Students planning to graduate at a particular time are responsible for maintaining an appropriate course load and completing degree requirements in time to be eligible for their targeted graduation. Only those students whose academic records indicate that they can satisfy degree requirements by the end of the term for which they have filed an application to graduate will be permitted to participate in the commencement ceremony for that term. Each ceremony lasts approximately two hours. Information packets about commencement activities including forms to order caps and gowns are sent by the Registrar's office to eligible students starting in mid March. We do not mail information to parents.
Commencement responses are up to the graduates.
Seating for each ceremony is on a first come, first served basis. Doors will open to the public 45 minutes before the start of each ceremony. Special academic regalia in the University's distinctive red, white, and blue colors is worn by all students participating in commencement. Students rent the cap, gown, and hood appropriate to the degree they are receiving by using the order form mailed by the Registrar's office. An instruction sheet showing assembly locations and other important information about the ceremonies will be given to students as they pick up their caps and gowns.