IMPORTANT UPDATE: DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE LOCATION OF JU'S SPRING COMMENCEMENT FOR SATURDAY, MAY 4, HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE MAIN AUDITORIUM OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AT 119 W. BEAVER ST. IN DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN AT THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TIME OF 9:30 A.M.
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Note: The DVDs available for purchase are different from the stream. They include multiple camera angles and HD quality image and sound.
Graduates: Get information about sending a graduation news release to your hometown newspaper.
Grad Fair - Herff Jones will be in the JU Bookstore to assist you in placing your order for caps and gowns, announcements, and class rings from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday, March 15, 2013
After this date, you must contact the Bookstore concerning the ordering of Cap & Gown.
Cost of academic regalia:
- Undergraduate cap, gown and tassel - $31.00
- Graduate cap, gown, hood, and tassel - $64.25
After the Commencement Ceremony, you will return your gown to collection sites near the Science Green or at the Bookstore.
Bachelor graduates will keep their cap and tassel and Master graduates will keep their hood, cap and tassel.
Monday, April 22, through Friday, May 3, 2013
Cap and Gown pick-up at the JU Bookstore
- Monday 8:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday-Thursday 8:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Friday, 8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Graduation Reception - 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. in the Alumni House.
Jacksonville University faculty and administration invite all graduating students and their families to celebrate commencement during the Graduate Reception. Light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. Attire is business casual.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Commencement Day Schedule
- 8:30 a.m. Graduates Assemble
- 9:30 a.m. Ceremony Begins
- 12:00 noon - Ceremony ends
Naval Reserve Officer Corps Commissioning Ceremony
2:30 p.m. Terry Concert Hall
Information
Graduation List
The Graduation List is posted in WebAdvisor and outside the Registrar’s Office, 1st floor of the Howard Administration Building. The Commencement List is updated the 8th of each month. Please check the Commencement List to see if your name, graduation tern, degree, major, and minor are correct. Corrections must be submitted to the Registrar's in writing or using your JU E-mail account.
Bachelor Graduates
Your cap and gown will be black with a green and white tassel. The tassel is to be worn on your right-hand side. During the ceremony you will be instructed to move the tassel to your left-hand side.
Master Graduates
Your cap and gown will be black with a black tassel. Your tassel should be worn on your left-hand side, since you have a Bachelor’s degree. You will have a hood with the color that represents your area of study:
· Olive Brown - Business
· Brown - Choreography
· Light Blue - Education
· Gold - Marine Science
· White - Mathematics
· Peach - Nursing
Do not wear your hood to the Commencement line-up, but carry your hood on your arm. You will be hooded on stage when you receive your diploma.
Gown Return
After the Commencement Ceremony, you will return your gown to collection sites near the Science Green or at the Bookstore.
- Bachelor graduates will keep their cap and tassel
- Master graduates will keep their hood, cap and tassel
Latin Honors for Bachelor Degree Candidates
Bachelor degree candidates who will complete their degree requirements at the end of the Spring semester with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and have earned a minimum of 60 graded (A-F) credits at Jacksonville University will graduate with Latin Honors:
- Cum Laude – 3.50 to 3.69
- Magna Cum Laude 3.70 to 3.89
- Summa Cum Laude 3.90 to 4.00
To have Latin Honors recognized at the Spring Commencement ceremony, students must be on track to complete their Bachelor’s degree requirements by the end of the 2013 Spring semester and have their Community Service Requirements completed and post to their transcript by Friday, April 12, 2013. Latin Honors posted on the diploma and JU transcript is based upon the final GPA when all grading is completed and the degree certified.
Gold Cord for Latin Honors
Graduates with Latin Honors noted in the Commencement Program are eligible to wear a Gold Cord at Commencement. Gold Cords may be picked up on:
- Thursday and Friday, May 2nd or 3rd from the Registrar’ Office, 1st floor of the Howard Administration Building,
- Friday, May 3rd at the Graduation Reception from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Saturday, May 4th at the Commencement Line-Up from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. .
Graduation Pictures
GradImages®, professional photographers, will take pictures during the Commencement Ceremony. GradImages® is offering students a $5 discount on any photo order over $25 when they register their e-mail address prior to graduation. To take advantage of this offer, go to: http://www.gradimages.com/index.cfm?action=main.preregistration
Senior Gift
Each year the Senior class makes a donation to Jacksonville University to give thanks and recognition for the tangible and intangible benefits afforded them during their tenure.
Graduation DVD
A DVD of the commencement is available for ordering at $49.95 each (includes free continental U.S. shipping.) For more details and to order on line, visit our web site at: www.selectmedia.tv.
2013 Fall Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, December 14th @ 10:00 am on the Jacksonville University Campus.