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Graduation / HoodingThe 26th Annual Hooding Ceremony will be held on May 9, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. Each May, the Arnold School of Public Health hosts a Hooding Ceremony for masters and doctoral students graduating in May, August and the previous December. Students eligible to participate are sent information from the Office of Graduate Student Services about the Hooding Ceremony and are asked to complete a brief form with information for the program. The Hooding Ceremony is held at the Koger Center and is usually held the day before University commencement exercises. Tickets are not required, but seating is on a first come basis. Each year a guest of honor is invited to give a brief message to the graduates; candidates are then presented for the hooding ceremony. The Dean and department chairs present hoods to doctoral candidates; department chairs present hoods to masters candidates. This is followed by the presentation of the annual student and faculty awards. Immediately after the ceremony, graduating students, their families and guests are invited to join the Arnold School deans, faculty and staff for a reception in the lobby of the Koger Center.
Each candidate for graduation must file an application for graduation. These applications are due early in the term in which graduation is expected. All Arnold School of Public Health Graduate Students are required to submit their "Application for Graduation" directly to the Arnold School of Public Health Office of Graduate Student Services in PHRC 204. The Office of Graduate Student Services will make a copy for School records and will then deliver the original to the USC Graduate School. Please make sure that the applications are completed well before the deadline date to ensure that it will reach the Graduate School on time. This change in procedure will aid our office in creating Hooding and Delta Omega eligibility lists. Note: Students are typically required to register during the term of graduation. Applications for Graduation are available at the Registrar's website at: http://registrar.sc.edu.pdf/degreeapp.pdf. The Graduate School's Application for Graduation deadline is:
Therefore, completed applications must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Student Services by the following date to ensure delivery to the Graduate School on time:
If your department hosts a special group meeting to complete the applications, then your departmental administrative assistant should forward your application to the Office of Graduate Student Services. PLEASE NOTE! Applications for Graduation submitted after the announced filing deadline will be accepted only if supported by a letter from the student's Graduate Director and accompanied by a special processing fee of $25.00 (which increases by $25.00 for each additional month after the deadline). For general USC Graduation information go to: commencement.sc.edu. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact Christy Smith at 803-777-5031 or cfsmith@sc.edu. The Graduate School requires that students complete a Program of Study, in addition to the other steps that must be taken as part of their degree program. It is the student's responsibility to see that all requirements are met. All necessary forms may be accessed at the Graduate School forms library, http://www.gradschool.sc.edu. In addition to the Arnold School of Public Health Hooding Ceremony, graduating students may also attend the University of South Carolina's Commencement Exercises. The dates are as follows:
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