Commencement

 For all Graduates:  Click here for DAY OF INSTRUCTIONS

 

IMPORTANT TICKET INFORMATION:

April 20th Update: For those individuals who picked up or requested tickets by the today's deadline, extra tickets will be available on Monday, April 23rd through Friday, May 4th.  You may pick up tickets in the Office of Community Life, Academic Center 112 between the hours of 9:00 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Thursday; 9:00 am and 4:30 pm on Friday.  If picking up your tickets is difficult, you may request that they be mailed by sending an email with your name and address to studentaffairs@ubalt.edu during this time. Students may receive extra tickets as follows:

Graduate Ceremony at 10:30 am:   4 extra tickets                                                       

Undergraduate Ceremony at 2:30 pm:    2 extra tickets                                        

 

All students wishing to participate in the ceremony have until Friday, April 20th, to pick up their tickets for commencement.  Students WILL NOT be given tickets after this date and their guest will have to sit in the overflow seating locations. 


The University of Baltimore's Spring 2012 Commencement will take place on Wednesday, May 16 at the Lyric Opera House. Some exciting changes are at hand—this year, there will be two separate ceremonies instead of the traditional single ceremony:

• The Graduate and Doctoral Ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m.
• The Undergraduate Ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m.

We hope you and your family will join the University of Baltimore community at this great event.

As a student preparing to graduate, there are some things you need to know:

  

• Don't forget that you have to let the University know that you are ready to graduate for the Spring 2012 term and participate in Commencement.
• You can do this in person at the Records Office or in MyUB. The deadline is Feb. 1 for undergraduates and graduates; the application cost is $30 for undergraduates and $40 for graduate and doctoral students. There will be a late fee of $10 applied when registering after the deadline. Students enrolled in combined degree programs pay only one fee, the higher of the two.
• If you are expected to finish classes in the Summer 2012 semester you are only eligible to partcipate in the Winter 2012 ceremony.

 

• If you still need to purchase your cap and gown the deadline to do so online has passed.  At this point you have to wait until the week of May 7th in order to purchase your garb.  Our office strongly reccomends that you take advantage of this last chance to obtain your cap and gown before the ceremony, you will have until Saturday May 12th.  The Barnes and Noble bookstore will be open during normal business hours to assist you with your needs.

Cap and Gown Prices ( without tax)

  Bachelor (cap, gown and tassel): $49.98

  Master (cap, gown, tassel and hood): $90.96

  Doctoral *Preorder required* (tam, gown, tassel and hood): $84.98

  Souvenir Tassel (Green/Blue 2012): $6.98

• After the Graduation Fair, Commencement tickets can be picked up at the Information Desk in the Student Center beginning Wednesday, March 7. Bring your Bee Card in order to pick up your tickets. If you are unable to pick up your tickets in person, please e-mail studentaffairs@ubalt.edu with your name and mailing address and your tickets will be mailed to you.

• Make sure to take note of all deadlines! You will not be permitted to participate in the ceremony if you do not follow appropriate instructions. Look for information to arrive via e-mail and regular post.
• Please remain patient as we finalize the Spring 2012 Commencement.

* We will be announcing if extra tickets are avaliable on Monday April 23rd, 2012. 

Questions and concerns? Contact the Office of the Dean of Students and Community Life at 410.837.4755 or at studentaffairs@ubalt.edu.