Academic Requirements

• Graduation Requirements - Degree
• Completion Requirements - Professional Endorsement
• Graduation - Commencement Ceremony

Graduation Requirements - Degree

1. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
2. Complete the number of credit hours required for a specific degree program.
3. Complete the thesis, the comprehensive examination, the professional portfolio, or the external experience.
4. Complete all degree program requirements within five years from the term of admission.
5. Complete a minimum of one-third (1/3) of the degree credits at Longwood University.

Note: Students should apply for graduation through the myLongwood portal during the first semester or summer session of enrollment to ensure timely completion of degree.

Completion Requirements - Professional Endorsement

1. Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
2. Complete the number of credit hours required for a specific endorsement.
3. Complete the professional portfolio or the external experience
4. Complete all professional endorsement requirements within five years from the term of admission.
5. Complete a minimum of one-third (1/3) of the professional endorsement credits at Longwood University.

Graduation - Commencement Ceremony

Graduate students who have no more than 12 credits remaining in their program by the conclusion of the semester in which the Commencement Participation Application is submitted, and have registered for courses which, if successfully completed, will allow them to graduate by December of that calendar year, may participate in the May commencement ceremony of that calendar year. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the applicable graduate program directors.

To have their name appear in the commencement program, such student’s Commencement Participation Application must be received by the Office of the Registrar no later than 5pm on April 10.  No student may participate in multiple commencement ceremonies for the same degree.

Diplomas will be mailed to students normally within eight weeks of commencement or the end of the semester or session in which degree requirements are completed.