Graduation Requirements
- Meet all program requirements, including Institute of Religion courses.
- Have a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.
- Earn at least 50 percent of required credits directly from LDS Business College. Test credits are not included in this 50 percent.
- Have all financial accounts with the College current.
- Apply and be approved for graduation.
In addition to specific degree requirements, students must also meet the graduation requirements listed below:
- Minimum Grade: To satisfy a degree, certificate, cluster requirement, students must earn a minimum grade of C unless otherwise noted in the specific program requirements. To satisfy general elective requirements students must earn a minimum grade of D-. A passing grade (P) in a Pass/Fail course will satisfy the applicable program requirement.
- Graduation Catalog: A student is responsible for the program requirements listed in the LDSBC Catalog from the year of first enrollment to the year of graduation. Students are subject to all other policies, requirements, and procedures as outlined in the College catalog for the current academic year.
- Academic Standing: Students who are academically suspended or academically dismissed may not graduate from LDSBC.
- Good Honor Code Standing: Students must be in Good Honor Code Standing in order to graduate from LDSBC. Former students wishing to graduate from LDSBC, but whose ecclesiastical endorsement has expired, will need to submit a current endorsement before their application for graduation will be processed.
Application for Graduation
Current students apply for graduation online via the MyBC student portal. Former students may request assistance in applying for graduation by emailing graduation@ldsbc.edu. For specific deadlines, students should refer to the Academic Calendar. Students should apply to graduate in the semester they complete their program.
Students who apply after the Graduation Application Deadline in April will not be included in the commencement program. Graduates’ names will be included in the commencement program after the semester they graduate, not the commencement in which they march, if different. Official graduation is subject to a degree audit following the last semester of enrollment. Enrollment Services will notify students of any graduation deficiencies via official communication methods. The graduation application of those who do not complete the requirements will be reevaluated at the end of the next semester. However, students who do not satisfy all graduation requirements in the semester for which they applied must reapply to be considered for graduation in a subsequent semester.
Attendance at Commencement
Commencement is held yearly in April. Students who have completed their program requirements the prior July, December, and that April may apply to walk in April commencement. Graduates and their families and friends may attend formal commencement exercises. All graduates, including those who complete their courses of study before Winter Semester, are encouraged to attend. Students who do not attend Commencement may claim a diploma cover from Enrollment Services before leaving campus. Diplomas will be mailed to graduates only after all requirements have been completed and verified, usually 6-8 weeks after final grades are posted.
Commencement exercises at LDS Business College differ from most others in that participants attend commencement in the historic Tabernacle located on Temple Square and invites the ministry of the Spirit by their conduct in the proceedings. To assist in this invitation and to show respect for everyone present, graduates participating in Commencement are required to observe the dress and groom standards of Sunday dress.
Additionally, so as not to draw attention to any one individual; flowers, leis, and other embellishments (including decorating the cap) that might not be considered academic regalia should not be attached to or worn with the cap and gown during the commencement ceremony.
Change in Graduation Requirements
The College reserves the right to change the requirements for graduation at any time. Students are responsible to know the current program requirements for graduation. Students are encouraged to counsel with their assigned academic advisor each semester. Students may graduate using the requirements for their program of study within the seven years prior to their graduation date.
Graduation Honors
Honors is based on the cumulative GPA after grades post for the graduation semester. No adjustments will be made for grades posted or changed following the graduation semester. To be eligible, the application must be submitted before the published Final Graduation Application Deadline of the student’s graduation semester.
Students with a 3.70 cumulative GPA or higher will graduate with honors (3.69 GPA does not round up). Honors are based on GPA at the end of the semester prior to the graduation ceremony. Honor students will be recognized by their wearing a gold honors cord during graduation commencement.
Financial Holds
Candidates with outstanding debts to LDSBC, for any reason, will not receive diplomas or official transcripts until all amounts are paid in full.
Standards Holds
Candidates who are not in good Honor Code standing will not receive diplomas until they have completed the requirements outlined by the office they are working with. Students with a standards hold may not participate in commencement.
Exit Survey
In the interest of documenting post-graduation rates of employment for accreditation purposes, all students are required to complete a brief exit survey, available online, approximately one month before their anticipated graduation. Various means will be used to remind students of this graduation requirement, including emails sent to the student’s MyBC email account with a link to the survey, a notation on the student’s Grad Report, and notification through the Career Service offices.
Alumni Association
The LDSBC Alumni Association provides opportunities for alumni to continue their association with the College in meaningful ways. Students become alumni after completing 25 credit hours of academic course work.
Alumni have access to helpful College services. Lifetime Career Services privileges give alumni access to the College’s employment services where they can review available positions and receive assistance in resume writing and interview coaching.
Graduates may also take one free course from the regular curriculum each year beginning the third year after graduation. Graduates may choose either to audit the course or take it for credit. Graduates returning as degree-seeking students may use the course with the lowest number of credit hours as the free course.
Graduates will need to re-apply to the College by completing the admissions application here as a former student. Then submit the Alumni Brush-up form.
Those interested in more information about the Alumni Association write to the LDS Business College Alumni Association at 95 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-3500.
