Eligibility
To graduate, students must have:
- a minimum of 120 credits earned,
- an institutional GPA of 2.0 or greater
- a minimum major GPA as defined by your department and satisfy the core and requirements of all academic programs on your record in order to graduate
Students who are approved to participate will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office with an RSVP link to sign up for tickets starting the week of March 18th.
Tickets will be emailed by the MassMutual Center the first week of May.
Students not eligible to graduate but want to participate in commencement must meet the requirement listed below:
- have at least 114 credits earned by the end of the semester, AND
- be within two courses of completing all degree requirements at Commencement, AND
- have a minimum cumulative institutional GPA of 2.0 as well as a 2.0 GPA in the major, AND
- have a specific plan for completing the missing requirements
- for more information please contact the Registrar's Office
*Please note that participating in Commencement may not indicate that you are cleared to graduate. The official transcript, sealed and signed by the Registrar, exclusively and definitively confirms the student’s academic record and possession of degree(s) awarded by Westfield State University. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the Registrar's Office.