Application to Graduate

There will be a graduation fee applied to the tuition of the semester in which you plan to graduate in. The graduation fee amount is $150. However, if you complete the application prior to the first day of the semester in which you plan to graduate, the fee will only be $80.

Please enter your name as Nelson University has it on file in your records.

First Name*

Middle Name

Last Name*

Suffix

e.g.; Sr., Jr., IV, etc

Address to Mail Diploma*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code

Phone Number*

Will this address also be your permanent address after graduation?*

YesNoUnsure

If Yes, may we update your address to this address after graduation?

YesNo

If No, please enter the address you would like us to update your record to after graduation.

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState

Zip Code

Secondary Phone Number

MyNelson Email Address:*

Confirmation Email@my.nelson.edu

Personal Email

Confirmation EmailNelson University will use your MyNelson as the primary way to contact you.

Student Height (feet and inches)*

This information is to help ensure that the Bookstore orders enough gowns in appropriate sizes.

Name to Appear on the Diploma (Your name will be announced at commencement and printed in the program the same as it appears on your diploma. No nicknames or prefix titles allowed.)

Ceremony, Program, and Diploma Name Conventions

Your legal name will appear in the Program and on the Diploma as it is listed in the student information system. Nelson University only updates students' names in the student information system based on a legal name change request with the appropriate documentation.

Nelson University does not permit nicknames or prefix titles on the diploma, in the program, or as part of the ceremony. However, students may indicate how they want their middle name (if any) included.

Name for Review

Please indicate how you would like your middle name to appear and be read.*

Full Middle NameMiddle InitialNo Middle Name/Do Not Use

Name to Appear on Diploma

Degree: Please list all programs that you intend to graduate with at the end of the semester you will select below. Nelson University will only confer programs (Degree, Major, Specialization, or Minor) listed below. If you have not formally declared a degree/major you want to graduate with, please contact the Registrar's Office immediately so that they can determine your eligibility for that program.

Please be mindful that if you are currently pursuing two bachelor's majors and choose to complete one early, you will no longer be eligible for certain federal aid. Additionally, all the courses you enroll in after completing a bachelor's will move to a new GPA grouping on your transcript.

Major*

Degree*

Please Note: Completion and conferral of a bachelor's program has financial aid implications for undergraduate students. If you are pursuing multiple undergraduate programs which you plan to complete after your bachelor's program, please inform the Registrar's Office at registrar@nelson.edu You may also want to contact the Financial Aid office about the implications for your federal or state aid. You may reach them at financialaid@nelson.edu

Additional Degree(s):

Do you have any additional degrees, including associates, you are graduating with this semester?*

YesNo

Second Major

Second Degree

Third Major

Third Degree

Fourth Major

Fourth Degree

Do you have any Minors?*

YesNo

Minor

Second Minor

Graduation Questions:

Do you plan to participate in commencement?*

YesNo

Do you have any physical limitations which would require additional assistance during the commencement ceremony?

YesNo

May we release your contact information to the commencement photographer?

YesNo

Do you want your name printed in the commencement program?*

YesNo

For the program, list the city and state you want to be recognized as being from:

If you receive honors, do you want them listed in the program?

YesNo

Do you hold Ministerial Credentials with the Assemblies of God?*

YesNo

What district do you hold credentials with?

What level of credential do you hold?

Do you have any courses that you have not yet transferred to Nelson University:*

YesNo

Please list any courses not yet transferred to Nelson University:

Note: No more than 6 of last 30 hours may transfer; no credits may transfer during final semester

Graduation Date:

Graduation Semester*

Graduation Year*

e.g., 2024, etc.

By signing below, you understand that to qualify for a specific graduation date, all program and course requirements must be complete by the end of your final semester. This includes the receipt of all outstanding transcripts with applicable credit. Degrees are conferred in the semester that all official documentation of completed requirements is received by the Registrar’s Office. Additionally, all accounts must be cleared before diplomas/transcripts will be released. Finally, you give Nelson University permission to contact you through the contact information listed above. It is the student's responsibility to inform Nelson University if your contact information changes or is compromised. *

Signature

Submission Date*

Date

Application to Graduate

Personal Information

Degree Information