ES4591 - Commencement Ceremony

1. Institutional Regulations
   
   In honor of its graduates, DMACC will present a public commencement ceremony.
    
2. Procedure
   1. Commencement ceremonies will be held annually in the spring.
      1. Ankeny, Newton, Urban and West campuses will hold a joint commencement ceremony.
      2. Boone and Carroll will each hold individual ceremonies.
      3. Attendance at the commencement ceremony is not mandatory.
      4. There is no commencement participation fee.
   2. Participants in the annual commencement ceremony will include fall graduates and candidates for spring and summer graduation.
      1. Students must apply for graduation by the deadline as designated by the graduation office to be eligible to participate in the ceremony.
   3. Unless an exception is granted by the Registrar, students may only participate in the ceremony for the academic year they completed their requirements.
   4. Commencement regalia shall consist of a DMACC issued cap and gown. If earned, DMACC honor cords and Phi Theta Kappa stoles may be worn at the ceremony. Any additional adornments are prohibited.
   5. The College will produce a commencement bulletin citing fall graduates and candidates for spring and summer graduation.
      1. Academic program honors will be noted in the commencement bulletin based on the student’s academic program GPA at the completion of fall semester.
      2. The commencement bulletin is not an official document and does not guarantee graduation or the awarding of final program honors.
      3. Students who do not meet the application deadline as set by the Registrar will not be listed in the commencement bulletin.

May 11, 2022 - Added cross-reference to Policy SA510.