| Graduation
requires a great deal of planning and coordination by graduating
students and the Graduate Office. The information below gives
the deadlines, schedules, and other information you need to know
to graduate and participate in the commencement ceremony. Please
note that your full cooperation is needed for graduation to be
a success.
Checkout & Program
Requirements
- All graduating students must officially check-out with the Graduate Office, which includes paying the mandatory graduation fee.
- Check-out cards
can be obtained from the Graduate Office or at the Graduation Salute.
You must return the completed card before the deadlines specified
(See Important
Dates and Deadlines,
below).
- CSM will not release
diplomas, transcripts, and other records of students who have any unsettled
obligation to the university.
- You must successfully
complete all program requirements before the date of graduation.
- Your department
may have requirements beyond those established by the Graduate Office
that you might have to meet before graduating. Be sure to check with
your advisor about departmental requirements.
- Graduation ceremonies
are held in December and May. Students eligible for graduation are expected
to attend the ceremony held at the end of their final semester. (Students
completing requirements during the summer semester are expected to attend
the December ceremony.)
- If you fail to
graduate at the time originally anticipated, you must reapply for
the next graduation before the deadline stated in the Graduate Handbook.
Important Dates & Deadlines
You can access most required forms online using the "Online Forms"
menu to the left.
Checkout cards can only be obtained at the Graduate Office (Rm
314 Guggenheim Hall) or at the Graduate Salute.
Deadline Checklist for Spring 2008
February 13
Application for Admission
to Candidacy and the Graduation
Application must be turned into the Graduate Office.
March 20 & 21 - Graduation Salute
Attend & save time! Student Center Ballrooms, 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Check-out materials,
gowns, hoods, etc. can be picked up and most administrative
departments will be on site to sign off on student checkout
cards. Doctoral gowns, personalized announcements and class
rings can be ordered.
TBD by your academic department
Thesis Defense Request Form due.
TBD by your academic department
Last day to defend thesis.
April 7
Last day for format approval of thesis. Submittal page must be signed
prior to review.
April 11
Check-out card and Work Completion form must be turned into the
Graduate Office.
The
Graduation Ceremony - Information for Students & Guests
Schedule
April 30 - Graduation Practice
4:00 PM Green Center - Bunker Auditorium
May 9 - Commencement
7:30 to 8:15 AM
Mandatory Check-in, Green Center - Petroleum Hall, prep room. Pick up cap
and tassel. Doctoral students will be given their full regalia.
If you fail to check-in, your name and diploma
will be pulled from the ceremony.
8:15 AM
Lineup for procession. Please be on time.
9:00 AM
Procession March begins.
Additional Information
Photographs
- A professional photographer will photograph each
graduate as they receive their diploma and is greeted on stage.
Free color proofs will be mailed to each graduate within several
weeks of the ceremony.
Special
Arrangements - Call the Student Life Office at 303.273.3231
if you need special arrangements for:
- Seating and parking for people with disabilities.
- Graduates needing assistance during the processional.
Baby-sitting
- Baby-sitting services will be available for children
8 and under.
Green Center, Room 295
Announcements
- Personalized graduation announcements can be ordered
at www.jostens.com. The minimum order is 25, and you
must pay for them in advance. Allow three weeks for delivery. For
more information, call 1-800-854-7464.
Diplomas
- If you do not attend the graduation ceremony, you can
pick up your diploma at the Graduate Office beginning the following
Tuesday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. If you cannot pick up your diploma,
you must provide the person doing so with written permission containing
the designee's name, your name, and your signature. This designee
may be asked to show identification.
Information for Guests
Tickets
- All guests must have a ticket for admission. Ticket distribution
is determined by the number of graduates attending the ceremony.
Tickets are distributed to each student by the Graduate Office when
the check-out process is complete.
Parking
- Guest parking is located at 18th and Illinois Streets
as well as Arapahoe and 18th Streets.
Seating
- General seating will be available to ticket-holding
guests one hour before the start of the ceremony. Once the ceremony
begins, open seats can be occupied by individuals who do not
have guest tickets.
Duration
- The ceremony will last about 2 hours.
Photography
- Guests will be prohibited from approaching the stage
to take photographs or videos, but they will be permitted to take
pictures from their seats.
Note: A
professional photographer will photograph each graduate as they
receive their diploma (see Additional Information, above).
Post-Ceremony
Rendezvous - Graduates will march out with the marshals
and their fellow graduates. Graduates and guests should arrange
to meet away from the main aisle to avoid interfering with the processional.
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