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Graduation
invitations ready for pick-up
This year's commencement ceremony will be held on Friday, May 19.
Candidates are requested to begin robing and to start lining up at
7:30 a.m. at the locations identified in the materials enclosed with their
cap and gown package. The ceremony begins in the Horseshoe at 9 a.m. and
continues until shortly after 11 a.m. In case of adverse weather, an announcement
will be made by the university on local media stations by 7 a.m. that morning,
and the ceremony will move to The Citadel's McAlister Field House and begin
at 11 a.m. Instructions on both the Horseshoe and the McAlister ceremonies
will be included with your cap and gown package.
Candidates for graduation may pick up invitations between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. at Enrollment Services, 41 Bee St.
Beginning May 1 through May 18 caps and gowns, plus general instructions,
may be picked up between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. in room 107 of the Library/Administration
Building.
Reserved parking and seating at commencement are available for your
guests who are disabled. Parking permits and reserved seating passes are
available from Enrollment Services. Closed circuit TV coverage of the Horseshoe
ceremony will be broadcast live to room 302, Basic Science Building, for
guests who choose not to sit outside.
Diplomas will be distributed immediately following the ceremony at
the site where candidates robed and lined up. These sites will remain open
until 1 p.m. on commencement day. After that time, diplomas may be claimed
beginning Monday, May 22, at Enrollment Services.
Latin honors are awarded only for baccalaureate degrees. These honors
are: Cum Laude 3.7 - 3.79; Magna Cum Laude 3.8 - 3.89; and Summa Cum Laude
3.9 - 4.0. They are based only on MUSC work completed and are given only
when the degree is awarded.
Transcripts showing degrees given will be available beginning the week
after commencement. Once graduated, students are required to pay a fee
for each transcript requested.
For more information, call 792-5396.
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