Commencement Do’s and Don’ts

Please, be on time for your graduation ceremony!

Undergraduate Ceremony

Begins at 10 a.m.
Please be at the amphitheater no later than 9:15 a.m. to check in.

Graduate/Doctoral Ceremony

Begins at 3 p.m.
Please be at the amphitheater no later than 2:15 p.m. to check in.

Do arrive wearing your regalia

Come with your cap, gown, tassel, hood, and cords on. You will not be able to enter the amphitheater’s concourse without your regalia.

You will line up and sit with your respective program.

Don’t be late

If you arrive late to your ceremony, you WILL NOT be allowed onto the amphitheater floor; you will be guided to sit and watch the ceremony from the general seating area.

Don’t record the ceremony

Please don’t have your cellphone out to record the ceremony. Both ceremonies are being streamed live and recorded on YouTube.

Don’t bring gifts

You CANNOT bring flowers, balloons, stuffed toys, flags, or banners inside the amphitheater gates.

Don’t leave after receiving your diploma

Once you have received your diploma case, please return to your seat. Please be respectful of the trustees, faculty, and your peers; wait until President Wilken closes the ceremony before you exit the amphitheater.