Graduation Information
Indiana Wesleyan University offers two dates a year to honor graduates at Commencement and at which time conferral of degrees occurs: April and December. There are usually three ceremonies on each of these dates.
IWU also provides four additional conferral dates throughout the year in addition to the commencement dates above. Those additional conferrals occur in the months of February, June, August, and October.
Due to distancing requirements, the number of guests allowed into the Chapel Auditorium will be limited. Additional spaces will be opened on campus to allow guests to witness the ceremony by live stream and will likely require tickets for admittance. The number of guests allowed for each graduate is yet to be determined as is the decision for who will graduate in each ceremony.
Should the CDC and/or state governing authorities restrict gatherings to such a low number that we are not able to hold commencement ceremonies in person, all graduation ceremonies will proceed in virtual form at the dates and times listed below.
IWU-Marion
Friday, April 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
- School of Nursing (pre-licensure)
- School of Physical and Applied Sciences
- Life Calling and Integrative Learning
6:00 p.m.
- School of Arts and Humanities
- School of Professional Studies/School of Teacher Education
- School of Theology and Ministry
IWU-National & Global and Wesley Seminary
Saturday, May 1, 2021
10:00 a.m.
- All N&G associate degrees
- DeVoe School of Business bachelor degrees
2:00 p.m.
- All other N&G bachelor degrees (BSN, BSW, BS, BA)
- MSW, MSN and DNP
6:00 p.m.
- All other N&G master’s degrees
- All Seminary degrees
- All remaining doctoral degrees (DOL)
To accommodate IWU-N&G and Wesley Seminary graduates who confer in June and August and who would otherwise not be able to participate until the December 2021 ceremonies, we have added two August graduation ceremonies to our calendar.
The August ceremonies will be held on August 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Reminders:
- All bills must be paid before diplomas and transcripts are released.
- Please confirm that the Registrar's Office has your correct mailing address. Your current address can be found on your student MyIWU portal.
- Diplomas will include degree, conferral date, and honors, if applicable, and will be mailed out as soon as possible following the ceremony.
- Final grades, confirmation of completed coursework, and financial obligations are verified before printing and mailing diplomas.
Future Graduation Dates
- December 18, 2021
- April 30, 2022
For more information about graduation, please direct your questions to registrar@indwes.edu.
Registrar's Office
Maxwell Center, Suite 120
4201 S. Washington St.
Marion, IN 46953
Phone: 765-677-2131
Fax: 765-677-2662
registrar@indwes.edu