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Arnold School of Public Health
800 Sumter Street, HESC 112
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208


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Hooding 2011

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:

     
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:

     
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:

     
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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