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I N F O R M AT I O N S E S S I O N
What is Graduation?
When a student has successfully completed
all coursework and all requirements
towards a degree from a university or college.
UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION
Name on Diploma Hometown
What you put
on this line is
what is printed
on diploma
What you put on
this line is what
is printed on
Commencement
Program
AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD NOW BE READY FOR STEP 4: CLEARING AND GRADUATION
IS YOUR DEGREE WORKS COMPLETE?
ANY QUESTIONS/CONCERNS LOOK AT BOTTOM OF DEGREE WORKS TO SEE WHOCOMPLETED YOUR GRAD TERM CHECK AND CALL OFFICE OF RECORDS &
REGISTRATION.
DO YOUR RECORDS AGREE WITH OURS….
If you find our records do not agree with yours,
please visit or call the
Office of Records & Registration
for additional assistance.
WEEK OF GRADUATION
Students will be cleared
for graduation beginning
Thursday, December 13
prior to the commencement ceremony.
NO PENDING ISSUESCoursework & Requirements MUST be completed:
All coursework must be completed and passed.
Cumulative GPA, Major GPA, Minor GPA
Hours above 299
Hours completed minimum degree requirements.
All Cultural Events must be completed
CULTURAL EVENTS REQUIREMENT MUST BE COMPLETED
This requirement is designed to help students
develop to their full potential as well-educated and
well-rounded individuals.
Winthrop University’s
Cultural Events Requirement
is required to graduate. Students must complete
total # of Cultural Events required.
COMPLETING YOUR
CULTURAL EVENTS REQUIREMENT
ON CAMPUS EVENTS: • Students must be scanned coming in and out to receive credit.
• Must be on time. 1 minute late is too late to receive credit.
• Must stay until the end of the event. Any students leaving
early will not receive credit.
COMPLETING YOUR
CULTURAL EVENTS REQUIREMENT
OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS: • Use the suggested Off-Campus list on our website.
– Students must still petition these events to the Cultural Events Committee to receive credit.
– You can assume you will receive credit when attending the suggested off-campus events, providing the proper proof and petition is done.
• Students can also attend events not on the suggested off-campus list.
– Students must petition these events attended to receive credit.
– These events are not guaranteed approval.
CULTURAL EVENT PETITION PROCESS
• How do I petition to receive credit for my Cultural Events?– Print out and complete the Cultural Event petition form from
Winthrop Cultural Events website.
– The petition must be accompanied:
• with a 1-page paper describing the event attended
• ticket stubs, brochures, pictures, etc.
• turn in petition to Michael Szeman, Cultural Events Coordinator in 126 Tillman Hall
ONCE ALL CULTURAL EVENTS ARE COMPLETED...
MISSING REQUIREMENTS
• Missing requirements must be completed by
Thursday, December 13, 2018
• Students will not be able to participate in the commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 15, 2018 if there are any
pending requirements.
CLEARED FOR GRADUATIONYou will be able to see that you
have been cleared for graduation
on Degree Works.
GRADUATING WITH LATIN HONORS?CUM LAUDE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE, SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Any undergraduate student who completes degree requirements with a final
grade-point average:
• 3.50 to 3.74Cum Laude
• 3.75 to 3.89Magna Cum Laude
• 3.90 or higherSumma
Cum Laude
A student who has completed coursework at another institution to receive Latin honors MUST:
• have BOTH of the following:1. required grade-point average for all work taken at
Winthrop
2. required grade-point average on the combination of:Winthrop work PLUS all work taken at other institutions (whether those courses were transferred in or not).
Note: Coursework taken at other institutions cannot raise a graduate to a higher level of Academic Honors.
ALL COURSEWORK COMPLETED DURING UNDERGRADUATE CAREER COUNTS
TOWARDS LATIN HONORS
TO FIND YOUR GPA FOR LATIN HONORS
CHECK LIFEGPA in Wingspan
STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPLETED WORK AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS BUT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR LATIN HONORS MAY QUALIFY FOR
HONORS RECOGNITION
Undergraduate transfer students that complete their degree requirements
with a final grade point average of 3.75
earned a minimum of 48 quality hours (earned hours on a regular letter grade basis) at Winthrop University
will receive Honors Recognition.
