Graduation Requirements
Wright State Core Requirements
The minimum number of required Wright State Core credit hours for all students pursuing an Associate’s degree, regardless of their program of study, is 16 credit hours. However, some programs can require up to 43 Core credit hours. Please refer to the Program of Study list in this catalog for specific requirements.
The minimum number of required Wright State Core credit hours for all students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree, regardless of their program of study, is 38. Some degree programs may require up to 4 additional hours of Core credit depending on the math, science, and technology courses required.
A transfer student who has completed the Ohio Transfer Module (OT36) at a previous institution is considered to have completed the Wright State Core.
A transfer student who has not completed the Ohio Transfer Module may satisfy the Wright State Core requirements by combining courses completed at a previous college or university with courses in the WSU Core initiated in Fall 2012. These courses must total at least 37 credits and comply with the distribution requirements listed in Policy 3240.1.
Upper-Level Credit
To graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Wright State, all students must earn a minimum of 20 semester credit hours of courses numbered 3000 or above from Wright State. Credit by evaluation and transfer credit will not be considered as residency credit.
Hours in Residency
To graduate with an associate’s degree from Wright State, all students must earn a minimum of 15 semester credit hours at Wright State. Credit by evaluation and transfer credit will not be considered as residency credit.
To graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Wright State, all students must earn a minimum of 30 semester credit hours at Wright State. A minimum of 20 of these semester credit hours must be in courses numbered 3000 or above. Credit by evaluation and transfer credit will not be considered as residency credit. At least 10 of the last 30 hours of credit must be earned at Wright State.
To graduate with an undergraduate certificate from Wright State, all students must earn a minimum of 9 semester credit hours must be earned at Wright State University in an undergraduate program of study approved by the department/unit overseeing the certificate. Credit by evaluation or transfer credit will not be considered as residency credit. Credits earned prior to the awarding of a previous degree, including degrees earned at Wright State, will not be considered as residency credit. Credits earned as part of a concurrently awarded degree may be considered as residency credit.
To graduate with a graduate certificate from Wright State, all students must earn a minimum of 9 graduate semester credit hours at Wright State. Credit by evaluation will not be considered as residency credit. Credits earned before the awarding of a previous degree, including degrees earned at Wright State, will not be considered as residency credit. Credits earned as part of a concurrently awarded degree may be considered as residency credit.
To graduate with a masters’ degree from Wright State, all students must earn a minimum of 50% of the required graduate credit hours at Wright State.
Students in a doctoral program are considered to be in residence for any term for which they are registered for at least 6 semester hours of Wright State graduate courses. A minimum residence of two consecutive full-time academic semesters at Wright State, devoted wholly to graduate work, is required.
For additonal information about residency requirements, please refere to Wright State policies 3610, 3620, 5380, 5720, and 5820.
Application for Graduation
Undergraduate and Graduate Students must apply to graduate and separately register to participate in the Commencement Ceremony. Responsibility for registering in appropriate classes, scheduling, and fulfilling all university and program requirements for graduation rests with the student.
Wright State University offers separate commencement ceremonies for students graduating from either the Dayton or Lake Campus. The Dayton Campus holds two ceremonies each year. The first ceremony is Fall Commencement which is held in December. Summer and Fall graduates may participate in this ceremony. The second ceremony is Spring Commencement which is held on the last weekend of April or the first weekend of May.
Lake Campus holds one commencement ceremony a year, at the completion of the spring term.
Graduation is the receiving or conferring of an academic degree once you have fulfilled all of the requirements. Commencement is the ceremony held in the spring and fall celebrating your accomplishment.
- You will receive an email when you are close to graduating.
- Follow the directions included in the email or visit the Apply for Graduation page.
- You will register for the commencement ceremony in this process.
- You can change your response up to 30 days before the Commencement ceremony.
Since our commencement ceremonies immediately follow final exams, we are not able to certify the completion of graduation requirements prior to commencement. Therefore, Wright State does not distribute diplomas at its ceremonies.
Students graduating during the Fall and Spring Semesters will receive their diploma presentation folder during the commencement ceremony. Summer graduates will receive their diplomas in the mail. (Please note it may take 6-8 weeks to receive your diploma.) Visit the Enrollment Services website to learn more about receiving your diploma.
For questions concerning Graduation contact: raiderconnect@wright.edu
For questions concerning the Commencement Ceremony contact: graduation@wright.edu
For additional information on the degree application and commencement participation, please refer to Wright State policy 3685.
Undergraduate Honors Graduation Application
Students in the University Honors Program who intend to graduate with an Honors degree designation (University Honors Scholar, General Studies Honors Scholar, or Departmental Honors Scholar) must complete the Honors Graduation Application*. Students should meet with an Honors advisor the semester prior to graduation to ensure that all Honors degree designation requirements are complete or in progress.
*Note: Honors students must complete both the University Graduation Application and the Honors Graduation Application to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and an Honors degree designation. One application does not substitute for the other.
Participating in a Later Commencement Ceremony
Students who are unable to attend a commencement ceremony due to military obligation or documented emergency are eligible to attend the first commencement ceremony following the end of the obligation or emergency. Such students must inform the Dayton Campus Registrar’s Office or the Lake Campus Dean’s Office of their intent to participate, including documentation showing cause for the exception, before the normal deadline for application for graduation/commencement participation (policy 3685.4). Please review the Instructions for the completion of the Commencement Participation Petition.
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