Graduation Timeline Options

Important notes:

• Regardless of timeline, the total credits needed for graduation are 36 credits.  

• All students are required to take the Professional Responsibility and Leadership (PRL) course, but the timing of the course will depend on students’ graduation date.

  • • PRL is a 1.5-credit in-person course that meets 1x/week for seven weeks.

    • The timing of the course will depend on students’ graduation date:

      • May 2026 graduates (Spring graduates): complete PRL in Spring 2026

      • January 2027 graduates (Fall graduates): complete PRL in Fall 2026 (and therefore complete one less course in Spring 2026)

• All students will walk at graduation in May 2026. Only those graduating in May 2026 will receive their diplomas at the ceremony; those graduating in January 2027 will receive their diploma in late January/early February 2027.

  • • The diploma conferral date for Spring graduates is May 2026.

    • The diploma conferral date for Fall graduates is late January/early February 2027. 

• Tuition information: In July 2026, January 2027 graduates (Fall graduates) will receive a bill for Fall 2026, which will be due in August 2026. The bill will include:

  • • The updated tuition rate for the 1.5-credit PRL course - note that the anticipated increase is 3% for Academic Year 2026-2027. (Note that you do not pay for PRL twice, so you will already have received a refund if billed/paid in Spring 2026)

    • Semester of health insurance for Fall 2026