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An Overview of the 2012 Graduate Programs Commencement Ceremony
Friday, July 27, 2012
12:00 Noon
Location:
Academy of Music
240 South Broad Street
Broad & Locust Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19102
We expect the ceremony to conclude at approximately 1:30 PM.
Graduates - see Quick Guide - Commencement at a Glance page for arrival times.
This ceremony is for graduates receiving the following degrees:
Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology, Educational Specialist in School Psychology, Master of Science in School Psychology, Master of Science in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology, Master of Science in Organizational Development and Leadership, Master of Science in Forensic Medicine, Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences and Master of Science in Health Sciences - Physician Assistant Studies.
Academic Procession
 The following is an explanation of the progression of the event:
At approximately 11:15 AM we will begin forming the line of graduates. You will line up in single file in seating order, by program. Your group will be led in the procession by your Faculty Program Director. The marshalling order will be posted in the rehearsal room. Please check the marshalling order to make sure you are in the right place in line.
At 11:30 AM the procession will move into the Academy of Music. Upon arrival, the faculty marshals (Program Director) for each program will lead the procession to the graduate seating area, and direct participants to an open row. All graduates will be in the audience and will arrive there first, followed by the Faculty members who will be seated on the stage. Remain standing at your seat until all faculty members arrive on the stage and await the Provost's signal to be seated. The commencement ceremony will be presented in American Sign Language through on stage interpreters for the duration of the program. Please let the Office of Academic Affairs know if a relative or guest is hearing impaired by contacting gpcommencementpa@pcom.edu.
Commencement Program
The ceremony will include: the National Anthem, an invocation, a major address and honorary degree presentation, speeches and remarks from classmates and administrators, the conferral of degrees, the hooding of graduates, a concluding statement and recessional.
 The Hooding and Degree Conferral Ceremony
At the appointed time in the program, the Provost will invite doctoral students to please stand. The President will bestow the degree on your group. Once the degree is bestowed upon the graduates, you will approach the steps and wait at the bottom of the steps until your name is called. When your name is called, walk up the steps, accept your rolled diploma and then proceed to the hooding area where the appropriate faculty member will hood the graduate. Graduates are hooded by their program director, department head or faculty advisor as determined by the academic program. Any member of the academic procession may assist in hooding without special approval.
At the Time of Hooding
Remove your cap, turn and face the front of the stage, your advisor will hood you, then place your cap back on.
Returning to your Assigned Seat
The graduate should then turn around, continue to the end of the platform to exit the stage and return to his or her assigned seat. Please remain standing at your seat until all graduates have returned to their seats.
Conclusion and Recessional
Following the closing remarks, faculty will lead the procession and students will follow the faculty out to conclude the ceremony. You do not have to return your cap, gown and hood. They are yours to keep. If your diploma is ready for pick-up, please proceed back to Rehearsal Hall immediately following the ceremony.
 Diploma Pick Up
The rolled diploma you receive on stage during the ceremony is NOT your official diploma. If you are eligible for the official diplomas at this time, you may pick it up in Rehearsal Hall which will be open for one hour following the ceremony. The Registrar will distribute the diplomas soon after the ceremony is completed. For students who are unable to pick up their diplomas on Commencement Day, diplomas will be available the first business day after Commencement in the Office of the Registrar. You may also call the Registrar's Office at PCOM during regular business hours at (215) 871-6704.
Diplomas for doctoral graduates are dated throughout the year as dissertations are completed and bound. Doctoral graduates will receive their diplomas following one of the four annual Board of Trustees meeting dates at which degrees are conferred. Doctoral graduates should consult with their program director for their dissertation completion and degree conferral dates.
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