Graduation Guide

If you are graduating

Please fill out an RSVP and either an Undergraduate Employment Survey or Graduate Employment Survey.

Please Note: The RSVP serves as a count of students we are expecting for the ceremony. Completing the RSVP does not reserve a special seat for the graduation candidate nor does it place the graduation candidate's name on a special list.

Graduation Ceremony

Friday, December 18, 2009
7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Hofheinz Pavilion

Application Information

Please review the detailed information about requirements for graduating.

Arrival Time & Location

Please report to the Main Entrance of the Athletic/Alumni Center at 6:00 pm. Graduates arriving after 6:45 pm may not arrive in time to join the processional. Note: Do not go to the Hofheinz Pavilion concourse. After arriving at the Athletic/Alumni Center, find the appropriate sign of your department for check-in.

Ceremony

The program itself will be approximately 2 hours long.

Academic Regalia

Bachelor and Masters Candidates: The bookstore is currently taking pre-orders for your graduation regalia purchase. Distribution of regalia pre-orders will start on Monday, November 30, 2009.

Returning Regalia

Students do not need to return regalia back to the bookstore. The regalia is yours to keep.

Invitations and Announcements

Students can order their personalized invitations from The Herff Jones Company by calling 281/379-3825, or online at www.herff-jones.com/college/graduation.

If you have any questions regarding graduation regalia and/or graduation invitations, please call the UH Bookstore at 713.748.0923.

Honors

Undergraduates who are graduating with honors may purchase honors cords from the University Bookstore for approximately $14.00 plus tax. You do not need to take any verification of Honors awards to purchase the cords. (We are very sorry, but graduate students are not eligible for Honors.)

Because Fall 2009 grades will not be official prior to the ceremony, they cannot be calculated into your GPA for announcement of Honors at the ceremony. However, they will be calculated into your official GPA prior to the printing of your diploma.

Guests

Since we are having our ceremony in Hofheinz Pavilion, there is no limit to the number of guests you may invite.

Parking

Parking is available in the student parking lot across from Hofheinz Pavilion, and in other student parking lots on campus. Please advise your guests that they cannot park in reserved parking areas or handicapped parking unless their vehicle has a handicap parking permit.

Name Cards

While you are in your department line, you will receive a graduation name card (mentioned above) on which you clearly print the phonetic spelling of your name. Hold your card until your turn on stage. Your name will be read from this card as you cross the stage.

Master graduates do not wear the hoods for the processional. You will be hooded on stage.

Photographs

Special Needs

Students must notify the Center for Students with DisABILITIES (CSD) for any additional services or requests needed at least TWO (2) WEEKS prior to their scheduled commencement ceremony. Please contact Shannon Richardson, Interpreting/Captioning Coordinator at 713-743-5400 or slrichardson2@uh.edu for any additional assistance and/or specific questions you may have.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, please contact the Academic Services Center in the College of Technology at 713-743-4100.