Commencement Exercises
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Senior Send-Off Celebration
May 17, 2008
Adelbert Gymnasium
10:30 a.m.
All undergraduates are invited to attend the Senior Send-off on Saturday, May 17. The Senior Send-Off is the end of the year party held immediately following the undergraduate commencement rehearsal. Graduating students will have the opportunity to celebrate with classmates and Case Western Reserve University alumni just before graduation.
Register for Senior Send-Off
ATTENTION BS/MS, BS/MA & IGS GRADUATES
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Schedule of Events for Bachelor's Degree Recipients
(*indicates attendance required)
- March 1: Online Registration will begin on this web site. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies, uggrads@case.edu, (216) 368 - 2928.
- March 26 and 27: Attend the GRAD FAIR at Thwing Student Center and University Bookstore to purchase cap and gown. GRAD FAIR
- April 1: (5:00 p.m. EST) Deadline for registering to participate in commencement on
line at the Commencement Web site.
- April 1: Deadline for purchasing cap and gown at Bookstore.
- April 7 - 18: Pick up convocation tickets in Sears 357. ID required.
- April 25: Deadline for commencement participants to request extra tickets for the University Convocation which precedes the Diploma Ceremony.
If additional tickets become available there will be a random drawing among all students who fill in and submit the Request for extra tickets. You can submit this form via email at uggrads@case.edu or in person by returning the form to the Office of Undergraduate Studies in Room 357 Sears by April 25, 2008. If you have won extra tickets, you will be notified by email after May 5, 2008. Tickets are not required for the 11:00 a.m. Diploma Ceremony.
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April 25: Deadline for May graduates who are not participating in commencement to submit a request to receive the degree in absentia. Please complete and submit the following form to request your degree in absentia: Request to receive Bachelor's degree in absentia.
- Before May 9, be sure that all of your financial obligations to the University, including Case phone bills, and any parking or library fines, are paid. Diplomas will be withheld until financial obligations are met.
Saturday, May 17
9:30 a.m.: Commencement Rehearsal - Horsburgh Gymnasium
11:00 a.m.: Senior Send-off (immediately following the rehearsal) - Adelbert Gym
2:00 p.m.: Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremony - Harkness Chapel
4:30 p.m.: Senior Awards Assembly - Amasa Stone Chapel
Sunday, May 18
8:15 a.m.: Robe and line up - Case Quad, west walk in front of Sears, Yost and Tomlinson
9:30 a.m.: University Commencement Convocation - Veale Center
11:00 a.m.: Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony - Veale Center
12:15 p.m.: Post-Commencement Reception
The Undergraduate Reception will be held on Musselman Quadrangle, between Adelbert Hall and Amasa Stone Chapel (rain site: Adelbert Gymnasium). At this reception, there will be refreshments and, again, a chance for you and your families to celebrate your accomplishment with your professors and your friends.
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Convocation and Diploma Ceremony Information
There are two parts to the ceremony for undergraduates.
- The Rehearsal Meeting for Commencement will take place in Horsburgh Gymnasium on Saturday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m. It is required that you attend in order to be prepared for what will occur at both the University Convocation and the Diploma Ceremony.
- Lining-up for Commencement will take place on the Case Quad, west walk in front of Sears, Yost and Tomlinson, and you must be there, in your cap and gown, no later than 8:15 a.m. on Commencement Day. Security will be provided in Sears for belongings (coats, purses, etc.).
- University Convocation at 9:30 a.m. on May 18, for all undergraduate, graduate and professional school students who are receiving degrees; seating for guests is limited and will be by ticket only. Following the convocation, undergraduates will remain seated.
- Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on May 18, immediately following the conclusion of Convocation - tickets are NOT required for graduates or their guests. This is the ceremony at which your name will be announced and you will walk across stage to receive your diploma. The ceremony should conclude around 12:15 p.m. A reception will follow the ceremony.
Participation in Commencement
- If you plan to participate in the commencement ceremonies, you must register to participate online through the University Commencement web site before 5:00 p.m. EST on April 1.
Participants earning either a Bachelor's and/or Master's degree will need to purchase a cap and gown at the Case GRAD FAIR on March
26 - 27 at the Thwing Student Center/University Bookstore from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. or contact the bookstore in person or by phone
at (216) 368 - 2650. If you are receiving both a bachelor's and a master's, you will wear the master's regalia for both the undergraduate and
graduate ceremonies and will need to purchase only the master's degree regalia.
