UAHuntsville

10:00 A.M. SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
VON BRAUN CENTER-PROPST ARENA

The ceremonies will include students who have applied for graduation and will complete all degree requirements for the Spring semester. PhD's, DNP's, Masters, and Bachelors degrees presented. 

Peter Ammon, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States, will deliver the commencement address to UAHuntsville graduates. He will also be awarded an honorary doctorate from UAHuntsville.

CANDIDATES

GRAD FAIR

APPLY

DIPLOMAS

Candidates' Instructions

Spring 2012 Participants List (Final 05.01.12)

The Graduation Survey is no longer available and this is the final version of the participants list. If you did not have an opportunity to complete the Graduation Survey and plan to attend, please report to the Registrar's table the day of the ceremony.

No tickets required for guests. Please notify your family and friends that the doors will open exactly one hour prior to the scheduled ceremony time. Guests, family members and spouses are not permitted in the assembly or robing areas and should go directly to the arena.

Candidates will need to arrive at the Von Braun Center one hour prior to the scheduled ceremony time.

Line Up and Procession

Students should report to their college line-up area in the Von Braun Center East Hall no later than one hour prior to the ceremony. You will receive a line-up card indicating your number in line and be instructed by University staff about when and where to line up. Your line-up card is the key to get you across the stage.

Who may participate in Commencement

Fall Commencement: Students who have completed degree requirements in the Summer semester, as well as those who have applied for graduation and will complete all degree requirements for the Fall semester.

Spring Commencement: Students who have applied for graduation and will complete all degree requirements for the Spring semester.

Doctoral candidates must notify Graduates Studies in order to participate in the ceremony.

What to Bring to Commencement

Degree candidates should purchase their caps and gowns from the University Bookstore prior to the ceremony and must bring them, along with their tassels, to Commencement. Students should not bring purses, cell phones, etc., into the Von Braun Center. Personal items may not be left in the assembly or robing areas during the ceremony.

Academic Regalia

Commencement is an occasion marking a special time in a student’s academic career. Appropriate attire for the occasion is a black academic gown and mortarboard with no personal accessories or messages. Undergraduate student members of academic honor societies may wear the insignia or honor cord of that academic honor society. Flowers, personal jewelry, pins or cords from social fraternities and sororities are not to be worn on academic robes. (See approved list below). All graduates participating in the ceremony must wear their academic regalia.

Caps and Gowns
Caps and gowns may be purchased at Grad Fair or in the University Bookstore Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Doctoral candidates, please pre-order your cap and gown at least a month prior to the ceremony. 

Tassels
White – Liberal Arts
Gold – Science
Orange – Engineering
Apricot – Nursing
Drab – Business
Old Gold – Doctoral

UAH Honor Cords

University Honors
UAH Honor Cords, for those undergraduates who are eligible, have been purchased by the University and will be available at the Von Braun Center during the robing process. Graduation honors are not bestowed upon students receiving Masters or Doctoral degrees; therefore graduate degree recipients do not receive or wear honor cords.

Notice: Honors indicated in the program are based on grades for semesters completed prior to the last semester. Actual honors for all completed work will be subsequently calculated and will appear on the official transcript and diploma.

Undergraduates
Graduation with honors at the baccalaureate level requires a minimum of 60 semester hours at UAH. Honors will be determined by the grade-point average for the last 60 semester hours of coursework taken at UAH or the overall GPA for all coursework taken at UAH, whichever is higher. The academic terms containing the last 60 hours of coursework taken at UAH will be identified, and the GPA of all UAH courses taken during those terms to satisfy graduation requirements will be computed and the honors will be determined as follows:

If the GPA computed as above is 3.90 or above, the student graduates summa cum laude. 
If the GPA computed as above is 3.70 or above (but below 3.90), the student graduates magna cum laude. 
If the GPA computed as above is 3.40 or above (but below 3.70), the student graduates cum laude.

School of Graduate Studies
Graduate students should not wear honor cords. The hood adorned with the college colors represents their academic accomplishments recognized by the university.

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Approved Academic Honor Societies 

Students graduating with university–wide and academic honors who are members of the following organizations may wear the cords, ribbons, collars, jewelry, etc., described below on their robes at Commencement.

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Grad Fair

Grad Fair will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, February 29th, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the University Bookstore. Representatives from numerous departments will be available to assist degree candidates (undergraduate and graduate) with all aspects of graduation, including cap and gown ordering, degree checkout and Commencement details.

The following University offices will provide information at Grad Fair:

Alabama Credit Union
International Student and Scholar Office
Office of Alumni Relations 
Office of Career Services
Office of Student Financial Services
Office of the Dean of Students 
Office of the Registrar
School of Graduate Studies
University Bookstore
 

We look forward to seeing you at Grad Fair!

Future Grad Fair Dates:

Fall 2012- September 25 and 26, 2012
Spring 2013- February 26 and 27, 2013  

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Diplomas

Receiving Your Diploma

Diplomas are ordered after all degrees have been awarded. Degrees are awarded once all grades have been turned into the Office of the Registrar. Please note it takes approximately 6-8 weeks to receive your diploma. An email will be sent to the student’s UAHuntsville account once the diplomas have been ordered and then again after they have been mailed.

Students will receive their diploma via the mail so please make sure that your permanent mailing address is updated upon graduation.
1.) Login to your Banner Self-Service account
2.)Then select Personal Information and Update Addresses/Phones
3.) Next, in the Type of Address to Insert drop down menu select Permanent Mailing Address and submit
4.) Finally, update your address/phone and submit.

Proof of Graduation
Once degrees have been awarded students may request their official transcript through Charger Central as proof of graduation.

Dimensions
Doctoral diploma: 11” X 14”
Masters diploma: 8.5” X 11”
Bachelor’s diploma: 8” X 10”

Information Stated on Diplomas
Students Name
Graduation Date
Degree
University Honors (Undergraduates only) 

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