{"616971":{"#nid":"616971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Petition to Walk Early for Summer 2019 Graduates","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of this month, the early participation policy and petition will be available for summer 2019 degree candidates:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.commencement.gatech.edu\/students\/summer-graduates\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.commencement.gatech.edu\/students\/summer-graduates\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUndergraduate and graduate (Masters) summer 2019 degree candidates who have two or fewer classes remaining to complete degree requirements after the spring 2019 term will be eligible to request participation in the spring 2019 ceremony.\u0026nbsp;Applicants must be in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGOOD ACADEMIC STANDING\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for Bachelors, 2.7 for Masters or 3.0 for PhDs.\u0026nbsp;Extenuating personal and family circumstances or issues related to the proximity of the student\u0026rsquo;s home to Atlanta will also be taken into consideration.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDoctoral summer 2019 degree candidates will be handled on a case-by-case basis depending upon when they are cleared by their major schools and the Office of Graduate Studies as having completed all of their degree requirements. Doctoral students must have a 3.0 minimum GPA to participate.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStudents must apply for summer graduation before completing and submitting the petition to walk early at the spring 2019 ceremony.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe cannot guarantee that summer graduates will be able to participate in spring commencement, as this is based on available space.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Undergraduate and graduate (Masters) summer 2019 degree candidates who have two or fewer classes remaining to complete degree requirements after the spring 2019 term will be eligible to request participation in the spring 2019 ceremony."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-01-28 17:45:35","changed_gmt":"2019-01-28 17:45:35","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-01-28T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-01-28T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"604440":{"id":"604440","type":"image","title":"Commencement Crowd","body":null,"created":"1522336918","gmt_created":"2018-03-29 15:21:58","changed":"1522336918","gmt_changed":"2018-03-29 15:21:58","alt":"crowd of Georgia Tech graduates at commencement","file":{"fid":"230403","name":"Commencement_Crowd.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Commencement_Crowd.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Commencement_Crowd.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2116303,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Commencement_Crowd.jpg?itok=zk-MpOdB"}}},"media_ids":["604440"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"629","name":"graduation"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}