2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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Cooperative Education Requirements
Students who complete their academic requirement in nine full-time terms or more must attain at least five satisfactory work evaluations at
an authorized employer. Three of these five must occur after achieving Junior 1 status. In addition, each student must complete at least two
thesis terms.
Students who complete their academic requirements in eight full-time terms (minimum of 16 earned credit hours per term) must attain at
least four satisfactory work evaluations at an authorized employer. Two of these four must occur after achieving Junior 1 status. In addition,
each student must complete at least two thesis terms.
Students transferring to Kettering University with 56 or more earned hours (Junior status), without a baccalaureate degree, must achieve at
least three satisfactory work terms at an authorized employer. In addition, the student must complete at least two thesis terms. The work
experience terms must be earned while a Kettering University student.
Students transferring to Kettering University with 24 or more earned hours (Sophomore status) must achieve at least four satisfactory work
terms at an authorized employer (three after attaining Junior status). In addition, the student must complete at least two thesis terms. The
work experience terms must be earned while a Kettering University student.
Students transferring to Kettering University with a baccalaureate degree must achieve three satisfactory work terms at an authorized
employer. In addition, the student must complete at least two thesis terms. The work experience terms must be earned while a Kettering
University student.
Thesis Requirement: Satisfactorily complete a senior thesis project.
Financial Requirements: Be in good financial standing with Kettering University with no outstanding debts.
Application to Graduate
All students are required to fill out and submit an Application to Graduate to the Registrar’s Office. The completed application must be
submitted at least six months prior to a student’s expected graduation date for an audit of the above graduation requirements. No student
may graduate (receive a diploma) or attend commencement until this form is submitted to the Registrar’s Office and a graduation audit is
issued to the student.
Applications are available in the Registrar’s Office or at www.kettering.edu/registrar/.
It is the student’s responsibility to have a current address on record in the Registrar’s Office. This audit and all graduation mailings will be
sent to the current address.
Final Degree Verification Letter
A final letter is sent to the student and his/her employer when all requirements for graduation are met but before a diploma can be issued.
Final letters will not be issued until all grades for the graduating term are submitted and posted to the student’s record.
Graduation Distinction of Honors
Summa Cum Laude - highest distinction based on a cumulative weighted grade average of 97.0 - 100.
Magna Cum Laude - high distinction based on a cumulative weighted grade average of 94.5 - 96.9.
Cum Laude - distinction based on a cumulative weighted grade average of 92.0 - 94.4.
COMMENCEMENT
Commencement is the ceremony honoring students receiving degrees from Kettering University. Diplomas are issued at the end of each
term: March, June, September and December. Students receiving diplomas in March and June are invited to participate in June
Commencement, which is held on Saturday, 10 th week of spring term. Students receiving diplomas in September and December are invited
to participate in December Commencement, which is held on Saturday, 10 th week of fall term.
An Application to Graduate must be on file in the Registrar’s Office to be eligible for commencement participation or to receive a diploma.
(Refer to Graduation Requirements and Information for more information on the Application to Graduate.)
Important: Students must meet all thesis deadlines to be eligible for participation in commencement. Refer to the Thesis Services web page
at http://www.kettering.edu/thesis/ for timelines by graduation terms.
For more detailed information on commencement, including commencement day schedules, policies and procedures, refer to the web at
www.kettering.edu/registrar/ and select the Graduation (Commencement) Information link.
Kettering email:
It is imperative that students check their Kettering email. Failure to regularly check your Kettering email account may result in your missing
important graduation information and opportunities.