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| Registrar Home | Grade Transcript Requests | Web/Phone Registration | Enrollment & Degree Verification | Course Descriptions | Degree Application | Commencement |
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| Information for Graduates |
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| The Commencement Exercises for the Fall 2009 Semester will
be held on Saturday, December 19, 2009.
Please refer to the Commencement
Schedule for location. |
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Grad Expo |
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| Grad Expo is October 28, 2009 from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm at
the UL Lafayette Alumni Center. At the Expo graduates can order
personalized graduation announcements, order your cap & gown, order
your UL Lafayette class ring, speak with Alumni representatives
about a FREE
one-year membership to the UL Lafayette Alumni Association,
and have your picture
taken in
a cap & gown by a professional photographer. There will be free beverages
and lunch from 11 am - 1 pm. |
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| Assembly of Graduates |
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| Candidates for degree should be in the assembly area to organize for the procession on or before the prescribed time as listed in the graduate information received from each department. If it is less than 30 days until commencement and you have not received the information or you have questions, please contact your dean's office. |
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| Graduation in Absentia |
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| Attendance at Commencement is required. Only candidates who have applied in writing and received, from the appropriate academic dean, a waiver of this requirement will have their degree conferred in absentia. |
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| Cap and Gown Orders |
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| All graduates are required to wear the University approved Cap
and Gown sold in the UL Lafayette Bookstore.
You will not be permitted to participate in the commencement
ceremonies without the proper University approved attire.
Orders for the purchase of caps, gowns, and master's and
doctoral hoods must be placed with the UL Lafayette Bookstore
no later than October 28 (order blank enclosed;
payment must accompany order). Information for graduates
will be mailed to the local
address listed on the Application for Degree during the
week of September 28.
Candidates may pick up caps and gowns at the Bookstore
beginning Monday,
December 7, 2009 thru 10:00 am, Friday, December 18,
2009. |
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| Graduation Invitations and Class Ring |
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| Orders for invitations should be placed with Balfour at Grad Expo (see
above). Candidates unable to attend Grad
Expo may order invitations online by
visiting: www.balfour.com. Orders for class rings
may be placed with the Bookstore at any time. |
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| Appropriate Dress |
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| Commencement is an academic event and all participants are required to dress appropriately. All graduates are required to wear the University approved Cap and Gown (See above for ordering information). Dark clothing and shoes are recommended; this will coordinate with the black academic gown. The appropriate cap for all degrees is the familiar black "mortarboard." The tassel should hang to the left of the face and the mortarboard is worn straight on the head with the point of the cap in the center of the forehead. |
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| Special Needs |
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| The University of Louisiana at Lafayette tries to accommodate all persons with disabilities. If you have a disability that may require special arrangements, please notify your academic dean no later than fourteen (14) days in advance of commencement. |
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