UNG Convocation Center on the Dahlonega Campus

• All degree candidates from all campuses planning to graduate in Fall 2018 should participate in the ceremony on the Dahlonega Campus.
• Saturday, December 15 Ceremonies - All candidates must report to the Check-In table located on the arena floor level of the Convocation Center down the stairs from the main entrance of the building one hour prior to the scheduled time for their commencement ceremony. Students will line up by degree and be sure to fill out their name cards.
• Ushers will be available to help with seating and guiding graduates to and from the stage. There will be no commencement rehearsal.
• When you check-in, you will be given your reader card. YOU MUST fill this card out and keep it with you throughout the ceremony. It will be used to announce your name as you walk across the stage.
• The mortarboard hat should be worn centered on top of the head with the tassel to the right for undergraduate degree candidates.
• Appropriate attire for graduates is business attire. Only academic awards should be attached to the outside of the gown.
• The photographer will be off the stage to the right of the President. Please pause when receiving the certificate for a photograph.
• Students should check to be sure that cell phones are turned off during the ceremony.
• All fees, fines, and other debts to the university must be paid three working days prior to commencement or the diploma will be withheld and transcripts will not be mailed.
• Students who arrive late will be placed at the end of the graduation line. Students are encouraged to avoid this possible embarrassment by arriving on time. If you arrive at the Convocation Center after roll is taken for your degree, you MUST notify the faculty marshal for your school. Failure to do so will result in your name not being called during the ceremony.
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• Tickets are required by guests to attend all ceremonies.
• Graduation candidates who met the graduation application deadline will each be allotted 9 tickets, which they can claim starting November 14 through our online ticketing system.
• Tickets must be claimed by graduates through the online system by December 6.  
• Graduates who would like help claiming their tickets online are encouraged to attend the Graduation Celebrations, where Commencement Staff will be available to assist.
• For those who do not need all of their tickets, the online ticketing system will allow those graduates to donate back their unclaimed tickets.
• Graduates who need additional tickets are able to sign up for the waitlist after claiming their allotted tickets.
•  On December 10, unclaimed tickets will be allocated to the graduates who have signed up to be on the waitlist until supply is depleted. Waitlist Graduates will have forty-eight hours to claim waitlist tickets once they are allocated.
• If you applied for graduation after the application deadline you will not be guaranteed tickets for your guests. You may try to get unclaimed tickets (if available) by notifying the University Relations Office of your need for tickets and being placed on the waitlist. Again, these tickets are on a first come, first serve basis until depleted.

Flowers and Graduation T-shirts with all the graduates’ names on the back will be available for purchase during Commencement Weekend from kiosks conveniently located around campus.

Pre-order your t-shirt or flowers to reserve your graduate’s favorite color.