School of Management
Watch Live Ceremony
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Friday, May 11, Alumni Arena
Undergraduate Ceremony 1 p.m. and Graduate Ceremony 5 p.m.
Graduation Ceremonies
Remember: All undergraduate students, and certain graduate students, must apply for their degree via the HUB Student Center before February 15, 2012. Exceptions: Law, Medical (MD), and Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) students do not need to fill out the Graduate School's degree forms. However, Law students graduating with dual degrees (e.g. MBA, MSW), or MD students graduating with dual degrees (e.g. MBA, MPH) need to apply for these graduate degrees via the HUB Student Center. Please check with your other department or school. Visit the registrar's site
for more information
Recognition of Latin Honors
Students earning baccalaureate degrees (including those awarded as part of combined degrees) are eligible to receive Latin honors based on their UB cumulative grade point average (GPA) on the following scale:
| Average (based on 4.0 = A) | |
|---|---|
| 3.20 | cum laude |
| 3.50 | magna cum laude |
| 3.75 | summa cum laude |
To qualify for Latin honors, students must present a minimum of 60 credit hours of UB undergraduate coursework, at least 54 of which must be graded credits (i.e., not satisfactory or unsatisfactory [grades of 'S' or 'U']).
To receive the Latin honors designation in the printed 2012 Commencement programs, and to be eligible to wear the honorific Gold Cord (magna or summa cum laude ONLY) during these ceremonies, candidates for the June 2012 degree conferral date must qualify based upon their UB cumulative GPA through the Fall 2011 semester and projected UB credit hours through the Spring 2012 semester. Standings for Latin honors MAY change once final grades are posted or degrees conferred.
These Commencement 2012 recognition elements are only intended for students who have had or will have their degrees conferred in Sept. 2011, Feb. 2012, or Jun. 2012.
The Gold Cords will be available for purchase ($11) at the University Bookstore (N. Campus) beginning Mar. 6. Students must present UB ID at time of purchase.
Candidates for graduation are encouraged to wear on their robes any insignia, emblems or pins signifying membership in honorary societies or academic organizations, or special honors received for academic or extracurricular activities.
Eligibility
Students who have completed all degree requirements (including the timely filing of a degree form) for graduation after the 2011 summer session (September 2011) or after the 2011 Fall semester (February 2012) or are tentatively scheduled to do so after the 2012 spring semester (June 2012) are eligible to participate in a School of Management commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 11, 2012.
If you have not met all the requirements to be on the official graduation list, you still may participate in a School of Management commencement ceremony. Registration is required to participate in either ceremony. Online registration will be available via the School of Management website starting January 2012. If you do not register you will not be eligible to participate in your respective ceremony. If you are not officially graduating in September 2011, February 2012 or June 2012 your name will not appear in the printed May 2012 commencement program.
The 2012 School of Management undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies will take place at Alumni Arena (North Campus) on Friday, May 11, 2012. There will be two ceremonies: one for undergraduate students and one for graduate students. The undergraduate ceremony will begin promptly at 1 p.m. and is expected to last until approximately 2:45 p.m. Prospective graduates from the undergraduate program must arrive at the Triple Gym on the ground floor of Alumni Arena at 11:30 a.m. The graduate ceremony will begin promptly at 5 p.m. and is expected to last until approximately 6:45 p.m. Prospective graduates of the graduate programs must arrive at the Triple Gym on the ground floor of Alumni Arena at 3:30 p.m. All prospective graduates seeking to attend the undergraduate or graduate commencement ceremony MUST register for the commencement ceremony online. Filing a degree form is not registering for the commencement ceremony. The online registration will be available on the School of Management website beginning in January 2012. Near the end of February 2012, all students eligible to participate in the commencement exercises will be sent information regarding the ceremony and instructed to register via the online form if they wish to attend. It is imperative that students wishing to attend either ceremony register. To ensure prospective graduates are seated and then recognized in alphabetical sequence by degree, registration for the ceremony must be completed by April 6, 2012. You may complete the registration for the 2012 undergraduate or graduate commencement ceremonies online at http://www.mgt.buffalo.edu/students/commencement
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If you have any additional inquiries, please click the Frequently Asked Questions link and/or contact us by telephone at (716) 645-3204 or by e-mail at mgt-commencement@buffalo.edu.
Contact Information
Julie Farrell, 645-3204 jk46@buffalo.edu
Registration
Please visit School of Management's Commencement website http://mgt.buffalo.edu/students/commencement
for more information about registration for the 2012 commencement ceremony.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information about frequently asked questions, please visit School of Management's Commencement website http://www.mgt.buffalo.edu/students/commencement/faqs
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