Community Life + Worship (CLW)

Community Life + Worship (CLW) 

A requirement for graduation from RU is involvement on a regular basis in Community Life + Worship (CLW) events such as Chapel and other promoted CLW programs. All traditional (full & part-time) students seeking an undergraduate degree must complete the 175 CLW credit requirement before graduation.* Students are highly encouraged to garner a minimum of 25 credits per semester. Chapel and most CLW events are worth 1 CLW credit unless noted otherwise. Students may earn as many CLW credits per semester as their schedule allows until the graduation requirement is met. More than 40 CLW credits can be earned attending campus-wide chapel in any given semester. 

* Traditional undergraduate students exclude Early College, Dual-Enrolled, Accelerated Learning, guest, and audit students.

TRANSFER STUDENTS 

The following chart outlines the number of CLW credits a transfer student will be required to earn based on their transfer status. 

EARLY COLLEGE STUDENTS 
Early College students are exempt from the Community Life + Worship graduation requirement. Early College students who transition to bachelor's degree-seeking students will follow the requirements outlined above for current and transfer students. However, Early College students who are in their fifth year in the program and plan on continuing their education at Rochester University are welcome to begin earning CLW credits towards the graduation requirement. 

DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION 
The student is permitted to participate in commencement, but will not graduate if 175 credits are not accrued by the end of their graduating semester.

CLW credits can be tracked by downloading and using the iAttended app available on iPhone and Android smartphones. For more information on CLW opportunities, visit the http://RochesterU.edu/student-handbook/.