Dear Graduating Students, Just Graduated Students, Spencers, & 3rd semester doc students:
This year’s graduation information page is now live at: http://bit.ly/CUJ15Grad
It is important that you visit the information page as well as read and follow the instructions below carefully.
To graduate and participate in the two ceremonies (Journalism School Graduation & CU Commencement), you must complete a number of tasks:
- Diploma Application form – This was due back in December for May 2015 graduates. To double check that yours was received, please visit SSOL and look for the diploma application status box. If yours has not been received, please fill out the form, ASAP.
Spencers do not have to do this.
October 2014 and February 2015 grads have already received diplomas.
Currently enrolled 3rd semester docs do not have to do this yet.
- Journalism School Graduation Registration/Ticket Request: http://fs8.formsite.com/cjdos/gradprogram/
All those graduating must complete this form even if they will not be participating in either ceremony.
Graduating Journalism students are required to register online for the Journalism School Graduation ceremony (at a different link than the one for the university ceremony), where they will also be able to request up to three (3) guest tickets for this ceremony. Graduating students do not need tickets for themselves. Tickets for the Journalism ceremony will be hard copy and available for pick-up in 207A beginning on May 8 for those who both registered to attend and who have completed the online graduation survey which will be available as well on May 8.
Part-time students can contact Chanel Roche at cr2586@columbia.edu about having tickets mailed, if necessary.
Registration Form Submission Deadline: Monday, April 20
- Columbia University Commencement Registration/Ticket Request: http://columbiacommencement.universitytickets.com
Only those who will be participating in this ceremony need to complete this form. PhD Graduates need to complete this process through GSAS not Journalism.
Graduating students are required to register online to attend the Columbia University Commencement ceremony, where they are also able to request guest tickets (up to three). Graduate school degree candidates may request up to three (3) guest tickets. Graduating students do not need tickets for themselves.
Your Commencement guest tickets will be electronic tickets and will be available to you upon completion of registration. Please choose only one option to receive your tickets (printing the tickets yourself or sending electronically for your guests to print) to distribute to your guests. Each ticket has a unique QR code that can be scanned only once. Distributing your tickets via both options will cause confusion for guests when they reach the admission entrance. Please make sure that each guest has one numbered ticket which contains a unique QR code. Only the first guest arriving with that unique ticket will be allowed entry to the ceremony. Any additional copies of the same ticket will be turned away at the gates.
Please be sure to send or give your tickets to your guests prior to Commencement Day as it will be nearly impossible to navigate from upper (degree candidate procession area) to lower (guest seating area) campus on the day of the event. Each ticket must be printed out in advance and will be scanned for admission into the ceremony. This will reduce lines at the General Admission gates.
Please note that University Commencement is held on Low Plaza and the processional route for students includes stairs. Those graduates whose disabilities limit their ability to walk or negotiate stairs should contact Disability Services at 212-854-2388 (Voice/TTY) or email access@columbia.edu to arrange for accessible seating by Friday, May 8.
Commencement Registration Form Submission Deadline: Friday, May 8.
- Assessment: By May 15, all M.S. and M.A. students must have submitted the required work to the Assessment System: http://bit.ly/CUGSJ_Assessment
- Sexual Respect Initiative: By May 15, all graduating students must have completed the requirements of this program: http://bit.ly/SexualRespectCJS
- Graduation Survey: To be cleared to pick up the Journalism School graduation ceremony tickets you requested above (item 2), you must complete this survey. The link will go live and be distributed on May 8.
There will be multiple graduation info sessions in April at which you can ask all of your questions. The dates are listed at http://bit.ly/CUJ15Grad