Graduation / Hooding
The 25th Annual Hooding Ceremony will be held on May 3, 2012 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 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.
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 hood doctoral candidates; department chairs hood masters
candidates. This is followed by 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 Student Services in HESC 112. The
Office of 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:
- Fall 2011 (December 2011) - Thursday, September 15, 2011
- Spring 2012 (May 2012) - Monday, Januray 30, 2012
- Summer 2012 (August 2012) - Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Therefore completed applications must be submitted to the Office of Student Services by the following date to ensure delivery to the Graduate School on
time:
- Fall 2011 (December 2011) - Thursday, September 8, 2011
- Spring 2012 (May 2012) - Monday, Januray 23, 2012
- Summer 2012 (August 2012) - Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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 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 to to: http://registrar.sc.edu/html/graduation
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 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:
Fall 2011: |
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| Commencement Exercises
(Public Health Undergraduate and Masters degree students) |
Monday,
December 12, 2011 |
3:30pm |
Colonial Life Arena |
| USC Doctoral Hooding
(eligible participants only) |
Monday,
December 12, 2011 |
1:30pm |
Koger Center for the Arts |
Spring 2012: |
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| Arnold School of Public Health Hooding Ceremony (Master and Doctoral Graduates) |
Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
9:00am |
Koger Center for the Arts |
| Commencement Exercises
(Public Health Undergraduate and Masters degree students) |
Friday, May 4, 2012 |
3:00pm |
Colonial Life Arena |
| USC Doctoral Hooding
(eligible participants only) |
Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
1:00pm |
Koger Center for the Arts |
Summer 2012: |
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| Commencement Exercises
(Public Health Undergraduate and Masters degree students) |
Saturday, August 4, 2012 |
10:30am |
Colonial Life Arena |
| USC Doctoral Hooding
(eligible participants only) |
Saturday, August 4, 2012 |
8:30am |
Koger Center for the Arts |
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