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August of each year. All requirements for gradua-
tion must normally be met before the student may
participate in a commencement exercise. If an
undergraduate student has not more than nine
credits outstanding at the time of a commence-
ment ceremony and can demonstrate how those
credits can be completed before the next award-
ing of the degree, the student may petition to
“walk” in a commencement ceremony with work
outstanding. The actual posting date of the
degree will be when all work is complete and nor-
mally will be the next awarding date. As an illus-
tration, a student may participate in May
ceremonies with work outstanding and receive the
degree in August.
Attendance at the commencement ceremony is
expected of all resident students registered for
courses during the semester in which a ceremony
is scheduled. Requests for exceptions must be
submitted by means of an academic petition to
the academic dean.
Scholastic Honors
Students graduating from undergraduate four-year
programs will receive diplomas with scholastic
honors according to the following schedule:
•
Summa cum laude
(highest honor) for a
grade-point average of 3.85 or above
•
Magna cum laude
(high honor) for a grade-
point average from 3.71 to 3.84
•
Cum laude
(with honor) for a grade-point aver-
age from 3.50 to 3.70
Transfer students must have completed at least
48 semester hours at CIU to be eligible for
scholastic honors. Grades from a student’s last
semester in the student’s degree program are not
included in the determination of scholastic
honors.
Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society
The undergraduate faculty has established a
chapter of Delta Epsilon Chi, the Honor Society of
the Association for Biblical Higher Education. No
more than seven percent of the graduating class
for any given year may be nominated to this
group by the faculty. ABHE minimum criteria for
nomination by the faculty include a cumulative
grade point average of 3.3 or higher, positive
demonstration of Christian character, and clear
exhibition of leadership ability following a biblical
model.