Candidates will practice the hooding ceremony prior to lining up for the processional. Candidates should report to Room 107 located on the lower level of the coliseum for practice. Directional signs will be posted at your entrance point. Doctoral candidates will line up as their name appears in the printed program and according to degree. The order will be Doctor of Education, Doctor of Musical Arts, Doctor of Public Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy.
Doctoral candidates are to respond immediately to the instructions of the doctoral marshals.
Doctoral Candidates will return their rented regalia to the University Supply Store after the ceremony. Candidates for these degrees should determine which of the ceremonies they should attend according to their discipline. A student earning a masters degree in mechanical engineering will attend the afternoon ceremony. In The Ceremony. The Commencement Ceremony is intended to be a most dignified ceremony honoring important accomplishments.