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May 2013 Commencement
Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11

 

› Check the full schedule of ceremonies to find out when your college's ceremony will be held.

› Plan to attend the Grad Fair on March 26, 2013, to purchase your cap & gown and pick-up your tickets.

› Check out the video messages created at the Grad Fair for May 2012 ceremonies.  View the Grad Fair video on YouTube.

›  May 2013 Commencement Program - (Requires Adobe Flash Player) - pdf version

 

 

Important Things You Should Know:

• All degree candidates are required to file a formal application for graduation no later than the mid-point of the semester prior to your anticipated graduation date. Your academic advisor will assist you with the completion of your graduation clearance form.
  
  
• If the application for graduation is not filed with the graduating student's college Commencement Coordinator at least twelve weeks prior to the ceremony in which the student plans to participate, their name will not appear in the Commencement program. In order to have the program printed and back in time for the ceremonies we have to adhere to these deadlines.
  
  
• Participating in commencement is not a certification of graduation, but rather a ceremony that celebrates a students academic achievements. Therefore, participation in any Commencement ceremony does not affirm that a student has satisfactorily completed all degree requirements. Students must satisfy all of their degree requirements before they receive their diploma.
  
  Students are permitted to participate in Commencement if they are close to completing their graduation requirements. For example, if a student needs to take a course or two during summer semester to finish their program, they may participate in May Commencement or wait until December Commencement.
  
  
• Ferris Statewide and online students who wish to participate in a Big Rapids campus ceremony will attend with their affiliated college.