The ceremony takes approximately two hours. During the ceremony, Dean Campbell will ask the bachelor degree candidates to rise to be recognized and then to be seated. When all colleges have been individually recognized and presented to the President, the President will confer upon the entire group of bachelor degree candidates their respective degrees. Master s degree candidates will be asked to come to the front of the podium en masse with their hoods to be hooded by a UA faculty member. The entire graduating class will process from the stadium following Commencement.
Undergraduates wear blue gowns and salmon tassels.
MPH students wear black gowns, hats and tassels and a hood with a salmon cuff. Epi students wear black gowns, hats, tassels and a hood with a yellow cuff. Diplomas Diplomas will be mailed during the academic semester following your degree completion date. Completion of your degree will be certified by the Degree Certification Officer assigned to your particular program during the 4 to 6 weeks following graduation. When all degrees have been certified, the list of graduates will be forwarded to the diploma printer.