| 1. | The request for a posthumous degree must be made in writing by a member of the student's immediate family to the Registrar. |
| 2. | The Registrar checks records to make sure that the student in question was enrolled at Kutztown University. |
| 3. | If so, the Registrar requests the University Senate to approve a posthumous degree. |
| 4. | After a favorable Senate vote to grant the posthumous degree, the request is forwarded to the council of Trustees for their approval. |
| 5. | Upon approval by the Council of Trustees, the posthumous degree is awarded to the family of the student in question at the next commencement exercises. |