Langston University

As A Rule of Thumb

Potential candidates scheduled to complete their Academic program for Fall 2024, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025 are allowed to participate in the commencement ceremony for Spring 2025. A candidate must have less than 9 hours to complete by Summer 2025. Students must have a zero balance ($0) by March 1, 2025, in order to participate in the Graduation Ceremony. Please contact the Office of Enrollment Management to schedule a meeting to request any accommodations prior to March 1, 2025.

Degree Review

Once you earn 90 semester hours, you may submit a degree review check to see what courses are remaining in order to complete your undergraduate degree requirements.

Dual Enrollment or Completing Last Hours Off Campus

1If you wish to complete classes at another institution while enrolled at Langston University or complete your last hours at another institution, you must obtain prior permission from your advisor and the Dean of the department for your program of study. You also must obtain permission from the Vice President of Academic Affairs if the course(s) will be an overload. Please complete the request on a Dual Enrollment Form and submit it to Registrar’s Office.

Graduation Requirements

See the requirements below.

• You must have completed a minimum of 124 earned semester hours of credit, excluding physical activity courses, performance courses (i.e. Band, Choir etc.), and earned repeats.
• You must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit at an accredited senior institution.
• You must have completed a minimum of 45 semester hours of credit at a senior institution, courses numbered 3000-4000 level.
• You must have completed a minimum of 30 hours of resident at Langston University.
• You must have completed an internship or field experience prior to graduation.
• General Education requirements must be met.
• Major requirements must be met. A minimum grade of “C” or above for all major and minor course work.
• All official transcripts from other schools must be received. (if applicable)
• A minimum of 32 weeks in residence at Langston University, i.e., two semesters (16 weeks per semester).
• Each candidate must have three (3) semester hours of credit in U.S. Government and U.S. History.
• Each candidate must be enrolled at the time he/she qualifies for graduation at Langston University or complete the forms to request permission to take last hours at another institution. The request form may be picked up in the Registrar’s Office.
• A maximum of 64 semester hours, excluding physical activity courses and performance courses, applicable toward the Bachelor’s Degree may be earned at a junior college.
• A maximum of 31 semester hours of credit applicable to a degree may be earned through correspondence study and extension courses.
• A maximum of nine (9) semester hours of credit applicable to a major field or six (6) in a minor field may be earned through correspondence and extension study.
• Each candidate for a degree in the Teacher Education Program must earn the grade point average prescribed by the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences.
• At least 15 of the final 30 hours applied toward the degree must be taken at Langston University.
• Students recommended for the Bachelor’s Degree must achieve a grade point average of 2.00 as a minimum on all course work attempted, excluding any courses repeated or reprieved as detailed in the State Regents’ Grading Policy and excluding physical activity courses and performance courses. Specific majors may require a higher grade point average. You can pick up your degree application in the Registrar’s Office, or click here.

NOTATION: To the candidates, your degree is not conferred until after grades have been received and processed by the Registrar’s Office. If for some reason you do not complete your requirements at this time you filled for graduation, you will need to complete another degree application and change the date to the semester you expect to graduate. A $25 application fee will incur with these requests. 

Graduation Honors

Honors are awarded with the bachelor’s degree for excellent performance in all areas of study. To receive the following honors, a student must have no grade below a “C” in all college work, transfer hours included.

1. Cum Laude Grade point average of 3.00 to 3.39
2. Magna Cum Laude Grade point average of 3.40 to 3.69
3. Summa Cum Laude Grade point average of 3.70 to 4.00

With Distinction Awarded to students who graduate with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher and did not complete a minimum of 45 upper-division hours at Langston University. Those students transferring from an Oklahoma junior college may graduate with the same honors as a four-year resident student.

Graduation Forms

Graduation Application Form

Second Major Policy

A student may earn a second major either from the school from which he/she received the first major or from another school in the university. In order to receive a second major, a student must complete the additional hours in that department and meet departmental requirements A double major may be completed within the 124-hour total by meeting all the requirements of the two majors. Any candidate for a second baccalaureate degree must meet the specific requirements for both degrees and present a minimum of 154 hours of credit.

Five Year Limitation

A student may elect to be graduated under the requirements set forth in the catalog in effect at the time of his/her first enrollment in the state system provided the work is completed within five (5) years. If the work for a degree covers a period longer than five (5) years, the School, in consultation with the student, will determine the catalog to be used. Credits in a students’ major which are more than five (5) years old may not be applied toward a bachelor’s degree unless validated by the major department.

Dual Degree

To meet requirements for a Dual Degree, the student must complete all requirements of the second-degree program with a minimum of 30 hours above the first degree, i.e., a minimum of 154 hours is required. Graduate credit is not accepted in meeting requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree if it is required for a graduate course.