Commencement

Graduate Preparation

Graduating Student Survey:

Please take a moment to take our Graduating Student Survey. Your feedback and updated contact information is important to us!

School Honors:

Undergraduate students earning a cumulative institutional GPA of 3.5 or better are eligible for University honors. Students earning University honors may pick up a complimentary honors cord.

• Cum Laude: 3.50–3.74
• Magna Cum Laude: 3.75–3.89
• Summa Cum Laude: 3.90–4.00

Student Loan Exit Interviews:

If you have received any of the following types of financial aid while attending SOU, federal regulations require that you complete an Exit Interview before leaving the University:

• William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
• Stafford Loan
• Perkins Loan
• A.B. Fisher Graduate Loan
• Britt Long Term Loan
• Institutional Long Term Loan

Your repayment obligations and rights will be reviewed at that time. Please visit the following web site(s) for your exit interview:

• Federal Direct: http://www.nslds.ed.gov/
• Perkins: http://www.esci.net/bwr/borrower.html

If you have any of the following loans, your exit information will be mailed to you:

• A.B. Fisher Graduate Loan
• Britt Long Term Loan
• Institutional Long Term Loan