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Commencement Instructions

It is important to note that applying and graduating are often two separate details. Please ensure you maintain good academic standing so as not to jeopardize your successful graduation.

View graduation information online
Before the day of commencement
Cap & Gown Information
Name Pronunciation
On the day of commencement
Diploma information
Commencement Information
Transcript Information


TO VIEW GRADUATION INFORMATION ONLINE:

  1. Log into MySFA
  2. Click on the My Services tab
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen
  4. Click on the View Personal Graduation Information link
  5. Read the Information block and review your Personal Graduation Information
  6. Do NOT delete your diploma address. If you change your diploma address, please notify our office at graduation@sfasu.edu.


 

BEFORE THE DAY OF COMMENCEMENT:

Review the Commencement Information webpage.




BARNES & NOBLE – CAP & GOWN:

ATTENTION SENIORS:

***Don't forget*** Caps and Gowns are here and available at Barnes & Noble!

Attached is a cap & gown reservation form. Please fill it out and bring it to the store, fax, e-mail, or mail it back to us.

Also, if you preordered yours please stop by the front counter at the bookstore to pick it up.

Nursing Students - Click here for your Nursing Pin order form.

Barnes & Noble is SFA's official graduation provider.

Congratulations!

Barnes & Noble @ SFA
Office: 936.468.2108
Fax: 936.468.1001
www.sfasu.bncollege.com

 



NAME PRONUNCIATION:

Please send your emails directly to Dr. Kenneth Untiedt at the following link:

untiedtkl@sfasu.edu

If you have a name that has an unusual or difficult pronunciation, please contact Dr. Untiedt to help him learn how to say your name correctly. Please notify him only if your name is unusual; you do not need to contact him if your name (Stephen Johnson, for instance) is pronounced normally. You may email a written explanation of the phonetic pronunciation. An example would be:

Miché Untiedt (mi-shay un-teet)

You may also leave a voicemail at the number listed below.

It is strongly recommended that you write the phonetic pronunciation on the card you will hand Dr. Untiedt during Commencement. You will have time to do this prior to the ceremony beginning.

Kenneth L. Untiedt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Secretary-Editor, Texas Folklore Society
(936) 468-4407
untiedtkl@sfasu.edu

 



ON THE DAY OF COMMENCEMENT:

  1. REPORT TO THE COLISEUM AT LEAST AN HOUR BEFORE THE START OF THE CEREMONY. The doors will be open at 8:00 AM for a morning ceremony and 1:00 PM for an afternoon ceremony. The Registrar will provide instructions for participants. The Commencement academic procession will begin promptly at the appointed time. (see Commencement Information for commencement times)

  2. PICK UP YOUR NAME CARD at the southeast corner of the William R. Johnson Coliseum.

    1. KEEP THIS CARD. It will identify your section number, seat number, and row letter. This card will be used to call your name.

  3. FIND YOUR SEAT IN THE SOUTH BLEACHER AREA 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO CEREMONY START AND BE SEATED. Be certain you are in the correct seat. This will determine your location in the processional.

  4. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE INSTRUCTIONS! The Marshal will direct you when and where to walk in the ceremony. Please avoid any inappropriate behaviors that would distract from the service.

  5. FOLLOW THESE STEPS ON STAGE:

    1. Hand your name card to the first person on the stage. Your name will be called as it appears on this card.
    2. Your dean will hand you a diploma tube and shake your right hand.
    3. The President will shake your right hand and congratulate you.
    4. Walk off the end of the stage and stop for a photograph.
    5. Turn left and walk in front of the stage. Use the center aisle to return to your seat and be seated. You must remain in your seat on the coliseum floor until the academic recession at the end of the ceremony.
    6. When the commencement service is over the platform party will recess. At this time, you will march up and out of the coliseum led by a marshal. You will then be free to move about and receive congratulations from faculty, friends and family.

  6. If you need to change your diploma address, please notify our office at graduation@sfasu.edu.

 



DIPLOMA INFORMATION:

NOTE: Diplomas will be mailed approximately 6 to 8 weeks after graduation.

 

TRANSCRIPT INFORMATION:

Contact the Library at 468-1497 and the Business Office at 468-6960 to make sure you have cleared all fiscal responsibilities to the university as this may prevent the release of transcripts.


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