GPA. Social Work majors require a 2.7 GPA. Occupational Therapy, Public Health, all Teacher Education majors, and all Graduate-level programs require a 3.0 GPA.
  • Have no more than 4 (four) failing grades (F [Failed], FIN [Incomplete changed to F], or WU [Withdrew Unofficially]) in your previous two semesters.      
  • Need 9 (nine) credits or 3 (three) courses, whichever is fewer to complete their degree requirements. (Must complete the remaining credits by the end of December 2024)
  • Apply online for graduation through your CUNYfirst Student Center (if you have not done so already). 

The student will receive an email notifying them of the decision of their appeal by April 11, 2024.  Should the appeal be successful, the student should consult the Commencement website for information (ex. deadlines, purchasing regalia, and late fees) and the next steps for ceremony participation.

The Commencement Appeal application will be available March 18, 2024 – April 4, 2024.