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.

Apply online October 20, 2008 - March 6, 2009.

Spring 2009

Information regarding the Fall 2008 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.)

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

UCF Regional Campus Student Ticket Information

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

Additional Tickets

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

Official Regalia - Cap & Gown Order

Graduates participating in Spring 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 (upon availability.)

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.