Graduation

Commencement | Graduation Schedule | Graduation Application | Graduation Requirements | Honors | Announcements | Class Rings |Diploma Frames

2008 Graduation Order Form

Order your graduation banquet tickets, class photos and commencement DVD by completing the Graduation Order Form (small PDF) and returning it to the Registrar's Office by April 25, 2008.

You will be able to order candid shots of graduation through the photographer. Watch for more information after Commencement.

Commencement (top)

Commencement Dates (as listed on the three-year Academic Calendar):

• May 2-3, Fri.-Sat., 2008
• May 1-2, Fri.-Sat., 2009
• April 30-May 1, Fri.-Sat., 2010

Students completing requirements during the summer months will participate in commencement but will not be eligible to receive recognition for honors until grades are posted in August. Approval to be absent from commencement must be secured from the Academic Affairs Committee through the registrar (417-268-1025, records@agts.edu) by March 14.

Continuing Education graduates are encouraged to participate in graduation exercises at AGTS. Approval to participate at the extension site where the majority of their course work was completed must be secured through the AGTS Registrar's office (417-268-1025, records@agts.edu). Commencement dates will vary according to location.

2008 Commencement Activities Schedule (top)

Thursday, May 1

AGTS Golf Tournament
1 p.m.
Rivercut Golf Course, 2350 West Farm Road 190
Tickets required, call (417) 268-1012 by April 25

Friday, May 2

Doctor of Ministry Symposium
12:30-2:15 p.m.
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, 1435 North Glenstone Avenue
William J. Seymour Chapel

Graduation Rehearsal
3 p.m., Colorguard, Faculty Marshal, Department Chairs
3:30 p.m., All Graduates
Central Assembly of God, 1301 Boonville Avenue

Graduation Banquet
7 p.m.
The Tower Club, 901 East St. Louis Street
Tickets required, call (417) 268-1025 by April 25

Saturday, May 3

Graduating Class Picture
12:15 p.m.
West Chapel at Central Assembly of God–Graduates, Full-Time Faculty

35^th Commencement
Speaker: Rev. Dan Betzer, Senior Pastor
First Assembly of God, Ft. Myers, Florida

1 p.m., Graduates and Processional Participants Lineup
1:30 p.m., Commencement, Central Assembly of God, 1301 Boonville Avenue

Graduation Reception
Church Reception Hall

Graduation Application (top)

The graduation application deadline is October of each year. This application covers fall, spring and summer graduations for the school year following the deadline. Please contact Sarah Clark in the Registrar's Office (417-268-1025, records@agts.edu) for specific information or to pick up an application which is available in September, or download the application here: Graduation Information and Application, 2007-2008.

Graduation Requirements (top)

See the AGTS catalog for Graduation Requirements.

Honors (top)

Academic Honors

The following standards for honors are maintained:

• 3.90-4.0—Summa cum laude
• 3.80-3.89—Magna cum laude
• 3.70-3.79—Cum laude

Eligible summer graduates must postpone this honor at commencement until all grades are processed at which time it will be posted on the transcript.

Honor Society

A limited number of graduates are elected into the Kappa Delta Chi Honor Society and Sigma Chi Honor Society each year by the faculty. (See AGTS Student Handbook for details.)

Graduation Announcements (top)

Graduation announcements can be ordered easily through Jostens. Download information (small PDF file) or call 1-800-854-7464.

Class Rings (top)

Graduates can order class rings directly through the Jostens website (www.shop.jostens.com) or by calling 1-800-854-7464. The AGTS bookstore has brochures, price lists, ring samples and a ring sizer.

Diploma Frames (top)

Graduates can order a frame for their diploma directly through Church Hill Classics. The AGTS bookstore has brochures, price lists and samples.

 

 

Updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:20 AM