2025 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 

All graduating students of the Class of 2025 must attend the graduation or commencement ceremony. Friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend and sit behind the graduates and awardees. 

FOR HONORARY DEGREE NOMINEES:

FIRST STEP: In a well written recommendation, we need someone to formally endorse you as a nominee so that we can announce your candidacy at the Loving to Learn Association Executive Board of Trustees Meeting on Friday, August 1, 2025.

Your Endorsement Letter should highlight from at least 10 to over 25 years of lifetime achievement in ministerial service. It should include why they believe you should be a candidate and their relationship or experience with you. If possible, this letter should be on business or professional stationary and sent to us before Friday, August 1, 2025.

SECOND STEP: Review the WGIU ONLINE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (upper left) and COURSES AND ENROLLMENT (upper right) tabs on our website at www.wgiuniversity.org. On the COURSES AND ENROLLMENT TABS, scroll down to the last tab and open tab. You can download, fill out, scan, and email or fax all Enrollment Forms back to us as soon as possible.

$175 should be donated for enrollment, using the PayPal button in the comment section of this page or anywhere on our website. Your tax-deductible receipt will immediately go to your email. If it's convenient for you to visit us, do so by calling (323) 402-0422 and making an appointment or our office at (323) 73-LIGHT (5-4448).

THIRD STEP: We need a Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Bio, and Letter of Intent, substantiating at least 10 to over 25 years of ministry. Some of this we may already have if you previously enrolled. Completing our enrollment checklist, you will receive a Letter of Acceptance after the Board Meeting on Friday, August 1, 2025.

FOURTH STEP: If you want to Expedite Enrollment after paying $175, you can come into our office, mail, or donate online $300 as your first payment towards your graduation fees before Friday, July 18, 2025. The next payment is due Friday, August 1, 2025. You may make a final payment on or before August 31, 2025. We must order caps and gowns in advance. It’s less expensive when you schedule things and purchase caps and gowns months before the ceremony and banquet.

FIFTH STEP: Once you have completed and/or returned all paperwork, you must immediately call (323) 73-LIGHT (5-4448) and make an Entrance Exam appointment to start our Enrollment Checklist, Certification Requirement, and Exit Reviews. Whether you meet with us in our office, by phone, or by Zoom, these checklists are required for your honorary degree and must be cleared by Friday, August 29, 2025 for you to receive your diploma no later than Friday, November 1, 2025.

If necessary, you have 7 years to satisfactorily fulfill all requirements in Post-Graduate Internship, residency, and/or fellowship following commencement ceremonies. The requirements are listed in the 2023-24 WGIU Catalog Handbook on pages 13 and 14.

Call for any questions or other arrangements. You may negotiate your Graduation Fee payments. Please RSVP and review comment section on this page.

Presiding Archbishop Joshua Smith, PhD, DD, President

Evangelist Sherilyn Smith, PhD, Executive Director

Loving to Learn Association 

Archbishop Perry Moore, PhD, Chancellor

Tanya McDonald, D. Min., Academic Dean

The Word of God International University