COMMENCEMENT 2012:
Monday, June 18, 2012
Main university celebration: 9 a.m., Matthew Knight Arena
School of Journalism and Communication ceremony: Noon, Knight Library South Lawn
Applying to graduate
You must formally apply to graduate by the fourth week of the term you plan to complete your degree. “Applying to graduate” means that a student is informing the university that he or she is ready to have the degree evaluated. To do so, log on to DuckWeb and select the “Apply for Undergraduate Degree” link under the Student Menu.
When processing this application, the registrar’s office will evaluate the student’s file and confirm or deny that all the university’s general-education requirements are met. The student’s major department will also review the file and confirm or deny that all the major requirements are met. If a student has a second major or minor, the appropriate department will also review the student’s file. (You need the registrar’s office and all relevant major/minor departments to sign off on your file before your graduation is approved.)
When you are filling out your graduation application, double-check your major and/or minor status. If a major or minor is not officially on your records, you will not be evaluated for that major/minor even though you may have met all its requirements. Similarly, if you decide not to complete a second declared major or a previously declared minor, be sure to officially remove that major/minor from your records. If not, you will be evaluated for it/them and your graduation can be denied if the courses have not been completed.
Graduating with honors
We are proud to announce that the Class of 2014 will be the first class eligible for graduating "With Honors" from the journalism school. Eligible students are invited in their sophomore year to apply for the Honors track starting their junior year.
Many SOJC students also earn special academic honors including induction into Phi Beta Kappa, one of academia’s most prestigious honor societies. Every year, journalism faculty select new inductees into Kappa Tau Alpha, a national society that encourages high scholastic and professional standards among journalism majors. Potential members must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in journalism and must be in the top ten percent of their graduating class.
Students must have at least 90 credits in residence at the university to be considered for graduation with Latin honors. These honors are based on a student’s ranking in their graduating class, not a fixed GPA level:
Commencement ceremonies
The university holds two commencement ceremonies each year: at the end of spring term and at the end of summer term. Spring commencement is in mid-June. It is held on the Monday after the end of final exams. There is one main ceremony for the entire graduation class. This ceremony is held in a large venue such as Hayward Field or MacArthur Court. Most departments also hold smaller, more intimate ceremonies after the main ceremony.
The school typically holds its own departmental ceremony each spring. The students and faculty members to march in procession to the commencement site. They are led by the Standard Bearer. (The faculty choose the Standard Bearer from the graduating class each year.) During the ceremony, awards are given to students and the Marshall Award for Innovative Teaching is awarded to a journalism faculty member. (Nominations for the Marshall award come directly from the students.) Each student will have the opportunity to have their name read out, shake hands with the Dean and receive a diploma cover from a Faculty Marshal. Actual diplomas are sent out in the mail 6-8 weeks after the degree is conferred.
You are also encouraged to attend the main ceremony. During this procession, students are led into the arena by the Standard Bearer and two faculty members serving as Marshals. For undergraduate students, this ceremony does not afford them the personalized touch of having their names called out.
There are no departmental ceremonies in the summer. All departments come together for a small main ceremony in mid-August. Each student will have their name read out.
Regalia and graduation fees
All commencement regalia (cap and gown) are obtained at the Duck Store. Undergraduates are required to purchase their own regalia. The cost of the regalia also includes a departmental tassel (journalism’s is crimson) and the graduation fee.
“Walking in spring”
Students sometimes have a few more classes to complete in the summer or fall but would like to participate in the spring departmental commencement. This is called “walking in spring.” A student’s name will not appear in the main commencement booklet unless he/she has completed their general-education requirements by the end of spring term. Since no individual names are called out, the university will not bar anyone from attending the main ceremony.
What is "walking in spring?" Who can do it? Check out Quick Question, the jcomm advising podcast for the answer to these (and other) questions!
The school will allow any full-major senior to participate in the departmental ceremony. Our commencement program lists all students who have graduated in the fall and winter, and all students who have applied to graduate in spring and summer. Students who plan to graduate in the fall of the next academic year can ask to have their name included in the program if they want to walk in the previous spring ceremony.
|
ETHICS. INNOVATION. ACTION. What difference will you make in the world? |
 UO HOME | Dept Index |
|||
|
FACULTY |
STUDENTS |
|||