Pre-Professional Graduation Cords

The Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center is rewarding graduation cords to students who meet the following requirements and fill out a brief form: 

• Graduating in May, August, or December of 2025 
  • Must have applied for graduation or have at least 90 credit hours completed (if graduating in August or December) 
• Must have a declared Pre-Professional Designation (Pre-Health, Pre-Vet, or Pre-Law) 
  • Your pre-professional designation must be declared no later than April 18^th, 2025 (for spring graduates). Fill out this form to declare a pre-professional designation if you haven’t already. 
• Minimum 3.0 KSU GPA as listed on your unofficial transcript 
• Involved in 2 or more extracurricular activities and/or work (For example: part-time job, clubs/organizations, volunteering, shadowing, etc.) 
• Have met with a pre-professional advisor from the Pre-Professional and Exploratory Advising Center at least once during your undergraduate education 
  • Deadline to meet with your pre-professional advisor is April 18^th, 2025 (for spring graduates). 

All criteria must be met by the time of application. 

Applications are due April 18, 2025.

Note: You do NOT need to have a professional school acceptance to be eligible for graduation cords. 

Students who meet the required GPA and credit hours requirements will receive an email from their Pre-Professional Advisor after spring break with instructions to apply for graduation cords.

Please reach out to ppac@ksu.edu with any questions.