| Date: | June 2, 2009 |
| To: | Faulkner Faculty, Staff, and Students |
| From: | Donald R. Reynolds, Registrar |
| Re: | Degree Completion and Commencement Changes |
The 2009 – 2010 academic calendar has been amended to address Faulkner’s growing graduation demands in limited space.The University’s effort to meet the graduates’ needs and to provide timely diplomas and transcripts has culminated in the following two significant changes.
CONFERRING DEGREES
Starting with the current 2009 summer enrollment, degrees will be conferred and diplomas prepared three times annually, adding a summer degree completion opportunity to our conventional fall and spring practices.Students who finish their degree program by the last day of August will be eligible to receive their diploma in September, rather than wait until December.Students who wish to take advantage of the new summer completion opportunity must complete a graduation application form by July 1, 2009.Diplomas will be mailed in early September as soon as all grades have been entered on the transcripts.
The 2009 – 2010 calendar lists all three graduation application dates for the upcoming school year.A new updated Graduation Application Form will be available on the Faulkner.edu website very soon.Students must meet all academic requirements and follow the stated guidelines for applying for graduation.
COMMENCEMENT
There will be one commencement day starting with the 2009-2010 academic year. The date for the Annual Graduation Exercises is Friday, April 30, 2010. All students receiving a degree between May 2009 and May 2010 will have an opportunity to march in the annual commencement exercise.Traditional program candidates, to include A.A., A.S., B.A., B.S., MABS, MCJ, M.Ed., and MLA, will march at 10:00 a.m. with all others marching at 2:00 p.m.
Additional information concerning application process, times, dates and procedures may be found on the University website.
Graduation Information
To apply for graduation:
1) Click below to open the PDF Graduation Application Form.
2) Return the Graduation Application (signed and dated) to the Registrar’s Office.
Mailing Address: 5345 Atlanta Highway
Montgomery, AL 36109Fax Number: (334) 386-7244
3) Include your $100 Graduation Application Fee.
You must pay this fee even if you do not plan to participate in the Annual Commencement Exercise.If you applied for this same degree in a previous semester, but the degree was not awarded, the re-application fee is only $15.Both the Graduation Application and Fee must be turned in by the deadline.Applications and Fees received after the deadline will be subject to an additional $50 late fee.
Graduation Application
PDF Link to Download and Print
Degree Conferment/Graduation Application Deadlines:
August 2009: deadline is July 1, 2009 December 2009: deadline is October 1, 2009 May 2010: deadline is February 1, 2010
Please check back for details on the
Annual Commencement Exercise
scheduled for April 30, 2010.