Six Weeks Before Graduation |
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Notify UNLV that you will participate
in the graduation ceremony. Students sign up to participate
at the UNLV Bookstore at the time they purchase the cap, gown,
and tassel, typically about six weeks before each ceremony. During
the sign-up process, students will be asked to complete a form,
and they will receive a name card that is necessary for them to
participate in the ceremony. The forms should be completed and
left at the bookstore; the name card should be retained by the
student. Students may sign up to
participate in commencement and purchase their regalia as late
as the Friday before commencement, but it is recommended that they
complete this process in the weeks preceding the ceremony. For
more information, please contact the UNLV Bookstore at 702-736-3955. |
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Hold on to your name card. A name card will
be given to each student by the bookstore at the time he/she signs
up to participate in commencement. Students must bring the card to
commencement to hand to the name reader on the stage. If the name
card gets lost, students may obtain a replacement card at the assembly
area on the day of commencement. |
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Order your commencement-related materials.
All commencement-related materials, including caps and gowns, invitations,
announcements, class rings, etc., are ordered through the UNLV Bookstore,
which can be reached at 702-736-3955. |
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Order your cap and gown. Students should arrange
to purchase a cap and gown from the UNLV Bookstore approximate six
weeks before commencement. (Students will be notified by mail when
the regalia is available for purchase.) The prices, including tax,
are:
Bachelor |
Price |
| Cap, Gown, and Tassel |
48.00 |
| Gown Only |
36.61 |
| Cap Only |
12.90 |
| Tassel Only |
8.60 |
Master |
Price |
| Cap, Gown, and Tassel |
54.88 |
| Hood Only |
44.15 |
| Gown Only |
48.46 |
| Cap Only |
12.90 |
| Tassel Only |
8.60 |
Doctorate |
Price |
| Cap, Gown, and Tassel |
52.77 |
| Hood Only |
44.15 |
| Gown Only |
48.46 |
| Cap Only |
12.90 |
| Tassel Only |
8.60 |
Miscellaneous |
Price |
| Souvenir Tassel |
8.60 |
| Shipping (if requested) (No P.O. Boxes, please) |
$7.95 |
| Overnight (HI & AK) |
$25.95 |
If you wish to order the cap and gown by mail, send a check or money
order made out to "UNLV Bookstore" along
with your name, student I.D. number, address, telephone, height,
weight, gender, UNLV college, and degree to:
University Bookstore
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Box 451056
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-1056
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Obtain the appropriate tassel. Each student,
except Doctoral and Juris Doctorate candidates, must wear the scarlet
and gray tassel sold at the UNLV Bookstore. Even if a student borrows
a cap and gown, or purchases them elsewhere, the scarlet and gray
tassels must be purchased at the UNLV Bookstore. Doctoral and Juris
Doctorate candidates wear the gold tassel. |
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Notify guests. Families, friends, and the general
public are cordially invited to attend the commencement activities.
Guests enter through the upper concourse of the Thomas & Mack
Center. Tickets are not required. A special area will be set aside
on the floor of the Thomas & Mack Center for guests with disabilities. Thomas & Mack
ushers are available to give directions to the special area. Guests
with disabilities are allowed only one person to accompany them to
the area. For more information, please refer to the Disability
Information website. |
At Commencement |
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Arrive early. Both students and
guests should arrive at least one hour before the ceremony begins.
Graduating students should to report to the staging area at the Cox
Pavilion and look for the banner representing their respective colleges.
Marshals from each college will then assist them in lining up. Graduate and professional should look for the Graduate College
banners. Doctoral Candidates will line up in the Cox Pavilion Tunnel. The procession will begin promptly at the appointed time. |
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Park at the Thomas & Mack Center. Ample
parking for both graduates and guests is available outside the Thomas & Mack
Center. Handicapped parking spaces are located in all sections of
the Thomas & Mack Center parking lot. |
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Wear appropriate academic attire. Each student
must wear a cap and gown to participate in the ceremony. Masters
and Educational Specialists will wear their hoods. Doctoral and Juris
Doctorate candidates will carry their hoods over their left arm.
Students usually purchase the cap, gown, and tassel at the UNLV Bookstore.
The cap, gown and tassel are typically available about six weeks
before each ceremony. Students will be notified by mail when the
regalia is available for purchase. |
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Don't bring personal items. For
everyone's safety, all bags will be checked at the door. Please
do not bring purses or other personal items. Students are asked
not to carry anything in the ceremony. There is no place
to check or store purses, coats, or other personal items. Also,
childcare is not provided at commencement. Graduates will not be
permitted to bring children on the arena floor. |
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Assemble at the Cox Pavilion. All students
will line up, with the exception of Doctoral Candidates, in the Cox Pavilion Arena located on the second floor
of the Cox Pavilion. Doctoral Candidates will line up in the Cox Pavilion Tunnel. Students may access the Cox Pavilion Arena by
entering through the main entrances to the Cox Pavilion located on
the east (university side) and west (parking lot side) or through
the Thomas & Mack Center. Disabled students participating in
graduation should meet at the Cox Pavilion tunnel (first floor) an
hour prior to the commencement ceremony; they will join their colleges
in the Cox Pavilion tunnel for the processional into the Thomas & Mack
Center. (They should not go to the second floor of the Cox Pavilion.)
Any student with a disability who needs special arrangements to attend
commencement should contact Marc Cardinalli, Administrative Code
Officer, 702-895-3656, at least one week before the ceremony. |
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Follow the order of the processional. Doctoral
candidates will lead the procession, followed by Juris Doctorate,
master's, and specialist degree candidates. They will be followed
in college order by bachelor's and professional development degree
candidates. |
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Move your tassel. At the beginning of commencement,
tassels are worn on the right. Upon direction from the podium, the
tassel is moved to the left. |
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Take the commencement program from your chair
when you leave. Commencement programs will be placed on
the graduates' chairs on the floor of the Thomas & Mack Center.
Please note: The names of students who requested a non-release
of student directory information will not be included in the commencement
program. Students who filed non-release of information requests
must contact the Graduation Office (702-895-3123 or 702-895-1799)
six weeks before commencement to have their names included in the
program. |
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Check for reception information. Each of the
colleges sponsors its own reception; please contact the appropriate
college to check on reception times and locations. |
