The University will bid farewell to much of its senior class this spring.
Thirty-nine individual colleges, schools and departments will host graduation ceremonies, the bulk of which will take place on June 11. Those events are scheduled around the University’s general
commencement ceremony at McArthur Court the same day. Candidates for degrees are invited to participate in both department and general University ceremonies.
Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorraine Davis will give the keynote address at the two-hour general ceremony, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m., according to the Office of Student Life. Tickets are not required and gates at the arena will open for spectators at 10:30 a.m.; seating is first come, first served. Degree candidates should assemble at noon at the south end of the covered tennis courts and doctoral degree recipients will be
individually recognized at the event.
Candidates for bachelor’s and master’s degrees will be individually recognized at college, school and department ceremonies. Students should check with individual departments or the Office of Student Life for times and fair-weather and inclement-weather locations. The information is also available at the Office of Student Life’s Web site at
studentlife.uoregon.edu.
According to the Office of the Registrar, undergraduate seniors who intend to graduate this spring should have already applied for their degrees.
“The deadline to apply has passed,” Sandra Lee, a student records specialist with theregistrar’s office, said. Bachelor’s degree candidates are required to apply for degrees by Sunday of the fourth week of classes for the term in which they intend to graduate.
Candidates for advanced degrees must file their applications by the end of the second week.
Lee added that students
who missed the deadline but
still hope to obtain a degree in
the spring can file a petition
with the registrar’s office. Any
student whose petition is
denied will have to wait until the end of summer term to receive his or her degree.
However, a student can still participate in commencement, even if he or she won’t be receiving a
degree yet.
| University students from different departments wear various colored graduation tassels and hoods. College of Arts and Sciences: Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences – White tassel, white hood Sciences – Gold tassel, gold hood Economics – Copper tassel, white hood Philosophy – Royal blue tassel, white hood School of Architecture and Allied Arts – Violet tassel, violet hood College of Education – Light blue tassel, light blue hood School of Journalism and Communication – Burgundy tassel, white hood Charles H. Lundquist College of Business – Brown tassel, drab-tan hood School of Music – Pink tassel, pink hood School of Law – Purple tassel, purple hood Ph.D. Candidates – Royal blue hood Source: University of Oregon Bookstore |
“Technically, the graduation
ceremony is reserved for people who are graduating,” Lee said. “But students often show up
and participate.”
According to the Office of
Student Life’s Web site, if a student hasn’t filed for a degree, his or her name won’t appear in the program for the general ceremony.
Representatives from the
registrar’s office and academic
advising office said students should review their degree
audit on DuckWeb before
graduation to ensure all degree
requirements are complete.
Academic adviser Carolyn Moravek said most problems arise because students overlook a general education requirement.
The University of Oregon
Bookstore sells graduation
regalia for bachelor’s candidates and rent materials for master’s
and doctoral candidates. A
representative said the bookstore can’t guarantee that robes and
degree frames will stay in stock,
so it’s best to purchase
graduation supplies as early as possible. A $10 late charge
applies to regalia purchased after May 13.
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