Steps to Commencement Day

Are you near completion of your degree program? Are you a senior with over 100 credits or a grad student who has completed all degree requirements? Do you plan to attend your Commencement ceremony? If you answered yes to these questions, please follow these steps to prepare successfully for Commencement Day:

1.) VERIFY that you have successfully applied for graduation.

• The application deadline for Fall 2009 graduation was September 18, 2009. Please check with your academic advisor to confirm that you have satisfied or are in the process of satisfying all of your degree requirements and are eligible to graduate.
• The Graduation/Registrar’s Office will mail a formal notice to your home address if you do NOT meet minimum state requirements for graduation.

2) ORDER your Commencement pass and tickets online.

• The official period for undergraduate and graduate students confirming attendance and ordering your pass and guest tickets online for Fall 2009 Commencement was October 12 – October 30, 2009. If you still need to place your order, please contact the Office of the Registrar at 305-348-2341.
• The official period for doctoral students confirming attendance and ordering your pass and guest tickets online for Fall 2009 Commencement is November 21 – December 1, 2009.
  

3) ATTEND Grad Send-Off.

• Grad Send-Off has passed.
  

Late distribution of pass and guest tickets for undergraduate and graduate students:
December 1-2, 2009
10 a.m. – 5 p.m
FIU Bookstore, Modesto Maidique Campus
 
or call the Office of the Registrar at 305-348-2341.

Academic regalia and other Commencement articles are always available at the bookstore.