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• COMMENCEMENT INFORMATION FOR MASTER DEGREE CANDIDATES

Eligibility Requirements:   May Commencement Exercises are open to all students who graduated in September 2007, January 2008 and all those students who are legitimate candidates for graduation in May of 2008.  If you are a candidate for May graduation you should have already filed an application for May degree with the Office of the Registrar.  If you are a candidate for September 2008 graduation, you should be marching in the ceremony of 2009; however, if you provide us with a receipt indicating that you have applied for a September 2008 degree you may be allowed to march in May of 2008.  Note, however, that the names of September 2008 graduates will not appear in the May 2008 Commencement Program.  Please make sure that you check with your academic counselor to ensure that all your degree requirements will be met.  You must also settle all financial commitments (including any library or lab fines, etc.) with the University before graduation.

Diplomas:  If you are graduating in May please note that your diploma will be mailed to you shortly after      Commencement.  Should you need a letter certifying your graduation, don’t hesitate to apply for one in the Office of the Registrar, Room S-102.
           
Photographs:  If you have not yet taken your graduation portraits, Carl Wolf Studios will be on campus to take pictures from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. as follows:  Monday through Friday, April 14 through April 18 and Monday through Friday, April 21 through April 25 in the Avena Lounge.  Please log on to www.CWSOurYear.com after April 1, 2008 to schedule an appointment for the yearbook portrait. 

When you log on enter code 87162.  You may also call 1-800-687-9327 during normal business hours, to schedule an appointment.  Note that there is no charge for taking your picture, for being in the yearbook, SOUND, or for the yearbook, but if you want to get a packet of photographs for yourself and your loved ones, you must purchase the      package. 

When you schedule your appointment, you will receive complete information as to how to prepare or your portrait sitting and other pertinent information.   If you have any items that you want to contribute to the yearbook, or if you want to buy space to congratulate a fellow classmate, you can contact a yearbook representative at  (718) 488-1592. 

College Rings and Commencement Paraphernalia:  We have invited vendors to be on Campus during our Graduation Bazaar (April 23 through April 24) to display graduation rings and to provide sundry graduation Paraphernalia for purchase.

Graduation Bazaar: The Office of Student Activities will host a Graduation Bazaar from Tuesday, April 22 to Thursday, April 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Avena Lounge, which should facilitate all the needs of our graduating population.  Students will be able to collect or make last-minute purchases on caps and gowns, take yearbook portraits, and visit various campus representative and graduation vendors.  

Academic Attire:  The cap is worn with the long point of the shell to the rear.  The tassel is worn forward to the right until the degree has been conferred.  The hood hangs to the rear from the neck and is fastened to the wearer’s apparel by an elastic band.  The color that represents the degree should be clearly visible.

HOOD DEGREE COLORS
Accounting                                  Drab
Athletic Training                         Sage
Business Certificate                 Drab
Community Health                    Sage
Biology                                         Gold
Business Administration         Drab
Chemistry                                   Gold
Criminal Justice (CRI)              White
Criminal Justice (CRJ)             Citron
Computer Science                    Gold
Doctor of Physical Therapy      Sage
Economics                                  White
Computers in Education          Gold
Education                                    Light Blue
Business Education                 Gold
English                                        White
Graduate Business Studies   Drab
Counseling & Development    Light Blue
Human Resource Mgt.             Drab
Health Science                          Sage
            Coaching & Conditioning
            Adapted Physical Ed.
            Cardiopulmonary
            Work Physiology
            Media Arts                       White
Business Administration         Drab
Nursing                                       Apricot
Occupational Therapy              Sage
Psychology                                 Gold
Clinical Psychology                   Royal
Political Science                        White
Public Administration               Peacock
Speech Language Pathology Silver
Speech Communication          Silver  
Sociology                                     White
Social Science                           Citron
Social Work                                Citron
Urban Studies                           Blue-Violet

Please also refer to the section on General Commencement Information.