Information for Degree Candidates
Graduating seniors
Although most of your work is completed, there are a few significant details you'll need to take care of before graduation in May. Times, dates, locations, procedures, attire, and guest services for Commencement 2012 are listed in these pages and the Commencement Guide [PDF].
Students who have completed all work and whose grades (no incompletes) have been received at the Registrar's Office automatically are included in the Commencement program and invited to participate in the graduation ceremony. If a last-minute emergency prevents you from joining the ceremony as planned, please call (508) 793-7575.
Please review your student account prior to April 1 to see if you have any holds and/or a balance due. All holds and balances must be cleared before you can be cleared for graduation. You may contact your student account counselor with questions.
Phone numbers to call before April 1 for questions about your account, by first initial of your last name:
- A-Ge: (508) 793-7721
- Gf-No: (508) 793-7483
- Np-Z: (508) 793-7491
All students who received federally funded or Clark institutional loans to finance their educations must complete an online exit interview. The exit interviews are mandatory, and diplomas of any students who do not complete an online exit interview may be withheld. You will be notified in March about the exit interview process.
Graduate students
Most of the times, dates, locations, procedures, attire, and guest services for Commencement 2012 for undergraduate students listed in the Commencement Guide [PDF] also apply to graduate students.
Invitations
You may invite as many guests as you wish to Commencement and Convocation. A packet of five formal invitations will be delivered to your campus mailbox. After you have received your initial five invitations, you may request additional invitations at the Dean of Students Office. There is no charge for these University invitations, and your guests do not need to show an invitation in order to attend Commencement.