Graduation Information:
The annual commencement ceremony for the Camp Pendleton Campus will be held on Friday August
28, 2009, 2:00 p.m., at the Base Theater. This ceremony is an excellent way to recognize this
significant achievement in your life – the completion of your college degree! The following
information should help you to successfully fulfill the numerous steps involved in applying for
graduation.
- A diploma (graduation) application
and a $50 fee are required two terms prior to completing your degree. The application
fee pays for your diploma, cap & gown, ceremony, and reception (application should be completed by
April 1, 2009).
- Within one week of submitting your diploma application, please stop by our Park office or send
us an e-mail at camp@park.edu to complete a cap and gown order
form if you plan to participate in the graduation ceremony. (There is no additional charge for cap
and gown rental.) If you choose to send us an e-mail, please include your height, weight,
hat size (for example, S, M, L), anticipated degree, and student number. We
must receive all cap and gown order information by May 1, 2009! Or follow this link to provide
us the information online.
- Students who have completed all degree requirements and graduated since the 2008 ceremony may
participate in the 2009 ceremony. Please contact us with the information in the paragraph above, and
meet all deadlines listed on this page.
- The WCT must be completed and you may not have more than six credit hours pending by the end of
the Summer term in order to participate in the 2009 graduation ceremony.
- Students planning to test out of a course by taking a CLEP, DANTES, or Excelsior must complete
testing prior to submitting the diploma application.
- All official transcripts from other schools must be submitted prior to completing a diploma
application in order to receive a comprehensive evaluation.
- Students will be allowed to participate in the August graduation ceremony if they have met
the requirements listed above and are pending no more than two classes. All classes must be completed
by the end of the Fall II 2009 term.
- Students graduating after August 28, 2009 will not be recognized for academic honors at the
August commencement ceremony, since they will not have completed their degrees at the time of the
ceremony. Appropriate honors will be listed on the diploma and official transcript once all degree
requirements are completed. (See below for more information on academic honors.)
- An actual diploma is not presented at the graduation ceremony. Diplomas are granted one term
after the last required grade is posted in the student's audit. Allow approximately 10 weeks
after you complete your last class to receive your diploma. Park office personnel will contact you once
your diploma has been received in the office. (Please make sure that your phone number and mailing
address are up to date!)
Graduation Timeline – Important Dates:
Graduation announcements are now available for purchase through the Herff-Jones company
(
https://www1.herffjones.com/college/graduation/index.cfm/)
April 22, 2009 Education Center building 1331 Room 207 5:15 PM – Informational meeting.
Topics for discussion: Graduation requirements, announcement cards, graduation photo information,
and dress code for the ceremony. Students planning to graduate in 2008 should plan to attend
this meeting as Cap & Gown orders will be taken. (NOTE: If you haven’t submitted
a diploma application by April 1st please send an e-mail to us at
camp@park.edu to confirm your attendance.)
April 1, 2009 – Complete your
diploma (graduation) application.
May 1, 2009 – Cap and gown orders are due to the Camp Pendleton Office; stop
by to complete a cap and gown order form or send us and e-mail at (
camp@park.edu). Or follow this link to provide us the information
online.
August 19, 2009 Education Center building 1331 Room 207 5:00 PM – Final Graduation Meeting.
Caps & Gowns will be distributed. If you cannot attend this meeting, please contact the Camp
Pendleton Office to make arrangements.
August 28, 2009 -- Graduation Practice. 8:00 A.M, Base Theater. Students must be
on time for rehearsal. Final information on the ceremony and reception will be discussed, and we will
rehearse the graduation procession and diploma ceremony.
Friday, August 28, 2009 – Graduation! Dress code: Business attire. Graduates
meet at 12:00 P.M. on October 24th at the Base Theater. Group and individual photos
will be taken at this time, and last-minute instructions will be given. (Photo packages may be ordered
at the ceremony.)
Graduation Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
in the Base Theater. Doors will open at 1:15.
Graduation Reception: Immediately following the ceremony outside
of the base theatre. Faculty, graduates and guests are invited to the reception.
Outstanding Graduate Award:
The graduate must have a GPA of 3.0 or above and complete the degree not later than Fall I 2008.
The application form is available in our Camp Pendleton Campus Center office. Graduate must list
his/her significant accomplishments, outstanding qualities, and type a one page letter justifying
why he/she should be selected as the outstanding graduate. Include letters of recommendation from
teachers, employers, etc. Please submit all required documents to the Camp Pendleton Campus
Center prior to August 29.
Graduation with Honors:
- Graduates must have at least 45 earned credit hours from Park
- Honors are granted (based on the cumulative Park grade point average) as follows:
- Cum Laude -- 3.5 to 3.699
- Magna Cum Laude -- 3.7 to 3.899
- Summa Cum Laude -- 3.9 to 4.0
- Students who complete 24 to 44 graded hours and accumulate a 3.75 or better grade point
average do not earn Latin honors, but will be honored by having the notation "With
Distinction" entered on their academic records.
- Students graduating with honors may wear gold honor cords with their caps and gowns, and
will have their appropriate honors listed in the printed commencement program.
Honor Society Information:
*PINNACLE Membership - application available in the Park office. Selection process:
- Application may be submitted NLT 15 March and 15 November.
- Senior status.
- Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Demonstrate leadership, persistence, and future promise. Supporting letters or certificates
to be submitted with application.
- The Academic Advisory Council selects the new member. If selected, a $20 membership fee is
required. Only 15% of non-traditional student population may hold membership in PINNACLE.
- Honoree will receive a lapel pin, a hand-lettered certificate of membership, and a letter
of congratulations.
*Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society in Social Science - application available in the Park office.
- All student candidates will matriculate with Park University
- Grade point average of 3.7 or better.
- Have at least 20 Park University semester hours in social sciences. Only courses with the
following prefixes will be accepted in Pi Gamma Mu applications: AN, CJ, EC, GG, HS, HI, PO,
PS, and SO.
- Academically ranked in the upper 35% of their class.
- Junior or senior status.
- No record of academic failure in the social sciences.
- Student candidates may submit an application on a continuous basis throughout the year.
- A one-time fee of $40 is required when submitting the application.
- Honorees will receive a certificate of membership, a one-year subscription to International
Social Science Review and the PI GAMMA MU newsletter; a membership card; and a key pin.
