To qualify for a Master of Divinity or Master of Arts at Westminster Seminary California, a student must fulfill and successfully complete all requirements as described in the Academic Catalogue and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher at the completion of required course work.
Commencement exercises are held once each academic year at the end of the Spring semester. All students who are eligible to receive a degree are expected to participate in the commencement ceremony. If requirements for the degree were completed at the end of the Fall semester or Winter term, a student who is unable to be present at the Spring ceremony may petition the faculty for permission to receive the degree in absentia, by giving the reason for his or her inability to attend the commencement ceremony.
In order to participate in the commencement exercises, prospective graduates must pay all debts to the Seminary, including the library, no later than the last day of classes of the Spring semester. Neither a diploma nor a final transcript will be released until a student’s financial obligations to the Seminary are met in full.
The graduation fee will be billed to the student prior to graduation and is typically processed with the Graduation Application. If the enrollment deposit remains on the account, these funds will be used to pay the graduation fee in full.
Graduates are expected to attend a graduation reception held in connection with the commencement exercises, normally on the evening preceding the ceremony. This reception provides an opportunity for fellowship with faculty and fellow graduates and for corporate reflection on the seminary experience.
Senior lunch with faculty: May 17th, 12:45–1:40 pm at the WSC quad Commencement rehearsal & regalia distribution: May 17th, time TBA at the WSC chapel Graduation reception: May 31st, 7:00–8:30 pm at the WSC chapel Commencement: June 1st, 10:00–11:30 am at Escondido URC
Rev. Sung-Il Steve Park, PhD Senior Pastor, Jubilee Presbyterian Church West Norriton, Pennsylvania Korean American Presbyterian Church
Escondido United Reformed Church 1864 N. Broadway Escondido, CA 92026
You can watch the 2023 Commencement video here.
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