The University encourages students to participate in their graduation ceremony. Students who have met the academic requirements for graduation may participate in the commencement ceremony. If there are outstanding financial balances, charges not yet paid in full related to tuition, fees, room and board, etc., students are required to meet prior to commencement with staff in the Office of the Bursar to set a payment arrangement.
This restriction will not apply to students with the following payment arrangements because their final payment would be received after the graduation date. These students will be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony as long as the scheduled final payment will completely cover the unpaid balance. This applies to this following students:
- students on Tuition Management Systems (TMS)
- Chicago Police Academy students designated by the academy
- students on Employer Reimbursement
