Cameron Students Set to Graduate In Upcoming Weeks

 

JaBre' Glass

Staff Writer

     Cameron University students will be graduating as the commencement ceremony takes place on May 9^th at 7:30 p.m. at the Cameron University football stadium. The Masters Degree Hooding ceremony will take place the day before graduation.

     Before graduating students get to attend the actual commencement ceremony, there are certain requirements that. Both ungraduated and graduate students must fill out their respective application for graduation forms, which has them fill out basic information such as their name, address, and coursework completed, among others. The main purpose of this form is to make sure that students get the correct information on their degrees after the semester has concluded.

     They also have to complete a Future Plans Data Survey and a Graduation Information form that asks students what they plan to do after graduation, and the second form makes sure that students understand the stipulations of graduating.

Undergraduate Application for Graduation

     Once that is done, the students will also have to pay a graduation fee to the One Stop Office of $15 for the cost of the diploma that the students will receive about two months later. Vershawn DuBose, criminal justice major, was particularly excited to pay his graduation fee to all but finalize the process. “I don’t even mind paying the [graduation] fee. That just means that I’m one step closer to leaving college and being done with school.”

     Another checkpoint in the graduation process that students must go through before they can finally walk the stage is the degree check process conducted by the Registrar’s Office. Each student will be verified to make sure that they are in fact eligible to walk. They will then wait as the results are finalized. Josh Mitchell, business major, says of the process, “It takes forever to get those results back. Even when you know for a fact that you’ve done everything you need to, it still feels like it takes years.”

Cameron University Degree

    Any student who has completely their specific requirements for their degree the prior December, by May, in July, or by the December following the Commencement ceremony are allowed to participate in the graduation. Although those students who still have a few more classes to take at the time of commencement will still have to complete the remainder of their requirements before they are officially done, they will still get to see a glimpse of the finish line.