DISTINGUISHED AS
HONORS RECIPIENT COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
• On the Commencement Program an asterisks is placed if you areeligible to receive Latin Honors. This information is submitted amonth prior to graduation in order to print the programs.
• It is based off your prior semester GPA/LIFE GPA.
• If you complete your final semester and do not qualify for LatinHonors- you will not receive a Latin Honors.
IMPORTANT ITEMS TO REMEMBER TO DO DURING YOUR
LAST SEMESTER
• REVIEW COMMENCEMENT WEBPAGE
– https://www.winthrop.edu/commencement/
• COMPLETE SENIOR SURVEY
– You will receive an e-mail containing a hyperlink to the Graduating Senior Survey by the Monday prior to the commencement ceremony. The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes. Questions about the survey should be directed to the Office of Assessment at (803) 323-4576 or [email protected].
What is Commencement?
A ceremony in which degrees or diplomas
are conferred on graduating students
FALL 2018 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
ONE CEREMONYGraduate & Undergraduate
Saturday, December 15 at 11am
Both August and December graduates are invited to attend the ceremony.
GUESTS• Each degree candidate is asked to invite no more than
eight guests to the ceremony.
• There are no tickets. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• We ask that you have your guests arrive early and be seated at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony.
• Please ask your guests not to prolong applause or cheering. We want everyone’s name to be heard.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE• If a degree candidate needs special assistance to
participate in the commencement ceremony, they should
contact:
Office of Accessibility
Bancroft Annex Third Floor
803/323-3290
• Seating will be designated for guests, including the
elderly, who may need special assistance.
PARKING
• Degree candidates should park in the north
parking lot of the coliseum (1162 Eden
Terrace).
• Campus Police officers will direct you to
the nearest available space.
• Please enter the coliseum ONLY through
the north tunnel.
GRAD FINALE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
• Order your cap & gowns from
the Bookstore.
• Will be able to order
announcements from Jostens.
• Office of Records & Registration
will be at Grad Finale to check
on your diploma name &
graduation status.
• All commencement participants must wear only appropriate academic regalia. Come to Commencement dressed in your cap & gown.
• Graduates may wear stoles and cords from Winthrop organizations; however, caps may not be decorated.
• Graduates who earn official Winthrop honors - Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Cum Laude, and Honors Recognition - and graduates with Honors Program degrees will still receive cords from the Office of Records and Registration staff at check-in for commencement.
• Men should remove academic caps during the singing of the national anthem and the alma mater.
Academic Regalia
COMMENCEMENT DAY CHECK IN AREA & TIME
WHERE? Degree candidates should report to
the check-in area located just inside the north
entrance of the coliseum. There is a sign for
GRADUATES ONLY.
WHEN? Between 9:15 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
**Graduates must be in academic cap and gown.**
Check in under the banner for your College:
Receive your reader card. Note your line up number. Do not
lose or alter your reader card.
If you graduate with Latin Honors or an Honors Program
Degree, this will be noted on your card and you will receive a
cord to wear.
HOW TO CHECK IN:
DO NOT BRING ANYTHING “EXTRA” WITH YOU TO CHECK IN.
NO STORAGE IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR ITEMS.
DO NOT BRING ANYTHING THAT YOU CANNOT PUT IN YOUR POCKETS/OR A PURSE WITH A STRAP TO HAVE UNDER YOUR GOWN TO COMMENCEMENT.
DO NOT BRING……
COMMENCEMENT READERS
If your name is difficult to pronounce, you will be able to meet with the readers
prior to the ceremony
HOW TO LINE UP:• After receiving a reader card, proceed to the east hallway where additional
personnel will be present to assist you in locating your assigned position in line.
Do not lose or alter your reader card.
