Commencement Details
In order to walk in the commencement ceremony, you must apply for graduation and indicate your interest in participating with the Registrar’s Office. Instructions on how to apply for graduation are below. Deadline to apply for graduation and for your name to appear in the program is March 29th. If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 870-460-1034.
If you are not currently enrolled and need to apply for graduation, please contact the Registrar's Office at 870-460-1034.
Current Students
- Your major(s) and minor(s), if any, should be correct before applying for graduation.
- If your major(s) and/or minor(s) need to be updated, submit a Change of Major form to the Registrar’s Office.
- Log into WeevilNet through the bc365游戏 homepage
- Click on Self Service
- Click on Student Center
- Under Academics, click on other academic…
- Click on Apply for Graduation, click the arrows in the green circle
- Click the link to your academic program
- Choose expected graduation date from drop down menu
- Click Continue
- Enter information/check boxes
- Click Submit Application
- Update Diploma Name and Address (Student Center—Personal Information)
Request to Participate in Commencement Ceremony for Students Not Graduating
INFORMATION FOR GRAD FAIR
bc365游戏 Bookstore will host the Spring 2024 Grad Fair on Monday, March 11th through Friday, March 15th. If you are unable to attend, please contact the bc365游戏 Bookstore at 870-460-1055 and provide your height, weight, and degree type to order your cap and gown. At grad fair, you will be able to order your cap and gown, order official bc365游戏 personalized graduation announcements, and purchase a diploma frame.
The university provides keepsake caps, gowns, and tassels to undergraduate and graduate students.
Graduate students who participate in commencement must order the appropriate hood.
Deadline to order: Friday, March 15th
For questions, please contact the bc365游戏 Bookstore at 870-460-1055.
Spring 2024 Commencement Rehearsal
Thursday, May 9th at 3:00 p.m.
Herman C. Steelman Field House
563 Weevil Drive, Monticello, AR 71655
Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 10th at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Herman C. Steelman Field House
563 Weevil Drive, Monticello, AR 71655
Starting at 9:00 a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. ceremony, graduates must check in at the
Registrar's Office table near the bell on the west side of Weevil Pond. Once signed
in, graduates will be lined up by bc365游戏 staff in order of their academic discipline.
Please be in line no later than 9:30 a.m.
Starting at 1:00 p.m. for the 2:00 p.m. ceremony, graduates must check in at the Registrar's
Office table near the bell on the west side of Weevil Pond. Once signed in, graduates
will be lined up by bc365游戏 staff in order of their academic discipline. Please be in
line no later than 1:30 p.m.
*All event details are subject to change due to weather or COVID-19 guidance from
state and federal agencies.
The event will be streamed live online at bc365游戏ont.edu.
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INFORMATION FOR GRADUATES
Graduates should continue to check email regularly as the event approaches.
To learn more about the commencement exercises, all graduates are strongly encouraged to attend the rehearsal scheduled for Thursday, May 9th, at 3:00 p.m. inside the Steelman Field House.
Only graduates who have confirmed their participation with the Registrar are approved to participate in the ceremony. No personal items of graduates will be stored during the ceremony.
Graduates must bring their herald card, regalia, and hood (if a graduate student). These items are available through the bookstore located on your home campus. Caps, gowns and tassels are free to graduates and will be available for pickup beginning Monday, May 6th. To accommodate those attending rehearsal on Thursday, May 9th, the Bookstore will close at 5:00 p.m. Master graduate students must buy an appropriate master's hood. You must bring an official ID to receive your regalia.
Please direct regalia questions here:
Monticello Bookstore |
ATTN: Mr. Billy Hogue |
Review the commencement stoles and cords policy here.
Please direct stoles and cords questions to: Studentprograms@shengmeiting.net
Safety/Decorum
Commencement is a time to celebrate and enjoy your accomplishments. However, it is, also, ceremonial. You are asked to honor the spirit of this important occasion by conducting yourself in a manner that is respectful of your guests, the guests of others, your fellow graduates, and you. Graduates are expected to honor the dignity associated with commencement and maintain an appropriate measure of decorum during the ceremony.
Graduates shall refrain from unsafe and/or disruptive behavior, which includes but is not limited to, noisemakers or other loud devices, taking selfies while on the Commencement platform, pranks, dancing of any kind, stepping, stomping, hopping, chanting and/or vocal or visual disruptions. Graduates shall proceed across the stage in a measured, safe, and professional manner. The time to celebrate more exuberantly is after the ceremony has concluded and all graduates have exited the facility.
INFORMATION FOR GUESTS
Doors at Steelman Field House will open to guests at 9:00 a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. ceremony and 1:00 p.m. for the 2:00 p.m. ceremony. Morning guests are asked to vacate the premises as soon as possible to allow for setup of the afternoon ceremony.
The NCAA Clear Bag Policy remains in place for any event held in an athletic facility, including Commencement.
Due to visibility concerns, please do not bring balloons into the facility.
Photography: For your convenience, bc365游戏 has secured a professional photographic service to take photos of each graduate as they receive their degrees. One photo will be mailed to each graduate free of charge. These will be mailed with diploma certificates at the end of July or the first of August for May graduates. Alumni Affairs will provide a photo location by the bell at Weevil Pond. Student Programs and Activities will provide Greek letter photo stations along the sidewalk on the northside of the Weevil Pond.
Parking will be available in lots around the campus. Accessible parking is available at Steelman
Field House. Golf cart transportation to Steelman Field House will be provided to
campus guests.
Printable Campus Map
Interactive Campus Map
Food and drink will not be allowed in the field house.
ACCESSIBILITY
In order to arrange adequate seating, any graduate with mobility limitations requiring special seating should contact the Registrar’s
Office at 870-460-1034 as soon as possible. Graduates who have family and/or guests who need special seating arrangements due to mobility limitations should contact
the Office of Academic Affairs at 870-460-1032 as soon as possible.
If you do not find the answer to your question above, please contact the Office of
Academic Affairs at 870 460-1032 or academicaffairs@shengmeiting.net.