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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO GRADUATE An Application for Degree form must be submitted to the Registrar's Office at least six weeks before the date the degree is to be awarded. Diplomas will be issued to students upon completion of all degree requirements and after approval of the faculty and Board of Directors in February, May, or October. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Participation in the Commencement exercise is defined as a privilege in that it symbolizes completion of a course of study at Tabor. Students who receive their degrees in May are encouraged to participate in Commencement exercises for the conferral of the degree. Students who had degrees conferred earlier in the year are eligible to participate in the symbolic awarding of degrees at the Commencement exercise. Students in the graduate program must have all degree requirement completed on or before the end of the summer term following May Commencement in order to participate in the Commencement ceremony. BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVAL POLICY • Students can be approved by the Board in October if they will complete all requirements by the end of December. • Students can be approved by the Board in February if they have completed all requirements at that time. • Students can be approved by the Board in May if they will complete all requirements by the end of August. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE To earn a Master of Business Administration degree, students must satisfactorily complete the following graduation requirements: 1. Complete required curriculum with a minimum GPA of 3.0. 2. A minimum of at least 30 semester hours completed at Tabor Online. 3. All graduation requirements must be completed in no more than 5 years after the date of the first course taken at Tabor Online. 4. Payment of tuition and fees. 5. Approval of the faculty and the Board of Directors. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTER OF ARTS IN MINISTRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION DEGREE To earn a Master of Ministry in Entrepreneurship and Innovation degree, students must satisfactorily complete the following graduation requirements: 1. Complete required curriculum with a minimum GPA of 3.0. 2. A minimum of at least 33 semester hours completed at Tabor Online.
