Frequently Asked Questions

If it is in the middle of the term please obtain it from the National Student Clearinghouse. Enrollment verification letters are on the student portal as well under Print Enrollment Certificate. If it is before the term or during the first few weeks, submit a request to [email protected] from your Lindenwood University email address with your student ID including the term in which the verification is required.

• Complete the Application for Degree form electronically on the student portal under My Forms. It will be sent to your academic advisor then to Academic Services to review. Or you can access a PDF version under Forms and Handbooks then Academic Services and submit to your academic advisor.
• This will start the process to be invited to a commencement ceremony. Academic Services will work with your advisor(s) to receive confirmation you have completed your degree requirements.

Diplomas are mailed 5-8 weeks after the conferral of your degree. Conferral dates are March 30, May 30, August 15, October 30, and December 30. You can update you mailing address for the diploma by completing the Change of Address form on the student portal under Forms and Handbooks then Academic Services.

Complete the Name Change form on the student portal under Forms and Handbooks then Academic Services. Also, will need to provide documentation including marriage license, divorce decree, or other court-issued documents. If only needing to update your preferred name, then no documentation is needed and only complete the bottom portion of the form.

• Make sure that an updated official transcript from the original institution was sent to University Admissions. Once received, eligible credits will be posted and reviewed to set equivalencies.
• View Transfer Guides.

• On the student portal, under My Transcript will show your Lindenwood University coursework as well as your transfer credit and the equivalencies set per course. If they have not been assigned, please email [email protected].
• Occasionally, course descriptions or syllabuses will need to be provided to help set an equivalency.
• View Transfer Guides.

• Complete a Prior Approval form for which degree requirement will be satisfied once completed and transferred. The form is available on the student portal under Forms and Handbooks then Academic Services You must complete the last 24 credit hours of your degree at Lindenwood University.
• View Transfer Guides.

• Request with College Board to have your AP credits sent to Lindenwood University.
• View AP course transfer information.

• Request with College Board to have your official results sent to Lindenwood University.
• Students who pass a CLEP proficiency examination have two options when applying for credit. The student may request that the test score be used to waive an equivalent course at the University. In this case, no credit is awarded to the student, and no credit is posted on the student’s transcript. A waived course applies no credit toward graduation. For advising purposes, a note will appear on the student’s advising transcript indicating that a course has been waived. There is no additional cost for a course to be waived.
• Alternatively, the student may request that the exam score be transcribed to the transcript as University credit for a fee of $90 per credit hour. In this case, the credit applies toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation and becomes equivalent to a course taken at Lindenwood.
• View CLEP transfer information.

• If you have earned an associate’s degree from an institution in the State of Missouri and your institution has verified that you have fulfilled the Missouri CBHE 42-hour block, you will only need to complete the 6 credit hours of Humanity Diversity within the GE program. However, any additional GE requirements for your major may be required as well.
• If you have earned an associate’s degree and have not completed the Missouri CBHE 42-hour block, your transfer credit will be evaluated and applied to your program plan on a course-by-course basis. You may be required to complete additional GE coursework that is required at Lindenwood University that has not been satisfied.

• The Dean’s List is determined based on your term GPA and will be provided at the beginning of the subsequent term. You will receive an email confirming you made the Dean’s List and the process to receive your certificate.
• View current Dean’s List.

• To graduate with University Honors, you must complete at least eight courses for honors credit. No more than two 100-level courses can be taken for honors credit
• More about the Honors Academy.
• Any questions can be directed to Dr. Justine Pas at [email protected].

• If you cumulative GPA is a 3.5 or above, then you are automatically eligible to take up to 24 credits. If your cumulative GPA is below a 3.5, then you will need to complete the Petition for Academic Course Overload form available on the student portal under Forms and Handbooks then Academic Services.
• There is an additional charge per credit hour taken over 18 undergraduate credit hours in a term.

The dean of the college that offers the course will need to provide approval stating if they are overriding a closed course and/or overriding a missing prerequisite for the course. The approval will need to be in writing on the form.