• The Reader Card contains a line-up number that indicates your place in line. You must line
up according to this number. There will be signs on the wall. Please find the number signs that
your number falls between and find your place in line. For example, if your number is 10R,
find the signs that show 1R and 11R; next, place yourself between them in line behind 9R and
in front of 11R.
• Line-Up Signs on the Wall for UNDERGRADUATES will be WHITE. MASTER’S Line-
Up signs will be green. Important organized and orderly to facilitate the timely beginning of
the ceremony.
Joseph C. Smith
SEAT: 10R
THE COMMENCEMENT PROCESSION• The Procession will begin promptly 10 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. Please do not
be late.
• The Procession will form two abreast in the following order:
– Platform party
– Faculty
– Degree Candidates
– Master’s degree
– Bachelor’s degree
• The procession will enter the arena down the center aisle. The degree candidates will split to the
left and right outside aisles, respectively, upon reaching the stage and be directed to their seats
by a Student Marshal. Please do not leave empty seats. Members of the procession and all
guests will remain standing until after the National Anthem has been sung.
CONFERRING OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
In December, master’s degrees will be conferred first.
Academic deans will present the degree candidates from their respective college to the Provost.
Once all degrees are conferred, the President will then instruct graduates to move their tassels from the right front side to the left front side of the cap.
Student Marshals will then direct the movement of bachelor’s degree recipients to the stage.
CONFERRING OF
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES• As graduates approach the stage, they should hold their reader
cards in their left hands. Graduates will give their reader cards
to the reader when they reach the top of the ramp leading onto
the stage.
• When their name is announced, they will cross the stage,
receive their diploma cover from their academic dean and shake
hands with the Chair of the Board of Trustees and the President.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LIFETOUCH
• Lifetouch professional photographers will take pictures
during the Commencement Ceremony.
• Two photographs will be taken, one posed shot in front of
the Winthrop logo at the top of the first ramp and one with
the President on stage.
• Lifetouch will contact graduates after graduation
regarding the sale of the photos.
KEEP IN MIND ABOUT
COMMENCEMENT
• Commencement is a formal event of great significance to you, your friends and family, and to your graduating class
• Please keep in mind the following:
• Wear comfortable business casual clothing
• Please do not decorate nor throw your graduation caps
• Both graduates and guests should refrain from unruly, threatening or disruptive behavior during the ceremony
THE FINAL PROCESSION
• After the singing of the Alma Mater, the platform party will leave first, followed by the faculty. The faculty will line up down the isles so that the graduates can pass through the middle.
• After those groups, the Student Marshals will lead the graduates to pick up their diplomas.
DIPLOMAS
• Pick up your diploma based on the first
letter of your last name.
• Double-check that your name is
spelled correctly!
• You will not be able to pick up your
diploma if you owe a balance to
Winthrop or if we have not received
your final transcripts from other
schools.
IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE -NO DIPLOMA-
Anyone with a balance will begin to receive emails YOU HAVE A BALANCE in November alerting you of the balance owed on your account.
Last minute charges can be added to your account for traffic violations, printing charges, etc.,
so check your account often in December (Wingspan >Account Summary and Payments >View Statement).
PAY BALANCE BY
If you have concerns about your account please contact
Student Financial Services NOW!
They located across from the cashiers office in
21 Tillman Hall, 8:30-5:00 M-F.
Diploma Holds will be placed on all accounts with a remaining balance after December 3rd!• Remember diplomas and transcripts are held until all balances are paid in full and your payment clears the
bank.
IF YOU PAY YOUR BALANCE AFTER DECEMBER 3RD
• pay by Cleared Funds (debit/credit card, cashier’s check from your bank, money order or cash)• Do NOT pay by check after December 3 as we are required to hold your diploma and transcripts
until the check clears our bank. This could be after graduation!!
IF YOU HAVE A BALANCE -NO DIPLOMA-
DIPLOMAS…..IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY.
If you do not attend commencement,
you can pick up your diploma in the Office of Records and Registration NOON the Monday following the ceremony.
Any diplomas not picked up by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 18
will be mailed to the graduate’s permanent address.
Be sure to update your permanent address on WINGSPAN if it changes.
