Commencement Participation
All qualified students receive a degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Bates confers degrees twice annually: after the conclusion of Short Term, and after the conclusion of the Fall semester. There is only one Commencement ceremony, held annually on the last Sunday in May. Degrees are conferred only upon students who have completed all requirements as described in the Catalog.
Students who have 4.0 or fewer credits left to earn at the conclusion of Short Term may petition to participate with their matriculating class. To be considered, they must submit their plan to complete their outstanding credits the following summer or fall semester on the form below.