Important
Information for Graduating Seniors | Applying
for Graduation
2008 Commencement Weekend Schedule
| Honors
Convocation
Commencement Ceremony
| Graduation
Party
Duplicate
Diploma Request Form (pdf)
Graduating
students, please communicate this Commencement information to
your family and guests. The college will not send this information
to them.
Applying
for Graduation
Students must fill out and submit to the Registrar's
Office the Application
for Graduation (pdf). It is recommended that the student
submit the application form with his or her registration for the
final year of study. However, graduation applications can be submitted
up to August 1 for the upcoming year. Only after application for
graduation has been made can the Registrar's Office begin processing
the necessary information for final certification of graduation.
Candidates must apply for graduation to initiate the final evaluation
of their academic records, to place their names in the graduation
book and on the final list for cap and gown order, and to begin
the exiting process with the Financial Aid Office.
Students who
fail to complete all degree requirements by the graduation date
for which they applied to graduate may be required to re-apply
for graduation.
Graduation
dates for the 2007-08 academic year:
- Dec. 15,
2007
- Feb. 2,
2008
- May 17,
2008
- Aug. 9,
2008
Graduation
dates for the 2008-09 academic year:
- Dec. 13,
2008
- Feb. 7,
2009
- May 23,
2009
- Aug. 8,
2009
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2008
Commencement Weekend Schedule of Events
- Friday,
May 16
Honors Convocation at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Mercy, Busse Center
- Saturday,
May 17
Commencement at 10 a.m. at the U.S. Cellular Center
Graduation Party at Mount Mercy College from 12-2 p.m.
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Honors
Convocation
The Honors Convocation will be held on Friday, May 16,
2008, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Mercy in the Busse Center. Students
receiving an award will be notified in advance. There will be
a reception following the convocation for all students and their
guests.
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Commencement
Ceremony
The Commencement ceremony is Saturday, May 17, 2008,
at 10 a.m. at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. Click
here for directions to the U.S. Cellular Center.
Mount Mercy
College grants degrees at the end of each fall, winter, spring,
and summer terms (see graduation dates above). The Commencement
ceremony is held in May to recognize students completing degrees
throughout the year.
Mount Mercy
strictly enforces the policy for attending the Commencement ceremony.
Students planning to graduate at a particular time are responsible
for maintaining an appropriate course load and completing degree
requirements in time to be eligible for their targeted graduation
date. Students need to have completed course requirements or be
registered in the final course requirements to be approved to
participate in the ceremony.
The Business
Office would like to remind all graduating seniors that their
college bill must be paid in full in order to participate in the
Commencement ceremony.
Information
packets about Commencement activities, including forms to order
caps and gowns, are sent by the bookstore to eligible students.
December and January candidates will be sent their packets in
November, and all other candidates will receive their packets
in January. Participants can contact the Bookstore (319-368-6461)
to order Commencement apparel. There is no additional charge for
the Commencement apparel.
On Saturday,
May 10, 2008, one week before the ceremony, there will be a mandatory
Commencement rehearsal for all ceremony participants at 10 a.m.
in the McAuley Theater. At this time, you will receive your cap
and gown; please try on your gown prior to Commencement to ensure
it fits.
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Graduation
Party
There is a graduation party from 12-2 p.m. on the Mount
Mercy campus after the Commencement ceremony. There is no limit
on the number of people who can attend this party. Food will be
served and the cost is free to participants and their guests.
Please RSVP to 319-363-1323 x7577 by May 2, 2008.
