Apply for Graduation

Students who anticipate completing their degree requirements should review the information available through the Registrar’s Office and complete the requested information to apply for graduation. To apply for graduation click here.

Regalia Ordering Information

After you apply for graduation, you have to order your regalia by March 26, 2024.  Regalia can be ordered here through Herff-Jones.  If you miss the deadline, you can make a request for regalia but we can’t guarantee that you will be able to receive it. Please be sure to place your order by the stated deadline. If you missed the deadline of March 26, 2024, click here.

Ticket Information

Each graduating student will receive six guest tickets (graduating students do not need a ticket, your cap and gown serve as your ticket). Children over two years of age require a ticket; children aged two years and under are expected to sit on the lap of a parent or guardian. 

Please be sure that your guests have their tickets in hand before getting in the line-up. Ticket allocation is based on the actual number of students participating in the ceremony and capacity of the venue.  While we would like to issue an unlimited number of tickets for your friends and relatives, we must accommodate some guests for all of our students, unfortunately, there are no extra tickets available. Lost or stolen tickets cannot be replaced. Please be careful. 

Guest Seating

Guest seating is on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9:00 am. This is an outdoor event rain or shine. No strollers, carriages, carriers or any other equipment for transporting babies or toddlers are permitted for safety purposes. Balloons and view-obstructing signs, banners, confetti cannons will also not be permitted.

Additional Viewing Option

For family and friends who cannot attend in person, they can watch the live stream of the ceremony on the SEU Official YouTube Channel. The live stream will start at 9:45 am. 

Guest Handicap Seating Accommodations

Seating for guests in wheelchairs or walkers will be available in a reserved section. Due to limited space, the reserved seating area is restricted to the person in the wheelchair/walker and one guest. Additional members of your party should sit in the general seating area. To request wheelchair/walker seating, please click here. Deadline to submit a request is Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

The student must have two tickets validated for wheelchair seating during any of the regalia/ticket pickup dates. Your guest must arrive in his/her wheelchair in order to be admitted to the reserved seating as a chair will not be provided.  A chair will be provided for the guest accompanying the person in the wheelchair.  Please note: Total number of guest tickets, including tickets for guests in wheelchairs, will not exceed six.  Guests in wheelchairs will enter through the wheelchair seating entrance. 

Parking

Campus Map and Directions (link)

Once on campus follow the directions of our parking attendants. There will be a dedicated handicap parking. To utilize this parking, vehicles must have New Jersey license plates or placards. There will be 3 shuttle buses running from the specific parking lots to the front lawn area. Shuttle pick-ups will be marked.

Regalia and Tickets Distribution

Regalia and tickets will be distributed as follows in St. Joseph’s Ward Conference Room: 

• Saturday, May 4th from 9:30 am-1:30 pm
• Wednesday, May 8th from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 15th from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Please bring proper ID with you (preferably your SEU ID card) along with your attire confirmation form. Wheelchair seating tickets will be validated. Under no circumstances will the attire and tickets be available after May 15th.

Students who qualify for graduation honors will receive their cords during pickup. 

All Doctoral students must return their attire to the table in front of Holy Family Chapel. Attire must be returned within 30 minutes following the end of the ceremony or the graduate will be charged an additional fee for non-return of the rental attire. 

If you cannot pick up your regalia and would like to send a family member or friend, please email Commencement2024@steu.edu from your official SEU email account with your name and who is picking up your regalia.

Hooding Ceremony (Doctoral/Masters)

The Hooding Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:00 pm in Dolan Performance Hall.  The ceremony will honor graduating Doctoral/Masters students by presenting them with their hoods to be joined by faculty, family and friends. Students eligible to attend will receive an invite in April with specific information about the event. 

Commencement Rehearsal

Rehearsal will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 pm in Dolan Performance Hall. All graduates who are attending Commencement should attend the rehearsal. 

Commencement Day

Student check-in and lineup for Commencement takes place at the Academy promptly at 8:30 am. Please arrive on time. If the graduate is late, they may not process with their class. The lineup is alphabetical by degree earned. Faculty members will be present to assist with the lineup. Graduates can carry nothing into the ceremony. Please leave coats, purses or other valuables locked in the car or in the possession of your guests. 

Bachelor Degree Candidates should come dressed in the cap, gown. The tassel should hang to the right side of the cap. Don’t forget to bring extra bobby pins to secure the cap to your head. Academic protocol requires that graduates wear black shoes with academic attire. Low-heeled or no-heeled comfortable shoes are recommended as this is an outside event on grass.

Doctoral and Master Candidates should come dressed in the cap, gown and hood. Don’t forget to bring extra bobby pins to secure the cap to your head. Academic protocol requires that graduates wear black shoes with academic attire. Low-heeled or no-heeled comfortable shoes are recommended as this is an outside event on grass. 

NOTE: Students who do not arrive in academic attire cannot participate in Commencement.

Photography

Legacy Photograph has been hired to capture this special moment.  Please refrain from taking photographs during the ceremony from anywhere other than your seat in order to avoid obstructing the view of others. Each graduate will be professionally photographed before receiving their degree and while they are receiving their degree on stage.  Graduates will be contacted by Legacy Photography with information on how to purchase photos. If you have any questions, please contact Legacy at 1-800-447-2550 or 610-279-1791 or visit their website www.legacyphoto.com.

After Graduation

Diplomas

Blank diploma covers will be handed out during the ceremony.  Official diplomas​ will be mailed by the end of June to the address you provided on your graduation application.

Email Account

Alumni are be able to keep their @steu.edu email address for a year from their graduation date in accordance the University's Acceptable Use Policy: "Student email accounts will be deleted one year after graduation or after one year of inactivity with the University, where inactivity is defined as being withdrawn from all classes or not enrolled in any classes."

Students wishing to download their email or other documents that might be in Google Drive should use Google Takeout to download this information, keeping in mind this download could take some time. It is recommended this tool be used some time before the deletion date of the account is scheduled to take place. For information on Google Takeout click here.

Contact

If you still have questions after reviewing this information, please email the Commencement Committee at commencement2024@steu.edu.