Posthumous Undergraduate Degrees
- Normally, a posthumous degree will be granted to a deceased student only under the following minimum conditions. The student must have:
- Died within 12 months of the last registration;
- Been in good academic standing such that eventual graduation was expected;
- For undergraduates in programs requiring 120 or more credits, completed at least 90 credits;
- For undergraduates in programs requiring 90 credits, completed at least 72 credits.
- The posthumous degree must be recommended by the department and faculty council and be approved by Senate Executive.
- Undergraduate students who were in an Honours program at the time of death but who are not eligible for a posthumous Honours degree may be recommended for the corresponding General degree, if the criteria for that degree are met.
- Procedures:
- On receiving notice of the death of a student, the Registrar determines if the student would be eligible for a posthumous degree and communicates this information to the department, the Secretary of Senate, and the President.
- The President or delegate will communicate with the next of kin.
- The posthumous degree will be noted as such in the Senate graduation list and the convocation program, but not on the diploma.
- Where possible, the diploma will be presented to the next of kin or their delegate
Policy on Undergraduate Certificates of Academic Achievement – in memoriam
- Normally, a “Certificate of Academic Achievement – in memoriam” will be awarded to a deceased undergraduate student if the following minimum requirements are met. The student must have:
- Died within 12 months of the last registration;
- Been in good academic standing such that eventual graduation was expected;
- For undergraduate students in programs requiring at least 90 credits, completed at least 30 credits at Nipissing;
- For students in all other programs, completed at least 50% of their degree requirements, unless otherwise determined by their program Chair or Director.
- The certificate must be recommended by the department and faculty council and be approved by Senate Executive.
- Procedures:
- The request to award such a certificate may emanate from others, but the next of kin should approve, where possible.
- The President or delegate will communicate with the next of kin
- Where possible, the certificate will be presented to the next of kin or their delegate.