Graduation
Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for graduation from any of the School’s programs.
Completion of all degree requirements results in eligibility for graduation. Students who expect to graduate should discuss their status with the Administrative Director within one semester prior to the anticipated graduation period (January, June, or September), It is the student’s responsibility to schedule a graduation conference with an academic advisor during the semester before completing his/her certificate or degree requirements to determine whether the requirements are being met. In addition, students have the ability to track their degree completion progress via the Degree Works tool located on the TouroOne portal, at any point during their course of study at the University.
After the graduation conference, the student must apply for graduation online by the established deadlines:
For January Graduation - November 15
For June Graduation - May 1
For September Graduation - July 15
To apply for graduation online, students need to click Apply to Graduate button under Academic tab located on the TouroOne portal and follow the prompts. Students will also be required to pay the graduation fee through TouchNet.
Students who complete their certificate or degree requirements in January, June, or September of a given year participate in Division of Graduate Studies commencement exercises.
Commencement
All students are expected to comply with the Touro University Commencement Policy and to conduct themselves with appropriate decorum and professionalism during commencement exercises.
Students are permitted to wear only the official Touro University academic regalia (caps, gowns, hoods, etc.) provided to them for these proceedings. Students receiving their U.S. military commission may display their dress uniforms during their commissioning portion of the commencement program and then don their official academic regalia thereafter. Additionally, students are permitted to wear only earned honor cords or cords issued by the University to Veterans of the U.S. Military on their regalia. Students may — but are not required to — wear stoles on their regalia, but only from University-recognized academic honor societies. Students must obtain written approval from the Dean of their school prior to ordering any honor society stoles. No other honor cords, stoles, or alterations to approved University regalia are permitted at commencement. Violation of the commencement policy is subject to disciplinary action which may have penalties up to and including impact upon the actual conferral of degrees or dismissal from the university.
Participation in these ceremonies does not necessarily mean that a student has graduated. Graduation is certified officially by the Office of the Registrar only after auditing the student’s record for completion of all certificate or degree requirements. PLEASE NOTE: Touro University’s official degree conferral dates normally do not correspond to the dates on which commencement exercises take place.