Eligibility for Ph.D Candidates & Master's Students
Information regarding graduation procedures are available on the Graduate School page. Inquiries regarding commencement ceremony participation should be directed to your departmental graduate advisor.
Eligibility for Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students completing all degree requirements during the spring or the fall semester are eligible to participate in the Clark School graduation ceremony.
- Students completing degree requirements during the summer are eligible to participate in the Clark School graduation ceremony for the winter semester.
- Students completing degree requirements during the winter are eligible to participate in the Clark School graduation ceremony for the spring semester.
A complete timeline regarding the undergraduate graduation process and required paperwork is available at Undergraduate Advising and Academic Support Graduation.
Graduating students are responsible for obtaining their own graduation regalia. Regalia is required in order to participate in the Engineering School Commencement Ceremony.
ON CAMPUS (UNIVERSITY BOOK CENTER)
Academic regalia is available for purchase from the University Book Center (UBC). The UBC will continue to provide regalia services up until commencement. Along with full regalia packages, the UBC will stock individual pieces, including the tassel, stole, and hood.
GRAD FAIR
The University Book Center usually host a Graduation Fair on March for spring graduates and October for fall graduates. The event will include regalia fittings and purchasing. Candidates will have an opportunity to order announcements and take advantage of special offers. Regalia representatives will be present to help with custom doctoral fittings and ordering.
ORDER ONLINE (OAK HALL CAP & GOWN)
Regalia will be available to order online directly from our vendor Oak Hall for a limited time. Visit the University Book Center for ordering and additional information.
- Doctoral Degree Candidates:
The most elaborate regalia on display at Commencement are worn by those receiving a doctoral degree. A doctor's gown is a much fuller gown and is decorated with velvet lapels and three chevrons sewn onto the sleeves of the gown that designate the recipient as a “doctor.” In place of the mortarboard, doctoral students wear a tam, a velvet hat with a tassel attached that is much less rigid in construction and a hood (Doctor of Philosophy – Dark Blue Velvet). Doctoral regalia may be purchased or rented.
****Doctoral Candidates who are undecided or pending defense are strongly encouraged to pre order. Payment is deferred until regalia is picked-up.
- Master of Science & Master of Engineering & Master of Professional Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship: Master’s degree students wear a modified gown with longer sleeves, the mortarboard with an attached UMCP black tassel, custom UMCP red stole, and a hood. The Gold Hood color represents your specific degree or discipline. Be sure to provide the name of the degree you are earning.
- Master of Engineering: Master’s degree students wear a modified gown with longer sleeves, the mortarboard with an attached UMCP black tassel, custom UMCP red stole, and a hood. The Orange Hood color represents your specific degree or discipline. Be sure to provide the name of the degree you are earning.
If you are not sure, be sure to reach out to your departmental graduate coordinator.
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Bachelor’s Degree Candidates
For those earning a bachelor’s degree, a black gown and mortarboard are worn. A black tassel with a custom UMCP medallion is attached. A custom UMCP red stole completes the regalia for bachelor’s degree candidates. Be sure to indicate that you will be completing a Bachelor of Science degree. (Bachelor Hoods are no longer required)
- Active duty U.S. military personnel are allowed to wear their dress uniform instead of regalia if they prefer.
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Placement of Honor Cords and Medals
• Honor cords and medals are placed on top of the stole.
HONORS
Latin honors at the time of commencement are tentative. The final determination will be made when all grades are submitted for all semesters. To view GPA cutoffs and review the university policy, visit the Office of the Registrar website.
Undergraduate student earning Latin Honors (Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude or Cum Laude) will be notified and receive a tassel from the college.
Detail information about Latin and Engineering Honors cutoff and eligibility can be found in the links below.
CORDS & MEDALS
Students receiving departmental honors chords, stoles, or special medals must contact the department offering the specific award.
Arrival Time
Students participating in the Engineering School's Commencement Ceremony should report to the Xfinity Center's Small Gym (Pavilion) in regalia, one hour prior to the ceremony for line up.
Security
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL GRADUATES ARRIVE ON TIME!! Security measures, such as wanding or bag checks, may be in place for entrance into XFINITY. Backpacks and bags larger than 8"x11"x12" are prohibited. Having to go through security will slow you down and delay your entrance. Please be sure to allow enough time for this potential delay.
Visit the Items Allowed and Security Procedures link for additional information about security in the Xfinity Center.
Personal Items
Students should leave coats, purses, etc. with family members--we are not responsible for lost items.
Doctoral Students
Be sure to make prior arrangements with your advisor to be hooded during the Engineering School Commencement Ceremony. If your advisor is not available, you can ask another member of your committee or a favorite faculty member to hood you, or your Department Chair can hood you. Inquiries regarding commencement ceremony participation should be directed to your department.
All Students Graduating
Be sure to arrive one hour before the ceremony to lineup for the processional. Upon entering the Pavilion (room 0601/Auxiliary Gym) at the XFINITY Center look for Check-In/Registration tables.
Each graduate should:
- Obtain announcement card from the Check-In/Registration tables in the Pavilion Room
- Complete the survey on the back of the card
- Find the sign with your degree/major and lineup
- Hold the card and give to the person reading your name on stage
Doctoral Students
Can pick up their diplomas from the Diploma Office after the commencement ceremony. The Diploma Office is located on the first floor of the Mitchell Building. The Diploma Office will not be open the day of commencement but will open for regular office hours the following business day.
Master of Science and Master of Engineering
Diplomas will be mailed to those who have completed all graduation requirements approximately six weeks after graduation.
Undergraduate students
Diplomas will be mailed to those who have completed all graduation requirements approximately six weeks after graduation.
GradImages, the university’s official photographer, will take photographs of each graduate participating in the campuswide commencement ceremony prior to the procession and at the Clark School graduation ceremony as they cross the platform. While there is no obligation to purchase the prints, the graduate will receive color proofs emailed approximately two weeks after commencement. In order to receive the proofs, be sure to complete the company’s address card distributed in the line-up area prior to the procession.
Summer and Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 Engineering School Commencement Ceremony:
Tickets are not required for graduates or guests to attend the Spring 2022 Engineering School Commencement Ceremonies
Spring and Winter Campuswide Commencement Ceremony:
Go to the Commencement website under the Tickets section.
Visit the University of Maryland Commencement page for more Information about Maryland's customizable banner and sign.
