Posthumous Degrees

A request for a posthumous undergraduate degree must be initiated by the college dean’s office. The degree will be granted if the dean’s office, in consultation with the academic advisor and department head, determines that the student could have reasonably completed all remaining degree requirements during an additional two semesters of enrollment. The degree request and proof of death (a copy of the obituary or death certificate) must be sent to the University Registrar no later than two weeks prior to the end of the term in which the degree will be granted.