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Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates the awarding of degrees at the end of every term.

Graduation is the official confirmation that a students have met all requirements for their degrees. This official confirmation is evidenced by the posting of degrees to student transcripts and the issuance of their diplomas. 

While commencement and graduation are related, they are separate points on the academic timeline. Every student must apply to graduate, but participation in the commencement ceremony is optional. 

Graduation applications are available online in myWings.

• Log into your portal
• Choose Student on side menu
• Select Student Resources, and then Banner Self-Service
• Under the Student Records, select Graduation Application

If you are applying after the deadline, you will need to contact your academic advisor. 

Failure to apply for graduation by the advertised deadline may affect your ability to graduate, result in receiving a reduced number of guest tickets for commencement, and can result in the delay of receiving your diploma. Refer to the  for graduation application deadlines.

You will receive an email in your ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ inbox approximately one month prior to Commencement regarding the status of your application and its pre-certification status. All pre-certified students are eligible to participate in the ceremony.

Check with your academic advisor to verify that you have completed your program of study and satisfied all graduation requirements.

Contact  commencement@unf.edu as soon as possible if your plans for graduation change.

Once your Graduation Application is cancelled, you must submit another Graduation Application at the during the term you will complete all outstanding program requirements to graduate.

All diplomas will be mailed to students' current mailing addresses on file with ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½. You will receive digital access to your diploma and hard copy via USPS. Allow up to 8 weeks after commencement for delivery. 

To ensure delivery, students should verify current mailing addresses through myWings. For your convenience, address changes may be made in-person at One-Stop Student Services (Building 10) or completing a personal information update in myWings.

Please Note: Legal name or address changes CANNOT be accepted by telephone or email.

Guest QR tickets are distributed digitally to graduates via their unf.edu accounts in Tassel. Graduates can print physical tickets for their guests or email them digital versions prior to the ceremony.

Tickets can be added to both Apple and Android digital wallets.

Tickets can only be scanned once.

The doors to the Arena will open an hour-and-a-half before the ceremony begins. Seating is first-come, first-served. If you have a guest who requires special seating, it is recommended they arrive as early as possible to secure seating. ADA ushers can assist these guests to their seats. 

All graduates, faculty, staff, vendors and guests will be screened by metal detectors and all bags will be checked upon each entry into the Field House and the Arena. Plan accordingly and arrive early to ensure adequate time for these procedures. See our Know Before You Go page for more information.

Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates the awarding of degrees at the end of every term.

Graduation is the official confirmation that a students have met all requirements for their degrees. This official confirmation is evidenced by the posting of degrees to student transcripts and the issuance of their diplomas. 

While commencement and graduation are related, they are separate points on the academic timeline. Every student must apply to graduate, but participation in the commencement ceremony is optional. 

If your party needs an accommodation due to a visual or hearing impairment, please contact the Student Accessibility Center, (904) 620-2769 or (904) 620-2969 (TDD/TTY).

Guests with limited mobility should find an usher who will direct them to special seating locations. There will be limited wheelchair seating on the floor.

The busses shuttling guests to and from the parking lots are ADA accessible.

Campus Map 

Commencement ceremonies take place at the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ Arena, Building 34, on the north end of campus. Specific directions from your location to the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½ campus are available from the  webpage.

Parking

Please note that graduation parking will only be available in Lot 18. Parking is free in all legal parking spaces. Please be aware that you may not park in spaces marked Designated or Reserved without an appropriate decal.

Graduation shuttles will run between Lot 18 and the Arena. There is no charge to use this service and all shuttles are ADA accessible.

The University has contracted with Flash Photography to provide photography services for all commencement exercises. Graduate candidates will receive a name card with their name printed on it when they arrive at The Field House (Building 26). Completing the information on the back of this card will ensure graduates receive an email with photo proofs after the ceremony.  Proofs will be mailed and emailed to each graduate within 10 days of the ceremony. If you have questions, please contact the FLASH Photography directly at (888) 325-3930 or via their .

The University has contracted with Sight & Sound to provide videography services for the commencement ceremonies. If you have questions about these services, please email commencement@unf.edu. 

All ceremonies will be live streamed on the day of the event.  All ceremonies can be viewed on our at their scheduled times.  

For additional information, please send an email to commencement@unf.edu.