Commencement

Intent to Graduate

Submission and approval from the College of the student’s major is required. Online submission is available at:

https://my.ucf.edu ⊃ Student Self Service ⊃ Graduation ⊃ Apply for Graduation

Last day to apply online is Friday, October 17th.

Fall 2008

Information regarding the Spring 2009 commencement ceremony can be found through this link.

Location

The UCF Arena.

Download the Commencement Parking Map, Adobe PDF format

For directions to the campus and area hotel information call the UCF Hotline at 407-882-0909 or refer to the Fairwinds Alumni Center’s UCF Area Hotels Web page.

Dates, Times & Ticket Information

Guest Tickets

Each candidate who participates in Commencement exercises will receive up to the amount of tickets indicated according to the following schedule (based on the maximum seating capacity and number of participants at each ceremony).

UCF Orlando Campus Student Ticket Information

(Orlando campus students do not order tickets.)

Ticket pickup will be at the Barnes & Noble @ UCF Bookstore by the UCF Arena between November 17 - November 22, during Bookstore hours Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Please check the Bookstore's website for official hours http://www.ucf.bncollege.com.

A photo ID will be required at the time of pickup. Candidate must have submitted an Intent to Graduate form and have it approved by their College.

Doctoral candidates and platform party guests please pick up your tickets from the Office of Constituent Relations, MH Room 396. Their office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Questions can be directed to the Registrar's Office at 407-823-3100.

UCF Regional Campus Student Ticket Information

Regional candidates may order and pick up tickets at their area campus location (Daytona, Palm Bay, Cocoa, and Ocala only). All other regional campus candidates contact your specific regional campus bookstore for ticket ordering information. Students may order tickets from Regional Campus Bookstores October 27 - October 31, and pick up tickets at bookstores November 17 - November 20.

Rosen College of Hospitality Management students may order tickets from the Rosen College Bookstore October 27 - October 31, and pick up tickets November 17 - November 20.

Be sure to pick up tickets by the dates specified. Tickets not picked up by the specified date will be made available to candidates desiring extra tickets.

If students are unable to pick up tickets, they may designate a third party to do so by providing them with a letter authorizing UCF to release the tickets. Letter must have the student’s PID number, and signature and be presented at the time of ticket pickup.

Additional Tickets

If available for distribution, extra ticket pickup at UCF Arena Ticket Windows will be from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 24 until Wednesday, November 26. Should additional tickets remain the day of Commencement; these will be available at the UCF Arena Ticket Window (Will Call).

Official Regalia - Cap & Gown Order

Graduates participating in Fall 2008 Commencement are required to wear official UCF regalia available exclusively through the UCF Bookstores and online through Herff Jones at http://www.herffjones.com/college/graduation.

Further information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

Hotel Information

The UCF Alumni Association provides a list of hotels near UCF. Refer to the Fairwinds Alumni Center’s UCF Area Hotels Web page for more information.

Simulcast Location

Guests who do not have tickets for UCF Arena seating will have the opportunity to view a live telecast of the ceremony via closed circuit television at the Fairwinds Alumni Center located across from the UCF Arena.

Delayed Internet Broadcast

Visit OIR WebCast, http://webcast.oir.ucf.edu, and view past ceremonies.

Further information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

Baccalaureate Honors

The University shall confer baccalaureate honors recognition on those students who have completed a minimum of 48 semester hours at UCF and who attain an overall grade point average that is in the upper 10 percent of the range established by all students graduating in the same college/school during the previous two years; and,

Honors awarded will be:

• Summa Cum Laude for those students in the upper 2.5 percent;
• Magna Cum Laude for those students in the upper five percent, but not in the upper 2.5 percent;
• Cum Laude for those students in the upper 10 percent, but not in the upper five percent.

Records for the term of graduation are incomplete at the time the Commencement Program is printed. Identification of these students at graduation therefore is presumptive of honors and not conclusive, since final term grades may result in changes in relative rankings. For more information on honors cut points, please refer to the UCF Graduation Honors Cutpoints Web page at http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/honorscutpoints.html.

Gonfalons

The gonfalon originated in the medieval state of Italy as an ensign of the state of office. The UCF gonfalons designate the university seal, the various colleges and the core values of the UCF Creed. The colors of the university, black and gold, are joined together in a UCF star common to all colleges. The gonfalons were designed by Charles Roller under the direction of University Registrar, Dennis Dulniak, with input by the respective dean and Vice Provost.

Download a PDF with images of each College gonfalon with description, Adobe PDF format.

Diplomas

Approximately 6-10 weeks after Commencement, all baccalaureate and masters diplomas will be mailed to the address indicated on the student’s Intent to Graduate Form.

Diplomas will not be issued if the graduate’s record is on hold.

Student Accounts and the Registrar’s Office will notify students of any outstanding financial obligations prior to the Commencement ceremony. All financial obligations must be met in order to receive a diploma and official transcripts.