The Ceremony

The ceremony will take place in the auditorium of San Ignacio Hall. Each degree candidate may invite up to three guests to the ceremony. Guests will be asked to present their invitations and will be invited to take their seats directly upon arrival. Degree candidates will convene in the Library Reading Room on the second floor of the building. The ceremony lasts approximately one hour. Light refreshments will be served after the ceremony.

Caps and Gowns

Degree candidates must be attired in caps and gowns, which may be purchased at the SLU-Madrid bookstore prior to the date of graduation. For more information about caps and gowns, contact Marta Sánchez-Paulete (copies-madrid@slu.edu) at the bookstore no later than Friday, Dec. 16.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

The auditorium of San Ignacio Hall is well-ventilated; however, seating is not socially distanced. Degree candidates and their guests may wish to bring or wear a face mask; if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, we ask them not to attend.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, guests are asked to remain at their seats and wait for an usher to ensure an orderly and safe exit.

Diplomas

Diplomas are not distributed at the ceremony. Saint Louis University will send diplomas to the contact address degree candidates provide in their Degree Application Form. For further information about diplomas, contact the Office of the Registrar (registrar-madrid@slu.edu).

Public Transportation to the SLU-Madrid Campus

The Metro station closest to campus is Guzmán el Bueno (Lines 6 and 7). EMT bus service is also available: Lines 2, 45, C and F have bus stops near campus.

Hotels 

Please find below a list of hotels/hostels for your stay in Madrid. The places mentioned below are intended to be close to Campus and to downtown Madrid.

Nearby Hotels

Students should discuss their specific degree requirements with their advisors throughout their academic careers. While an advisor is there to help you in planning and confirming your progress toward graduation, ultimately it is your responsibility to be aware of the requirements specific to your degree, and the number of hours you have to complete in order to graduate.

Changes in undergraduate degree requirements must be approved by the last day of the Spring semester in order to take effect in the following academic year. Such changes must be communicated immediately to the university registrar. Deans, by exception, may allow you to take advantage of new degree requirements immediately if the exception will allow you to complete degree requirements.

The general requirements for earning a baccalaureate degree from Saint Louis University are as follows:

• The satisfactory fulfillment of the lower- and upper-division course requirements within each area.
• The completion of no less than 120 semester hours of credit (excluding lower-division military science and physical-education courses) with an overall grade point average of 2.0. Grade point averages are figured on the basis of hours attempted (not merely hours passed) and grade points earned.
• At least 30 of the last 36 semester hours of your degree program must be taken at the Madrid or St. Louis campuses of Saint Louis University. Individual schools or colleges may have policies that vary from this norm.
• A degree candidate must submit an online application for graduation before the end of the second week of the semester or session in which graduation is intended. Students must be in good academic standing to file the application.
• Because of the progress being made in various fields of learning, collegiate credits earned more than 10 calendar years prior to graduation will be reevaluated. If circumstances warrant, you may be required to take further work or repeat certain courses before a degree is conferred.
• Seniors who have a grade of Incomplete in any course needed for graduation should clear the record and have the change of grade submitted on appropriate forms to the academic dean's office by April 1 for May graduation, July 1 for August graduation and by Dec. 1 for January graduation.
• All course requirements for a degree must be completed or be in progress before or during the semester for degree conferral. The University will award a degree if all required course work is completed and needed documentation received, within 40 calendar days of the University conferral date. Beyond 40 calendar days, awarding of the diploma will be deferred to the next university conferral date. See individual schools/colleges for additional graduation requirements.
• Students who participate in an internship must complete it prior to the official conferral of their degrees. Once the degree has been awarded, the University will not be able to sign an internship agreement.

Determination of honors and cumulative grade point averages will be made at the time of graduation. For the purpose of computing honors and cumulative University, departmental or college grade point averages, any grade of "I" will be calculated as an "F." Honors will not be recomputed if the "I" is subsequently changed to another grade. Any grade of "I" remaining on your record at the time of graduation must be resolved within 30 calendar days of the commencement date, at which time the "I" will automatically be converted to an "F."

Averages for graduation honors are computed only on the basis of course work taken in the schools or colleges of Saint Louis University. Students receiving a first baccalaureate degree must have completed 54 earned semester hours in residence at Saint Louis University in order to be eligible to graduate with honors. A student with a baccalaureate degree from another institution may be awarded a second baccalaureate degree with academic honors if at least 48 credit hours are earned at Saint Louis University and the minimum grade point average (based on Saint Louis University course work only) is satisfied.

Graduation honors are awarded as follows:

• Cum laude for a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.699
• Magna cum laude for a grade point average of 3.7 to 3.899
• Summa cum laude for a grade point average of 3.9 to 4.0