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In reply to the discussion: Why has Jeb Bush's college graduation year been omitted by the media for at least 30 years now? [View all]Igel
(35,293 posts)Google is your friend. After that, there's understanding inference versus observation.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fl-gov-bush/
From 1998. Finished coursework in 2 1/2 years, graduated 1974, started Sept. 1971.
So he'd have finished his coursework in fall semester 1973.
It's not unreasonable to think he graduated in fall 1973, but often fall completion leads to spring conferral. There's also the possibility that he did more than just coursework, or did coursework beyond what was required to graduate.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/candidates/jeb-bush
More recent, same info.
Note that I finished my coursework for my bachelor's in 1/82. My degree was conferred in June '82.
Knew a student who finished her coursework in 6/81. Degree was conferred 6/82. She didn't take her junior year abroad, she took an additional year abroad.
I finished my coursework for my masters in fall '90. I finished my thesis in 7/91. Degree was conferred 8/91.
I finished my coursework for my PhD in Dec. '96. To my department's great irritation, I advanced to candidacy in 1/2001. During those extra years mostly I took additional coursework that wasn't required for my degree, didn't count towards my degree, but which I thought would be damned useful. (Never graduated with the PhD. My department was too greatly irritated.)
I'd also point out that I know that Obama graduated from Harvard law. Graduated something cum laude. Went to Columbia via Occidental. No clue what year he graduated or transferred. The year is often omitted for Obama, too. But we don't notice that because we just don't. For Obama, what's important is Harvard law, cum laude; Columbia, poli-sci.
For JE Bush, what's important is the cum laude and 2 1/2 years' coursework. Graduation in 1973 or '74, graduation in '90 or '93 or whenever, not a big deal after the first couple of mentions. For Bush III, that stopped back in the '90s. For Obama, back in 2007 or 2008.