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College of Applied Arts
College of Applied Arts Advising Center

Graduation Deadlines & Information

  • The Fall 2024 graduation application will open on August 26, 2024.
  • The Fall 2024 graduation application deadline is  September 29, 2024

The College of Applied Arts Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony is December 14, 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

Commencement Participation Policy

Candidates that choose to participate in a commencement ceremony must attend their corresponding college/department ceremony during the semester they will complete their degree requirements. 

Academic Honors

Students earning a GPA of 3.40-3.59 will graduate cum laude; 3.6-3.79 will graduate magna cum laude; 3.8-4.0 will graduate summa cum laude. Effective Fall 2021, to be eligible for graduation with honors, a student seeking a baccalaureate degree must have completed a minimum of 48 semester credit hours preceding graduation at Texas State. Calculation of the GPA to determine honors status is based on all Texas State work applied to the first baccalaureate degree, including work completed in the final semester.

Hours earned through Texas State correspondence courses and extension courses are counted in the hours required to be eligible for honors and in the GPA calculation for honors. Hours earned through Texas State credit-by-examination, work/life experience, and other courses receiving “CR” (pass/fail) grades are counted in the hours required to be eligible for honors, but do not count in the GPA calculation. Remedial courses with a “CR” grade and graduate courses are not counted in either the hours required or the GPA calculation for honors.

Transfer students who have earned at least 48 semester hours at Texas State are eligible to graduate with honors if their Texas State GPA meets the above criteria. Students earning second baccalaureate degrees are eligible for graduation with honors if they complete 48 or more hours at Texas State in pursuit of the second degree.

Academic honors for the commencement program will be based on your Texas State GPA and Texas State hours completed at the time of application.