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Graduation/Commencement

FALL 2024 Commencement


December 19, 2024
Doors open at 8:30 a.m.
Ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Thrasher-Horne Center, Orange Park Campus

GRADUATION TICKET FAQs

GRADUATION APPLICATION (PDF)

Last day to order CAP/GOWN and participate in the ceremony is November 8, 2024.

GRADUATION CEREMONY INSTRUCTIONS

LIVE STREAM
The ceremony will be live-streamed on the College’s YouTube channel. Family and friends are invited to watch by accessing the channel from either the College’s homepage at SJRstate.edu or by accessing the YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/SJRstate

CAPS AND GOWNS
Graduates may order and pick up caps and gowns through the bookstore.

Phi Theta Kappa members should contact their campus advisor to obtain PTK tassels and stoles.

CEREMONY
Graduates should arrive at the Thrasher-Horne Center on the Orange Park Campus no later than 9:00 a.m. Graduates will gather in the conference center on the right side of the building, and guests will enter the main auditorium to be seated. The ceremony will start promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Graduation Marshals will be on-site to provide assistance to graduates and guests.

PICTURES
Professional photographers will be at the ceremony to take photos and will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. for individual photos of graduates. Stage photos will be captured during the ceremony. Photo proofs will be sent by mail. Graduates are not required to purchase photos.
College photographers will take photos graduation day that will be available for anyone to download on the college Flickr page.

DIPLOMA
Official diplomas and certificates will be mailed to you at the address provided on your graduation application. If you do not meet the requirements for graduation, you will be notified by mail.

Note: Participating in the graduation ceremony does not guarantee degree completion. To receive a diploma or certificate, all program and degree requirements must be met.

SECURITY
All graduates and guests are subject to a security screening prior to entry. Graduates should refrain from bringing any bags, purses, backpacks, or other items to the ceremony.

Graduates may not bring any items on stage. Phones, keys, etc., must be in pockets or left with an attending guest for collection after the ceremony.

ACCOMMODATIONS
For graduates or guests who require accommodations, please contact the Thrasher-Horne Center Ticket Office at (904) 276-6815 or by email at GuestServices@THcenter.org for assistance.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Students should be aware of the graduation requirements. These include the core curriculum, payment of all fees, and any work required in special programs. It is the student's responsibility to determine the courses necessary for transfer to any upper division college or university and to meet any program specific courses required by those upper division programs. Students should see an advisor prior to submitting a graduation application.

To begin the application process students should take the following steps:

  1. Complete an online graduation application. There is no fee to submit a graduation application. You must submit the completed form to the Administration/Records Office.
  2. Fulfill all obligations, financial and other, to the College.
  3. All graduates are encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony. There is a fee to purchase caps and gowns.
  4. For subsequent graduations, prospective graduates must still apply to graduate.

When processing your application for graduation, the following graduation requirements will be reviewed:

  1. Completion of the required courses and number of credits
  2. Minimum of a 2.0 cumulative GPA
  3. 25 percent residency requirement mandated by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Students must have earned a minimum of 25 percent of the credits toward their degree at SJR State.)
  4. Honors designation - PLEASE NOTE: For the purpose of recognition at the graduation ceremony, an honors designation is based on all grades.

    GPA HONOR
    3.5-3.69 cum laude (with honor)
    3.7-3.84 magna cum laude (with high honor)
    3.85-4.00 summa cum laude (with highest honor)

    These graduates are recognized at graduation ceremonies and have these distinctions noted on their permanent records.