Q. 12..... When is graduation?

Whenever the required 17-1/2 credits are completed, and all the paperwork is in order, the student may graduate. But remember, 17-1/2 credits is the MINIMUM number of credits required -- you may add as many as you like. (One NARS student graduated with 49 credits!)

And when are the graduation ceremonies? There are three answers to this question.
  1. In June, we have a graduation ceremony in Maine with about 700 people in the audience.
  2. In May, we have a combined graduation ceremony in Orlando, FL (Memorial Day weekend) with about 3,000 in the audience. (This graduation is under the direction of the Florida Parent Educator's Association.)
  3. And, students graduate every month. Students usually graduate when they are done -- they are not required to wait for the graduation ceremony.

If you are finished by July 16, and you want that date to appear on your diploma, then THAT’s the date that will appear on your diploma. It can be mailed to you and your family can plan a celebration. (Some families have planned graduation ceremonies around family reunions, since the extended family will be assembled anyway...) In the same manner, if you are done on July 16, you can have that date appear on your diploma and you can STILL graduate in the graduation ceremony, even if the ceremony is the following year! You have several choices here.