Students need to complete an exit interview with the Financial Aid Office and the Student Accounts Office before they can receive their Hooding Packet. Authorizations for caps and gowns are found in the Graduation Packets also distributed by the Dean of Students Office. Students wear the academic cap and gown during the Hooding Ceremony. Students will remove their caps before ascending the stage to receive their hood. Hooding Ceremony invitations and tickets for guests are contained in the Hooding Packet .
Students indicate the number of tickets desired for Hooding on the Application for Degree.
Students can request up to 4 tickets. Guests are requested to refrain from standing in the aisles during the ceremony. If we are able to distribute extra tickets, it will be done on a first come, first serve basis. The Hooding Ceremony features a keynote address by a prominent leader from the business, nonprofit, or government sector. The Hooding Ceremony concludes with the Alumni Induction Ceremony, in which graduates are inducted into the Sawyer School of Management Graduate Alumni Association.