Graduation 2012 Important Information
Commencement ceremonies for 2012 will take place Saturday, May 5, 2012.
Take note of the following steps to prepare for participation in graduation:
- Fulfill your degree/certificate requirements.
- Check to see if your Approved Degree Program (ADP) is complete.
- Pay the appropriate graduation fee in the Business Office or online via Genisys. This fee is assessed only one time per degree/certificate earned. The fee applies regardless of when all graduation requirements are completed.
- $70 - Law, Ed.S. and all Doctorate
- $60 - All Other Degrees
- Submit your Graduation Application
to the Registrar's Office.
Deadline dates to submit graduation applications are as follows:
September 15 for fall graduation
December 15 for spring and summer graduation
Certificate applications are accepted year round. Students who are not approved to graduate for either the degree or certificate in the semester stated on the application must file another application in a subsequent semester. -
Order regalia. All graduates must purchase and wear regalia from Oak Hall
. Regalia orders will be accepted from Friday, January 20, 2012 until Wednesday, April 4, 2012. You may also order announcements, rings, and other graduation related items online from Herff Jones 
. Contact the Regent Bookstore for information on ordering diploma frames.
- RSVP for participation in commencement and commissioning. All students who have submitted a graduation application must RSVP for commencement.
The Registrar's Office is now accepting 2012 Commencement RSVPs. To RSVP in Genisys, log in to your Genisys account, select "Student" and then click "Commencement RSVP." Please note that only students who have submitted a graduation application will be able to RSVP.
You must RSVP for your commissioning service separately. Commissioning dates and times are determined by the individual schools. - Pick up your regalia. Regalia must be picked up on campus at the Student Center. (Regalia cannot be mailed out on an individual basis.) You must present a picture ID to pick up your regalia. Regalia will only be released to someone other than the graduate if the graduate has submitted prior written consent to the Registrar's Office.
Pick-up dates, times, and locations are as follows:
Wednesday, May 2, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Fountain View Room, Regent Ordinary
Thursday, May 3, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Fountain View Room, Regent Ordinary
Friday, May 4, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Fountain View Room, Regent Ordinary
Regalia may also be picked up the morning of commencement, beginning at 8:00 a.m. in SC 235; however, you are strongly encouraged to pick up your regalia in advance.
- Attend Commissioning and Commencement. Your Commissioning Service will be held Thursday, May 3 or Friday, May 4.
The processional begins promptly at 9:25 a.m., so make sure you arrive to line up no later than 8:40 a.m. (fully dressed in your regalia, including hood and cap). Graduate line-up takes place on the sidewalk behind the Administration Building beginning at 8:15 a.m. Staff persons and faculty marshals will be available to assist you. Graduates may not carry handbags or other personal items, banners, placards, etc. A small camera is permissible. Immediately after Commencement, there will be an outdoor cookies and punch reception for graduates and guests.
Each school will conduct individual commissioning activities prior to Commencement.
