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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Kristie,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">At ORU we used to only award 3 times a year (end of each semester, including summer). We have just begun, this year, awarding 6 times per year,
we have added conferral dates mid-way through the term in such a way as they fall after our first 8-week term.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">One of the main reasons we did this was for NSLDS/Clearinghouse reporting. We shall see if it helps as we expect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Blessings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Magneto;color:#1F497D">Christine E. Welden, M.Mu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Associate Registrar/VA School Certifying Official<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">918-495-6205<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:cwelden@oru.edu">cwelden@oru.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">registrar.oru.edu<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">veterans.oru.edu<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Oacrao-l <oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Kristie L. Luke<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 28, 2022 11:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> OACRAO Listserve (oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net) <oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oacrao-l] Question on Degree Conferrals/Dates<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red;background:yellow">CAUTION: THIS EMAIL ORIGINATED FROM OUTSIDE OF ORU</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am seeking information on when everyone confers degrees for students completing course requirements in block terms. Right now, Southeastern confers degrees three times a year: December, May, and August.
This is with one official graduation/degree date for each term—even if the student completed requirements in the first half of the “parent” term and/or were conferred late for the term. Since we offer two block terms within a traditional 16 week “parent”
term, we are being asked to consider conferring degrees at the end of the first 8-week block and again at the end of the traditional term. Since we’ve never done things that way before, I wanted to see what everyone else is doing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">My questions are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">How many times do you confer degrees per semester/year?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If more than once a term, how many times per semester?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Do you have issues with NSC enrollment/degree reporting if you graduate students at multiple times in a semester?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Any comments/suggestions are appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br>
Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kristie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#44546A">Kristie Luke</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#44546A"><br>
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Associate Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Institutional Research and Records<br>
<i>Southeastern Oklahoma State University<br>
</i>425 W University<br>
Durant, OK 74701<br>
580.745.2176</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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