- If you are not participating in commencement, please complete and submit the following form by April 25 to request your degree in absentia: Request to receive Bachelor's degree in absentia. (PDF)
Graduation Announcements
Announcements that will serve as a means of informing friends and relatives of your achievement can be picked up in the Office of Undergraduate Studies, Sears 357, along with your convocation tickets. One (1) package of ten (10) announcements are being provided for each graduate. They will not be mailed to you. They must be picked up by you in person and, because of the limited supply, you will need to present your University ID.
Photographs
A professional photographer from Chappel Studios will take a picture of each graduate receiving his or her diploma. Graduates will receive a free order of this photo in the mail within 5 to 7 days after graduation. Place orders or obtain answers to questions at www.chappel.com or 1-800-424-3686.
Senior Honors Assembly
Senior prizes will be awarded at the Senior Honors Assembly, Saturday, May 17, at 4:30 p.m., in Amasa Stone Chapel.
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Convocation Ticket Information for May 2008
TICKET DISTRIBUTION - APRIL 7 - APRIL 18 The initial ticket allocation for the 9:30 a.m. University Convocation will be no more
than three (3) tickets to each graduate who is participating in the ceremonies. Each graduate who has registered on line by the April 1 5:00 p.m. EST deadline will receive three tickets, which may be picked up in Sears 357 beginning April 7. You must present your ID and sign for the tickets.
Tickets are not required for the 11:00 a.m. Diploma Ceremony.
***Please note: Lost tickets cannot be replaced.***
For guests without tickets to the Convocation, additional guest seating will be available in the Horsburgh Gym in the Emerson Physical Education Complex (immediately adjacent to Veale). The Gym will be equipped with large screen video projection, providing an excellent view of the Convocation proceedings. After the Convocation, guests who have viewed the Convocation via video will be able to move from the Gym to the Veale Center to see the Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony "live."
If additional tickets become available, we will have a random drawing among students who fill out the Commencement Extra Ticket Form Request for extra tickets (PDF) by April 25, 2008. If you win extra tickets, you will receive an e-mail after May 5, 2008.
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Completion of Bachelor's Degree Requirements
YOU MUST SATISFY ALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE CERTIFIED TO RECEIVE YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. Please review your most recent DPR for any missing credit or missing requirements that may affect your eligibility to graduate.
Only those students who have complete Degree Progress Reports (DPRs) will be considered for graduation. Degree Progress Reports are available on line at https://my.case.edu/ and are updated daily. A complete DPR has all "OK's," "+'s" and "IP's." Any (-) signs or "NO's" suggest a requirement not fulfilled and requires your attention (by either changing your date of graduation or submitting a DPR Correction Sheet signed by your advisor that approves a course substitution or a posting of a course for that requirement).
Final Grades and/or information required must be received by the dates shown below.
| Check for |
Submit to |
By |
| Final Grades for any Incompletes. (I grades) |
Undergraduate Studies |
March 28 (Fall semester courses)
May 9 (Spring semester courses) |
| Proficiency Exam results |
Undergraduate Studies |
March 28 |
| Any substitutions for or requests for waivers of required courses. (May require a signed DPR Correction form or a memo from advisor and/or department chairperson.) |
Undergraduate Studies |
March 28 |
Transfer credit you expect to receive. (Official transcript must be sent to Undergraduate Studies.)
(For coursework taken off-campus this spring and completed by May 18, an official transcript must be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Studies within 30 days of the Awarding of Degrees) |
Undergraduate Studies |
March 28 (for coursework completed prior to Spring, 2008)
June 18 (for coursework taken this Spring) |
| Final Grades for any R grades. (These are usually engineering senior projects in the process of being completed.) |
Undergraduate Studies |
May 9 |
Final grades for this Spring semester's coursework must be received by the Registrar by May 9. ALL COURSEWORK, INCLUDING SENIOR PROJECTS AND INDEPENDENT STUDIES, MUST BE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE INSTRUCTOR TO SUBMIT GRADES BY THIS DATE.
If the above deadlines are not met, you may not be certified for graduation. If there are problems, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies, Sears 357, 368-2928, or via e-mail at uggrads@case.edu.
IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, you will not receive your degree or diploma. However, if you are within one course of meeting your degree requirements, or if your remaining requirements can be completed during the coming summer (adding up to no more than 12 credit hours) you may request permission to participate in Commencement. You should indicate your plan in writing to Dean Pieri (Office of Undergraduate Studies, Sears 357; jxp80@case.edu) no later than Monday, May 12. Please note that a student may participate in the Commencement ceremony only once as a bachelor candidate, though exceptions may be made for students receiving a second bachelor's degree at least one year after the first.
Contact Information
Office of Undergraduate Studies, uggrads@case.edu (216) 368 - 2928
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