In order to walk in the commencement ceremony, you must apply for graduation and indicate your interest in participating with the Registrar’s Office. Instructions on how to apply for graduation are below. Deadline to apply for graduation and for your name to appear in the program is October 31st. If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 870-460-1034.

Starting at 9:00 a.m., graduates must check in at the Registrar's Office table near the bell on the west side of Weevil Pond. Once signed in, graduates will be lined up by UAM staff in order of their academic discipline. Please be in line no later than 9:30 a.m.

*All event details are subject to change due to weather or COVID-19 guidance from state and federal agencies.

The event will be streamed live online at UAMont.edu.

INFORMATION FOR GRADUATES

Graduates should continue to check email regularly as the event approaches. 

To learn more about the commencement exercises, all graduates are strongly encouraged to attend the rehearsal scheduled for Thursday, December 12^th, at 3:00 p.m. inside the Steelman Field House.

Only graduates who have confirmed their participation with the Registrar are approved to participate in the ceremony. No personal items of graduates will be stored during the ceremony. 

Graduates must bring their herald card, regalia, and hood (if a graduate student). These items are available through the bookstore located on your home campus. Caps, gowns and tassels are free to graduates and will be available for pickup beginning Monday, December 9^th. To accommodate those attending rehearsal on Thursday, December 12^th, the Bookstore will close at 5:00 p.m. Master graduate students must buy an appropriate master's hood. You must bring an official ID to receive your regalia.

Please direct regalia questions here:

Monticello Bookstore

ATTN: Mr. Billy Hogue
870-460-1055

Review the commencement stoles and cords policy  here.

Please direct stoles and cords questions to: Studentprograms@uamont.edu 

Safety/Decorum

Commencement is a time to celebrate and enjoy your accomplishments. However, it is, also, ceremonial. You are asked to honor the spirit of this important occasion by conducting yourself in a manner that is respectful of your guests, the guests of others, your fellow graduates, and you. Graduates are expected to honor the dignity associated with commencement and maintain an appropriate measure of decorum during the ceremony.

Graduates shall refrain from unsafe and/or disruptive behavior, which includes but is not limited to, noisemakers or other loud devices, taking selfies while on the Commencement platform, pranks, dancing of any kind, stepping, stomping, hopping, chanting and/or vocal or visual disruptions. Graduates shall proceed across the stage in a measured, safe, and professional manner. The time to celebrate more exuberantly is after the ceremony has concluded and all graduates have exited the facility.

INFORMATION FOR GUESTS

Doors at Steelman Field House will open to guests at 9:00 a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. ceremony .

The NCAA Clear Bag Policy remains in place for any event held in an athletic facility, including Commencement. 

Due to visibility concerns, please do not bring balloons into the facility.

Photography:  For your convenience, UAM has secured a professional photographic service to take photos of each graduate as they receive their degrees. One photo will be mailed to each graduate free of charge. These will be mailed with diploma certificates at the end of July or the first of August for May graduates. Alumni Affairs will provide a photo location by the bell at Weevil Pond. Student Programs and Activities will provide Greek letter photo stations along the sidewalk on the northside of the Weevil Pond.

Parking will be available in lots around the campus. Accessible parking is available at Steelman Field House. Golf cart transportation to Steelman Field House will be provided to campus guests.

Printable Campus Map

Interactive Campus Map

Food and drink will not be allowed in the field house.

ACCESSIBILITY

In order to arrange adequate seating, any graduate with mobility limitations requiring special seating should contact the Registrar’s Office at 870-460-1034 as soon as possible. Graduates who have family and/or guests who need special seating arrangements due to mobility limitations should contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 870-460-1032 as soon as possible.

If you do not find the answer to your question above, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 870 460-1032 or academicaffairs@uamont.edu.