The commencement rehearsal will be held on the Friday before the ceremony at 2:15 p.m. in the Superior Dome.  Students will sit in their assigned commencement seat.  

Tickets are not required for anyone attending the commencement ceremony.

Seat assignments for the commencement ceremony are email to students on the Monday of finals week.  Please bring your email with your seat assignment to the rehearsal on Friday afternoon.

On the morning of Commencement, all graduating students should report to the Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF) according to the following schedule:

  • 9:00 am Check-In: Students must report to Vandament Arena to check in and receive their name card.

  • 9:45 am Check-In Closes: Please arrive on time, as check-in will end promptly at this time.

  • Processional Assembly: Once checked in, students are to assemble in the Practice Gyms to line up and march to the Superior Dome.

Graduation is the actual posting of your degree.  The graduation date is Tuesday after commencement, the date final grades are due from faculty.

Commencement is the ceremony.  Commencement is held on the Saturday following finals week.  Walking in the commencement ceremony does not imply that you are officially graduated. 

Diplomas will be mailed to all students that successfully complete all requirements and do not have any holds six to eight weeks after final grades are recorded.  No one receives their diploma at the commencement ceremony.

Holds that can prevent mailing of diploma include, Perkins Loan exit counseling, balance due on eBill, not returned or not purchased laptop, etc.  Please check MyNMU for any holds on your record.

Students that will be graduating can order a transcript at any time, but need to mark the box 'Wait for Degree to be Posted'.  Instructions to order an official transcripts can be found on the Registrar's homepage, https://nmu.edu/registrar/transcriptrequest.

Academic honors for commencement are based on the last completed/graded semester and are available to undergraduate students in a bachelor or associate degree with a GPA 3.50 or above.  It does not include the current semester, because final grades have not been submitted.  The NMU Bookstore receives a list of students that will be participating in the commencement ceremony and which are eligible to purchase the yellow honors cord.

 

There is no charge to participate in the commencement ceremony, except the cost of the cap and gown. 

The $40 graduation fee is charged to anyone that has registered for graduation, with ceremony or no ceremony.  It covers a variety of costs, assessment of program completion, evaluation of credentials, posting of degrees, and diploma production and mailing.