1.14 Authority to Confer Degrees

The Curators shall have the authority to confer, by diploma, under their common seal, on any person whom they may judge worthy thereof, such degrees as are known to and usually granted by any college or university (Section 172.280, RSMo).

Commencement will be held once each year in May for students who complete all degree requirements in the previous December or in May. Students who will complete all requirements during the summer semester immediately following May commencement will be allowed to participate providing they comply with the requirements of Chapter III, Section 3.85.