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GRADUATION VERSUS COMMENCEMENT
There are important differences between graduation and commencement with which you should be familiar.

Graduation is a two-step process consisting of applying for graduation by submitting a Graduation Card, and completing all academic requirements for your degree. The administrative process of degree conferral will indicate your official date of graduation.

Commencement, on the other hand, refers to the ceremony, officiated by the President of the University, where you share the excitement and importance of your academic accomplishments with peers, family, and friends. It is also a time for the University, Council of Trustees, senior administrators, and faculty to pay special tribute to you for the outstanding efforts you have shown in earning your degree.

GRADUATION CHECKLIST  Designed to take you through the necessary steps prior to graduation.  Click on the checklist to obtain the graduation card.

To avoid a late fee your graduation card must be submitted by the end of the add period for the respective graduation semester/session.  All late fees are $100. To participate in spring commencement, you must submit a graduation card. Both undergraduate and graduate students must submit a graduation card.

GRADUATION FAIR  - TBA  Stop by the Pogue Student Center to check off  many of  those graduation tasks on your to-do list.  

ATTENTION SENIOR STUDENTSFuture Plans of Baccalaureate Recipients
Please click on the above link and tell us about your future plans. You will be directed to a survey, and it will only take a minute or two to complete. The survey is being administered to graduating seniors as a component of the Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA) College Portrait Program. The VSA is an initiative by public 4-year universities to supply basic, comparable information on the undergraduate student experience to important constituencies through a common web report- the College Portrait.

More information on the Voluntary System of Accountability™ (VSA) College Portrait Program can be found by clicking the VSA link.

 


DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT  
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2013

Undergraduate Student Commencement Ceremony

10 AM McComb Fieldhouse

Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony  

2 PM Cole Auditorium in Memorial Hall

The deadline to RSVP for either commencement is TBA.


         

CONTACT INFORMATION
Graduate Ceremony:  Memorial Hall - Cole Auditorium: 814-732-2731

Undergraduate Ceremony:  McComb Fieldhouse: 814-732-2669
General Information:  Pogue Student Center:  814-732-2842

 

 

                             

IMPORTANT DATES!

*Student's Scheduling Dates for the Fall 2013 Semester*


SUMMER

Summer 2013 Sessions:
1st  Session begins Tuesday, May 28th - Thursday, June 27th
2nd Session begins Monday,  July 8th - Wednesday, August 7th

Summer 2013 Important Dates


FALL

Fall 2013 Important Dates