Graduation Applications

Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Sterling College grants the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. All candidates for the baccalaureate degree must meet the following requirements:

Candidates must be recommended by the Faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees;

Candidates must have completed 124 credit hours (no more than 65 credit hours from a 2-year college) with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C). Please review catalog standards for cumulative grade point average for education licensure.

• Candidates must have completed at least 32 credit hours at Sterling College.
• Candidates must have fulfilled the requirements of the general education portion of the liberal arts curriculum.
• Candidates must have fulfilled the requirements for all declared majors and programs, including professional licensure and certification requirements, and must have attained a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in their declared majors and minors. Education students must meet the grade point requirement noted in the catalog for their concentration area and their professional licensure coursework. See STEP requirements for verification.
• A minimum of 12 credit hours is required to be taken in a student’s major at Sterling College; a minimum of six credits in a minor must be taken at Sterling College.
• Candidates must complete testing required for institutional assessment in both general education and the major upon recommendation of the Assessment Committee.
• Online candidates authorize their account to be charged the graduation application service fee by submitting this form. This fee is required even if a student does not participate in the commencement ceremony.
• Traditional campus candidates must pay the graduation application service fee at the Student Accounts Office before picking up their cap and gown. This fee is required even if a student does not participate in the commencement ceremony.

Graduate Degree Requirements

Sterling College grants the degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Science. All candidates for the master-level degree degree must meet the following requirements:

• Graduation applications are due by the end of the second to last semester.
• Candidates must have fulfilled all degree requirements and must have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0, earning no more than 6 graduate hours of “C” and no graduate hours of “D” or “F.”
• Candidates must be recommended by the Faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Participation in Graduation Ceremonies

• The annual Baccalaureate and Commencement ceremonies are held at the end of the spring term each year. Students who will complete all of their degree and licensure requirements by the end of August (prior to the start of the new academic year) may participate in the spring ceremony.
• IMPORTANT: Students who complete their work at the end of the Fall Semester will not receive their diplomas and participate in the ceremony until the following spring commencement; however, the fall graduation date will be posted to the transcript.
• The program for each commencement ceremony carries the names of all students who have completed the requirements for graduation within that academic year and also the names of those who will have completed such requirements prior to the beginning of the Fall semester of the next academic year.

Graduation Application

• Candidacy Declaration - I have read and understand the requirements listed above and hereby wish to declare myself a candidate for the:*
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Master of Arts
  • Master of Science
• Major*
• Minor
• Name you wish printed on the diploma:*
• Name pronunciation (optional)
• Student ID #*
• Gender*
  • Female
  • Male
• Are you a veteran?*
  • No
  • Yes
• Personal email address
  Please provide a PERSONAL email address!
• Sterling College Email address*
  If you want a copy for your personal email, please forward it from your SC email after submitting this form.
• Hometown (for Commencement program)*
• State*
  Choose one:KansasAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific(other? please email us)
• Diploma Mailing Address*
  Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands
• Anticipated Last Semester Attended*
  Choose a semester:Spring 2023Summer 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer 2024Fall 2024Spring 2025Summer 2025Fall 2025Spring 2026
• Will you participate in commencement exercises?*
  • Yes
  • No
• Which commencement ceremony (year)*
  Sterling College holds commencement ceremonies each spring, usually in May.
  Choose a year:Spring 2022Spring 2023Spring 2024Spring 2025
• Height*
• Weight*

• Pay the graduation fee via the links below. You may also pay on the confirmation page.

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  Pay Here for Undergraduate.

  
  

  Pay Here for Graduate.

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• Terms of Application

  By clicking the submit button, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the Degree Requirements and Participation requirements stated above. I certify that the information herein is factually accurate and honestly completed. I agree to pay the non-refundable graduation fee. I understand that this fee is assessed regardless of commencement attendance.

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