Important Dates and Information
With the commencement ceremony being held the Saturday after Final Grades are posted, notification to students not meeting graduation requirements will not occur until a day or two before the commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 17th. Please plan ahead accordingly.
In addition, students who wish to apply Spring 2008 transfer credit toward graduation requirements, must submit an official transcript to the Records & Registration Office by Tuesday, May 13th. If this does not happen, then your graduation will be deferred until August, 2008. The $40.00 graduation fee will apply at that time.
Students who meet the requirements to graduate, but who have unresolved obligations/holds to the college (such as Balance Due, Library Hold, etc.) will be allowed to walk in the ceremony but will receive an empty diploma cover. After your hold is cleared, you may receive your diploma at the Records & Registration Office or you may pay a $7.00 fee to have your diploma mailed.
RESERVE THESE DATES NOW!!!
Even though you applied for graduation through the Records and Registration Office you must still contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Services by returning the postage paid post card which will be mailed to you the first week of April. You must indicate whether or not you will be participating in the Commencement Exercises. This will ensure that your name is on the line-up. The post card must be returned to us by April 20. If you prefer you may use the link below to complete the card electronically.
Electronic Response Card
Please fill out the electronic response card.
Required Commencement Rehearsal
Required Commencement rehearsal will be held Friday, May, 16 at 9:00 a.m. SHARP until approximately 11:00am. EVERY GRADUATE participating in the Commencement ceremony MUST ATTEND rehearsal. You will be receiving your actual diploma or certificate at commencement. Therefore, a mandatory rehearsal is required! Be sure to make whatever arrangements are necessary NOW to be in attendance. Please report to the Alumni Green (lawn area behind Morrison Hall). If it rains, the rehearsal will be held in the Physical Education Building. Caps and gowns will not be worn during rehearsal. If you are handicapped or have a disability that will prevent you from marching in the procession, please let us know, as soon as possible, so that we can make arrangements for you to participate in the ceremony.
Commencement Exercise
Our fifty-eighth Commencement Exercise will be held Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. on the Alumni Green (in case of rain, it will be held in the Physical Education Building). You should be in line by 9:25 a.m. as directed at rehearsal. Final attendance will be taken at 9:45 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. It is essential that you come to campus early. The ceremony lasts approximately 2 hours.
Your Spring 2008 grades
Your Spring 2008 grades will be available through Self-Service Banner at MySUNYOrange. If you are unable to activate your account, please call (845) 341-4175.
If you do not attend the Commencement Exercises
If you do not attend the Commencement Exercises, your diploma will be available Monday, May 19, at the Records and Registration Office, third floor, George F. Shepard Student Center. If you have someone else pick up your diploma, the Records and Registration Office will need a signed permission slip from you. If you wish to have your diploma mailed, arrangements may be made with the Records and Registration Office. They can be reached at (845) 341-4140. There is a $7.00 fee to have the diploma mailed.
If you have any questions
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call the Office of the Vice President for Student Services at (845) 341-4000 or email belen.medina@sunyorange.edu. Our office is located on the 3rd floor of the George Shepard Student Center.