2008 MSU Billings
Commencement Procedures
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Application for Graduation, Instructions * |
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Application for Graduation, Certificate or Associate
Degree* |
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Application for Graduation,
Baccalaureate Degree* |
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Application for Graduation, Masters Degree* |
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Application for Graduation, Second Major* |
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Application for Graduation, Minor* |
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| Deadlines for Graduation Application |
| Fall 2007 |
March 30, 2007 |
| Spring 2008 |
November 9, 2007 |
| Summer 2008 |
November 9, 2007 (attending ceremony) |
| March 21, 2008 (not attending ceremony) |
| Fall 2008 |
March 21, 2008 |
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Instructions for Participation in Commencement
Ceremonies (also shown below). |
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download and print
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instructions for your participation in the MSU Billings 2008 Commencement Ceremony: |
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10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2008, at MetraPark. Please plan to be at MetraPark by 9:00 a.m., on Saturday,
May 3, 2008, to line up for the processional. The march will begin
promptly at 10:00 a.m. |
Name Card: |
Attached
is your name card that you must prepare and hand to the “Reader of Names” on the
stage. Please print your name clearly.*If your name is difficult to pronounce,
please attach the Name
Pronunciation form to your application for
graduation. |
Marching Order: |
Each college will
be identified by a different colored ribbon that will be taped to the floor in the Exhibit Hall. You will line up by college and the degrees will
be conferred in the following order: |
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Blue
& White – College of
Technology (Associate of Applied Science, Associate Degrees,
Certificates) |
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White –
College of Arts
& Sciences
(Associate Degrees, Bachelor Degrees) |
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Tan - College of Business (Bachelor Degrees) |
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Blue -College of Education (Associate
Degrees, Bachelor Degrees) |
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Green -College of Allied Health Professions (Bachelor
Degrees) |
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Gold - Master’s Degree
Candidates (All Colleges) |
Instructions: |
Line up over the colored ribbon of your
college and proceed to place yourself in the proper alphabetical order by doing the
following:
As you
line up, check your name with the person’s last name who is in front of you. If your name comes before his/her alphabetically,
exchange places. Continue to check names
until you can no longer exchange places with the person in front of you.(A coordinator for each college will assist in
lining up the students in the proper order.)
Once
you have found your proper place in line, please remain there so that others may also
locate their proper place in line. The
procession will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.
After the procession to the
main floor, everyone will remain standing. The
men will remove their caps for the invocation, the National Anthem, and the benediction.
When the Dean of your respective college confers your degree, all
graduates of that particular college will stand. Graduate
students will have your degrees conferred by the Director of Graduate Studies. When called forward to receive your diploma, the
first row will remain standing. All others
will be seated until the row coordinator indicates when you should proceed to the stage
area. After returning to your seat, please
sit down to avoid obstructing the view of the person behind you. The recession will be similar to the procession. Maintain the order of the march and take your
time.
All
master’s candidates will wear their hoods at the processional and throughout the
commencement exercise. Please arrange to get
the hood through Beezer's (formerly the Book Depot). |
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NOTE THESE ADDITIONAL
DETAILS: |
Diploma: |
Diplomas
will be mailed within eight to ten weeks after the end of the semester. You will receive only a diploma cover during the
Commencement Exercise. |
Gowns
(Apparel): |
The Beezer's staff will be
available at the MetraPark for last minute changes. |
Parking: |
Parking is available either through Main Street entrance
(next to Champion Auto) to the upper level parking lot or through the lower entrance off
of 4th Avenue to the lower parking lot. Suggest
to relatives and friends that they allow enough time to park, walk to the MetraPark and be
seated by 9:45 a.m. Use the main entrance
(lower level) to MetraPark to let off passengers and avoid the upper parking stairs. There are limited number of spaces available
directly in front of the main entrance to MetraPark for handicapped parking. |
Reception: |
All graduates and their guest are invited to a reception
and barbecue luncheon on the university campus immediately following the Commencement
Ceremony. |
Photographs: |
Every graduate will be photographed by a professional photographer
at the moment of receiving the diploma and also on the ramp exiting
the stage. A
color proof will be mailed or emailed to the student with addresses
provided on the reader card or application within 1-2 weeks.
Graduates are under no obligation to uprchase photos. You can
view your photo at the following website: www.jolesch.com.
Should family
members wish to take pictures, they may do so during or after the Commencement exercise. |
Tassles: |
Tradition indicates that the tassel is worn on the left side of the
mortar board (cap) after degree has been conferred.
(1) White – College of Arts & Sciences (2) Tan – College of Business (3) Blue – College of Education & Human
Services (4) Green – College of Allied Health Professions (5)
Blue & White – College of Technology (6) Gold – Master’s
Degree Candidates |
Honor Cords: |
Gold
Honor Cords Distinguishing GRADUATING SENIORS with a grade point average of 4.00, signifying
“Summa Cum Laude.”
Gold
and Silver Honor Cords Distinguishing GRADUATING SENIORS with a grade point average between 3.75 and 3.99, signifying
“Magna Cum Laude.”
Silver
Honor Cords Distinguishing GRADUATING SENIORS with a
grade point average between 3.50 and 3.74, signifying “Cum Laude.”
Blue
and White Honor Cords Distinguishing two year degrees and certificates with a grade point average between 3.50
and 3.74 (Honors), 3.75 to 4.00 (High Honors). |
Questions? Send e-mail to: Registrar
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