The December graduation ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences, in combination with the Reich College of Education, will take place on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center.

Congratulations on your accomplishments!

If you have applied for December graduation, you will receive a letter indicating your current academic status. Read your letter carefully. If your letter indicates that you have shortages in your academic program, please attend to this as soon as possible. Although you may participate in the ceremony, you will not receive a degree if you have any academic shortages.

INFORMATION FOR DECEMBER GRADUATES

1. As soon as possible, make arrangements for your cap, gown, and invitations at the University Bookstore. All graduates will wear the same attire. Honor graduates will be recognized at the ceremony.
2. You may invite as many guests as you wish to the ceremony. Accessible seating is provided for guests with physical limitations. If you have a family member or guest who needs seating in this area, please arrive early, and ask the student marshals for assistance. Special parking for the disabled is available. Contact the University's Traffic Office at (828) 262-2878.
3. No rehearsal will be held. The ceremony will be held in the Holmes Convocation Center. Please arrive one half hour prior to the ceremony to assemble for the processional into the arena.
4. The GPA used to recognize honor graduates at the ceremony is the cumulative GPA at the end of the prior (not the current) semester. When all of your grades have been reported, your cumulative GPA will determine the honor status on your diploma.Graduation with Honors will be noted on your transcript and a gold seal will be affixed to your diploma as follows: summa cum laude 3.85, magna cum laude 3.65, and cum laude 3.45.
5. Your diploma will be mailed to you at your permanent address approximately two weeks after graduation. If you do not receive it, contact the Registrar's Office, (828) 262-2050.
6. Occasionally, a student participates in the graduation ceremony but does not meet all of the graduation requirements. If this is the case, the student is notified by mail. Upon completion of the requirements, the student is graduated, and a diploma is mailed to the student. If graduation deficiencies are not cleared within the allotted time frame, the student may reapply to graduate at a later date.

If you have questions, please contact us.
Student Services Office
College of Arts and Sciences
Room 100, I. G. Greer
(828) 262-3076
or e-mail Jennifer Wyatt, Director of Undergraduate Academic Services

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