July 2010 Graduation Fee
December 2010 Graduation Fee
May 2011 Graduation Fee
Application for Degrees
Undergraduate and Graduate
Applying for graduation is a university degree requirement for all prospective graduates. The application must be filed in the term prior to expected degree completion term. The date of graduation will be recorded for the term of completion.
Failure to clear for graduation will require reapplication and payment of another fee for the next subsequent convocation. All applications for the degrees must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office not later than the date set forth in the University calendar.
It is the responsibility of the student to schedule an appointment with the department chair for a degree audit, completion of the Application for Graduation and Graduation Clearance Form. After which, the student will pay the graduation fee and submit the Application for Graduation to the Registrar’ Office on or before the published deadline in the University Calendar. It is the student’s responsibility to perform a degree audit by using Curriculum, Advising, and Program Planning (CAPP) in Bulldog Connection.
Application for Graduation is not considered completed until the fee is paid and the form is returned to the Registrar’s Office. Click July or December Fee Chart to view graduation application fees.
Undergraduate Application for Graduation
Graduate Application for Graduation
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Commencement Participation Policy
All Students
Students will not be eligible to participate in a Commencement Ceremony unless all degree requirements have been completed prior to participation.
Students completing all coursework and degree requirements in May will participate in the May Commencement Ceremony. Students completing all coursework and degree requirements in July or December will participate in the December Commencement Ceremony.
All prospective graduates must file an Application for Graduation and pay the required fee. The Application for Graduation must be filed in the term prior to the term of degree completion by the date noted on the Academic Calendar. The Application for Graduation is not considered filed until the graduation fee is paid and the application is submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Students who apply late for graduation will be charged a late fee as outlined in the University Catalog.
All Students
Must clear the University Registrar's Office, Accounts Receivable, Financial Aid, Whittaker Library, Campus Police and all other financial obligations before participation in the Commencement Ceremony.
Special Notes: Students are responsible for the completion of their academic program, based upon the requirements stated in the University Catalog. The advisor is available to counsel, but the responsibility to ensure all degree completion remains with the student.
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CURRICULUM, ADVISING, & PROGRAM PLANNING (CAPP)/DEGREE AUDIT
Curriculum, Advising, & Program Planning (CAPP)/Degree Audit is the University’s advising tool used by students, faculty and the Staff of the Registrar’s Office to perform degree audits. Please click CAPP or CAPP PowerPoint for Students to review steps on how to perform your degree audit in Bulldog Connection. It is the student’s responsibility to perform a degree audit by using CAPP.
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Commencement Date and Ceremony
South Carolina State University will host the Commencement Convocation on Saturday, December 11, 2010 in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center (SHM). The Line of March (Processional) will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the Commencement Ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m.
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Rehearsal
Rehearsal is scheduled for Friday morning, December 10, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center (SHM).
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Graduation "In Absentia"
Attendance at the Convocation is required of all candidates for degrees. Requests for permission to graduate “in absentia” should be sent to Ms. Annie R. Belton, Registrar, South Carolina State University, P. O. Box 8104, Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001.
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Commencement Satellite Site
The satellite site will be located in the Fine Arts Center in front of the Smith-Hammond Memorial Center (SHM).
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Diplomas
Diplomas will be mailed within 30 working days after Commencement. Diplomas are mailed to the permanent address on your application.
Note: Verify that your permanent address is correct in Bulldog Connection. If your diploma is lost because the permanent address on your application is incorrect, you will be charged $50.00 to re order a duplicate degree.
If your address has changed since the submission of your application, please update it on Bulldog Connection.
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Graduation with Honors
AVERAGE
| Summa Cum Laude | 3.75 or above |
| Magna Cum Laude | 3.50 - 3.74 |
| Cum Laude | 3.00 - 3.49 |
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Final Exams and Final Grades
Final examinations for graduating students are December 1 – 2, 2010. Please ensure that a final grade is reported for each course that you are taking this semester by checking Bulldog Connection. A grade that is not reported will delay your graduation clearance. For a missing grade, please contact your instructor immediately.
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Transfer Courses
Students, who are currently taking courses at other institutions to complete requirements for graduation, should have official transcripts or official statements of the grades earned sent from the Registrar’s Office of that institution by December 6, 2010 to:
Mrs. Annie R. Belton, Registrar, South Carolina State University, P. O. Box 8104, Orangeburg, SC 29117-0001. An official transcript must be on file before transfer credits are posted on a student’s transcript.
Transfer Courses - The highest honor for transfer students is Magna Cum Laude. A minimum of sixty (60) hours must be earned at South Carolina State University.
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Graduation Clearance
Graduation Information is available to all students who applied for graduation and it does not imply that you have been approved or cleared for graduation. If you are cleared for graduation, you will not receive any more communication from this office. However, if you are not cleared, you will receive notification as soon as that determination has been made.
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Off-Campus Students
Please ensure that Mrs. Rose Raysor, Transfer Coordinator, has an official final transcript from ALL colleges/universities to include Technical Colleges you attended, or are attending. To follow-up, you may contact Mrs. Rose Raysor at (803) 533-3601.
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Disabilities
If you are experiencing a medical condition that will require special attention during the Commencement Ceremony, please contact Mrs. Deitra S. Briggman at (803) 536-8394 or dbriggm15@scsu.edu on or before December 1, 2010.Back To Top
Guest Tickets
Each member of the Graduating Class will receive five (5) tickets for guests to be admitted to Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. Only those guests with tickets will be admitted. No additional tickets will be issued because of limited seating space. Persons submitting fraudulent tickets will not be permitted to enter SHM. For everyone’s safety, there will be no exception to the ticket requirement.Back To Top
Academic Regalia
The distribution of Academic Regalia for the December 2010 Commencement will take place December 9 – 10, 2010 in the Fine Arts Center, Room 115.On Thursday, December 9, candidates for graduation will pickup their Academic Regalia from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. On Friday, December 10, Academic Regalia distribution will take place immediately following rehearsal until 4:00 p.m.
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Attire
Female graduates are asked to wear black dresses and black shoes. Male graduates are asked to wear white shirts, black slacks and black shoes.
Registrar’s Office/Veterans Affairs
P. O. Box 8104
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117-0001