Preparing for Graduation

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Preparing for Graduation
Preparing for Graduation
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Program

• Cap, gowns and hoods
• Bookstore
• Financial obligations
• Ceremony
• Continuing your education

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CAP, GOWN and HOOD (regalia)

• Vendor Herff Jones
• Web address for ordering
• www.herffjones.com/college/csu
• Deadline date for ordering online
• October 23, 2009
• Date graduation regalia available
• November 17, 2009 (first shipment
• received)

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Graduation Cost

• Undergraduate Unit (cap, gown and
• tassel) 27.00
• Graduate Unit (including cap, gown, hood
  and tassel) - 51.00

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Cost (continued)

• Cap Only - 6.00 extra large size-extra cost
  Tassel Only - 5.00 Stole of Gratitude 18.00

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CSU BOOKSTORE information

• What is available for candidates
• souvenirs, diploma frames
• What to bring when retrieving regalia
• photo identification
• If unable to pick up regalia--a letter
  authorizing someone else to pick it up letter
  must include your name, CSU ID and phone number,
  signature and the persons name who will pick up
  regalia. They must provide photo id.
• Need more information, phone number
  706-568-2007

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Financial Obligation

• Graduation fee must be paid by October 8
• Holds all fines MUST be paid to receive
• diplomas and transcripts
• Loans Exit Counseling Loan
• Financial Aid will notify
• candidates who have loans
• to begin the procress

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Ceremony Information

• Date December 8, 2009
• Location Columbus Civic Center
• Number of candidates 500
• Number of ceremonies 1
• Times of ceremony 600 p.m.
• Guests may begin to enter 430
• Candidacy deadline October 8, 2009

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Rehearsal

• Check-in room TBD
• Times
• check-in times for rehearsal 400
• rehearsal times 430
• length of rehearsal 30 45 minutes
• Marshal card
• name, side, row and seat
• honors (undergraduates only current overall
• gpa as of Summer 2009)

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Honors for undergraduate

• Based on current overall gpa (as of Summer term,
  2009)
• Cum Laude 3.40 3.59
• Magna Cum Laude 3.60 3.79
• Summa Cum Laude 3.80 4.00

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Ceremony

• Line up 545 p.m
• Length of ceremony less than two hours
• Guests may begin to enter 430

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Dress Code

• No FLIP FLOPS
• Ladies dress/skirt pants fine if dark (brown,
  black or navy), comfortable shoes
• Men dark pants white or light blue shirt tie
  is optional but have seen men wear them no coat

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Requirements for participating in ceremony

• Meet Candidacy deadline October 8, 2009
• To be eligible to participate in the ceremony
• Graduates
• All degree progress sheets in the
  Registrars Office for review
• No I on courses required to complete
  the degree unless it is a
• continuing sequence course
• Undergraduates
• All DER adjustments in the Registrars
  Office for processing
• All non-course requirements met
• No RED or Not Met on DER

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Non-Course requirements

• GA/US History
• GA/US Constitution
• Computer Literacy
• Regents Exam
• Student Outcomes Assessment

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After ceremony

• Grades due December 18, 2009
• Award date December 15, 2009
• Date grades award date are official
• January 8, 2010

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Diplomas

• Only your name and degree (no
• majors or minors)
• Undergraduates will have honors if
• achieved
• Diploma mailed February 1, 2010

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Continuing your education

• Undergraduate to Masters
• Masters to Specialist in Education
• Specialist in Education to Doctorate
• CSU would love to have you continue your
  education with us. If not at CSU, for better pay
  or promotions at least continue your education
  somewhere!

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Dates to remember

• Candidacy deadline October 8, 2009
• Notify students of their status for participating
  in the ceremony November 6, 2009
• Online ordering regalia deadline October 23,
  2009
• Ceremony December 8, 2009
• Diplomas mailed February 1, 2010

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Phone numbers Links

• Financial Aid 706-507-8800
• Testing Center 706-507-8020
• Loave Todd, DER/Graduation 706-507-8834
• Book Store 706-568-2007
• Herff Jones www.herffjones.com/college/csu
• Graduation website
• http//graduation.colstate.edu

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Summary

• Candidacy deadline October 8
• Regalia Ordering deadline online October 23
• Ceremony December 8
• Rehearsal Times begin 430
• Guests may begin to enter 430
• Ceremony Times begin 600
• Length of Ceremony approx. 2 hours

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