Degree Clearance
For questions regarding your degree clearance or application, please contact Heather Renninger, graduation services manager at 757.352.4124.
For important information concerning graduation requirements, please note the Regent University Graduation Policy, as described in the university catalog.
- The official date of graduation or certificate completion is based on the completion of degree/certificate requirements for each student and is determined by the semester in which the student completes all degree program requirements. The official graduation date is NOT based on when the student participates in commencement.
- There is one official university degree date per semester. Students who complete their degree requirements (dissertations must be bound and certified by the library) anytime within a semester will be given the official degree clearance date for that semester. Degrees are posted on or after the official university degree date for the semester. Please refer to the academic calendar for specific dates.
- Diplomas and certificates will be issued only after all graduation requirements have been met. This includes clearing any outstanding balance, library fine and/or parking fine.
- If a student is not cleared in the term for which the graduation application is filed, a new graduation application must be submitted for the subsequent term in which all requirements are met. The graduation fee, however, is only paid once.
*If you are an international student and you have completed your degree program, you must also complete the Program Completion Form. This form is available through the Office of International Student Services. For more information, contact the director of International Student Services at 352.4867.
Latin Honors
Effective with the December 2007 graduating class, baccalaureate degrees with honors are conferred in accordance with the following cumulative grade point averages on work attempted at Regent University. GPAs are NOT rounded up:
Summa Cum Laude: 4.00 cumulative GPA
Magna Cum Laude: 3.95-3.99 cumulative GPA
Cum Laude: 3.85-3.94 cumulative GPA
The cum laude designations apply only to undergraduate candidates who have completed 50% or more of their coursework at Regent University. Candidates for Latin Honors will be designated in the Commencement and Commissioning programs according to final grades submitted by March 15. Official designations will be determined after all courses have been completed and grades submitted for the degree. These designations will be noted on the awardees' official academic transcripts and diplomas.
Diplomas
- Regent University diplomas and certificates will be issued and posted on transcripts only after all graduation requirements have been met. This includes clearing any outstanding balance, library fine and/or parking fine.
- Three complimentary copies of your transcript will be sent to you when your degree is posted.
- Your diploma will be mailed to you within four weeks after your degree is posted.
- Graduates must report any errors on their diploma within thirty days of receiving the diploma. If errors are not reported within this timeframe, graduates will be charged a replacement fee (see below).
- If you graduated prior to 1990 and were issued a CBN University diploma (or if your diploma has been lost or damaged), a Regent University diploma may be reissued by submitting a Diploma Replacement Form to the Registrar's Office. The cost is $40 and must be paid by check or money order to:
Regent University
Registrar's Office
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
(If you need a replacement diploma within one year after it was issued to you, the cost is only $30.)
