Commencement

Fall 2009

Intent to Graduate

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

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

Deadline to apply for graduation online is October 16, 2009.

• Additional Ticket information - Extra Ticket Pick Up

Commencement Guide

Download your copy of the Commencement Guide, Adobe PDF format

Commencement Information for Degree Candidates and Guests

Download the Simulcast Flyer and Commencement Information, both documents are in Adobe PDF format

Location

The UCF Arena.

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). Tickets are required for all guests, including children and infants.

UCF Orlando Campus Student Ticket Information

(Orlando campus students do not order tickets.)

Orlando campus candidates who ordered official caps and gowns before October 30, regalia, reader card, and guest ticket pickup is December 7-12, at the UCF Barnes & Noble Bookstore located next to the UCF Arena. For Orlando campus candidates who ordered caps and gowns October 31 or later, regalia, reader card, and ticket pickup is December 9-12. A photo ID will be required for pick-up. Bookstore hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

A photo ID will be required at the time of pick up.

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 campus candidates should order and pick up tickets at their area campus (Daytona Beach, Palm Bay, Cocoa, and Ocala only). Tickets must be ordered from October 5 to November 19, and picked up December 7-10. Daytona Beach candidates should contact the Administrative Services Office (Building 140, room 105) for tickets; Cocoa campus candidates should contact the BCC Bookstore. If a candidate from a regional campus misses the order period, the tickets will remain at the Orlando campus for pick up until December 12. Students from all other regional campuses must pick up tickets at the Orlando campus. Note: The Rosen College of Hospitality Management guest tickets will be available at the Rosen College Bookstore for pick up December 7-10.

Candidates unable to pick up tickets may designate a third party to do so by providing them with a letter authorizing UCF to release the tickets. Letters must include the candidate’s name, PID, college of major, signature, and must be presented at the time of ticket pick up along with the student’s photo ID.

Extra Commencement Tickets

Extra tickets are not guaranteed. Candidates from all campuses may register for up to six extra tickets on the lottery system Web site December 7-12. The registration Web site is https://tickets.athletics.ucf.edu/commencement/. On December 15 winners of the extra ticket lottery are notified by email and can pick up their tickets at the UCF Bookstore near the UCF Arena during normal office hours December 16-17. Lottery winners forfeit any tickets not picked up by 4:00 p.m. on December 17. The forfeited tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis at the UCF Arena box office prior to each Commencement ceremony.

Official Regalia - Cap & Gown Order

Graduates participating in Fall 2009 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. Deadline for submitting an online regalia order is October 30, 2009.

All rental regalia must be returned to the Barnes & Noble @ UCF Bookstore by Tuesday, December 22, 2009.

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.

Additional information can also be found in the Simulcast Flyer, Adobe PDF format.

Delayed Internet Broadcast

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

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.

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.