FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 1,800 degrees were handed out to students at Texas Christian University on Saturday, but it was a misprint on the program that garnered the most attention.
On the first page of the program, the school incorrectly spelled “University.”
A school representative said they are looking into what happened.
It appears everything was spelled correctly on students’ diplomas.
Press Release from Texas Christian University:
Texas Christian University expects to bestow degrees on 1,873 students at its spring Commencement in three formal ceremonies held in the Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on the TCU campus on May 7. The number is significant, as 1873 is the year TCU was founded, and it is the second consecutive spring that number of students graduated. Students will receive their diplomas from Chancellor Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Of the total number of degree candidates, 1,508 will receive bachelor’s degrees (37 will receive double degrees), 316 will receive master’s degrees and 24 are Ph.D. candidates. Of those graduating, 655 students will receive Latin Honors, including 15 with a 4.0 GPA. Brite Divinity School will graduate 23 students. There are 1,111 graduates from within Texas, and 666 students from 45 other states. Ninety-three international students will graduate, hailing from 33 different countries. Chancellor Boschini will deliver the Commencement address for all three ceremonies.
The morning (9 a.m.) ceremony will consist of 540 candidates receiving degrees from Bob Schieffer College of Communication, College of Science & Engineering and University Programs.
In the afternoon (1 p.m.) ceremony, 668 students will represent the M.J. Neeley School of Business and College of Fine Arts.
In the evening (5 p.m.) ceremony, 665 students will represent AddRan College of Liberal Arts, College of Education and Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Brite Divinity School will graduate 23 students. Author Sue Monk Kidd ’70 (B.S. Nursing) will receive an Honorary Doctor of Letters.
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