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Academic Petition
Please be specific when petitioning an academic policy. To start the petition process you will need to fill out the online petition form. Provide as much detail as necessary. Once your petition has been decided upon, you will receive email notification from the registrar's office.
Advising Resources
We have several resources to help with class selection and class registration located under Graduate Advising.
GFES Request to Convert Certificate Courses to Graduate Credit
Courses taken in the SFAD Certificate Program (0-level) may be upgraded to graduate credit hours. The tuition difference between certificate tuition and regular seminary tuition is due when these courses are upgraded to graduate credit courses. Student Financial Services will send a statement for the tuition amount due. 0-level certificate courses may be upgraded one at a time or all at once by filling out the appropriate form.
Orientation Presentations
Application for Special Study
Students may apply to complete an independent study of subjects outside regular course offerings. A Special Study Application is required and must be filled out completely. Permission is also required.
Application for Non-Degree Students
Under some circumstances students who do not intend to enter a degree/certificate program may enroll at George Fox University without completing a full application for admission. These students are considered Special Students by the university and have some restrictions on the amount and type of courses that may be taken while a special student. Registration as a special student first requires the completion of a basic application. This application should also be used by students who plan to enter a degree/certificate program at a later time but would like to take classes before being formally admitted to that degree/certificate program. All other students should refer to the Office of Admissions for more information on the application process.
Tutorial For Online Services
Many services provided by the university are available online. In order to use these services we have developed a number of tutorials that explain how to access the specific tools.
Some of these tools include:
FERPA and Enrollment Verification
If you need to provide verification of your enrollment to a third party, print this Enrollment Verification Request form , fill out completely and submit to the registrar's office. Please allow up to two weeks for processing. Plan ahead.
Release of Information
George Fox University accords all the rights under the Family Educational Right and Privacy Act (FERPA) to students who are enrolled. No one shall have access to, nor does the institution disclose any information from, students' education records without the written consent of students.... Read more about FERPA
To release non-directory information to a third party such as a parent or spouse, you will need to fill out a Release of Information form.
Application for Degree
Graduate students should file an Application for Degree form no later than two semesters before expected graduation. You can submit the application to the registrar's office.
Commencement
Commencement ceremonies take place in twice a year at the Newberg campus, at the end of fall and spring semester, and once a year in Boise, each June. For more details please refer to the Commencement website.
Expedited Degree Conferral
Conferring your degree may take up to six weeks after your final grades are posted. Many students need to have their degree conferred before this usual timeline for licensing purposes. We encourage you to contact your professors to see if they can input your grades as soon as possible. While you are waiting for your grades to be submitted you may order an official transcript to be processed after your degree is conferred. Following through on this earlier will keep you from having to pay the rushed transcript fee. Once you can view your grades in Bruindata, submit an expedited degree conferral request form with a $25 payment to the Registrar's office. This will guarantee your degree will be conferred by the end of the next business day.
Graduation Announcements
Graduation announcements can be ordered online through Jostens.
