Business Student Services

Here are a few things to keep in mind for those graduates walking:

• Commencement will be held at Power Balance Pavillion [formerly known as ARCO Arena], on Saturday, May 19, at 12pm/noon

• You need to show up wearing your cap & gown, starting at 11am that day. The ceremony starts promptly at 12pm - we cannot wait for any graduates to arrive.

• We will not have any extra caps, tassels, etc. on hand that day.  Please be sure to remember those items.

• It is $12.00 per car to park at Power Balance Pavilion

• You will enter Power Balance Pavilion using the players entrance. Your families and guests will enter the arena through the entrances for events.

• Students will line up in two lines. In each line the order is as follows:

• Master’s Degree candidates first

• Followed by students graduating with honors [please wear your honor cord]

• And then all bachelor’s students 

                 In those groupings, you may sit with whomever you wish.

• There will be a card/envelope on your seat. You will fill it out with your name for the photographer. This card is also how the faculty know how to pronounce your name. Please write clearly and if you have a difficult name, write the phonetic spelling [write your name how it sounds].

• The ceremony will take approximately 90 minutes and last until approximately TBA

Caps, Gowns, Tassels, and Honor Cords can be purchased [not ordered - have your $$ ready when you go] at the ASI Business Office, University Union, 3rd Floor. The costs are as follows:

• Undergraduate Set [Bachelor's Degree]: $36.50 - includes cap, gown, and tassel
• Graduates [Master's Degree]: $60.00 - includes, cap, gown, tassel, and Master's Hood
• Items purchased Individually:
  • Tassel: $6.50
  • Cap: $9.50
  • Master hood: $20.00
  • Master gown: $23.50
  • Bachelor gown: $20.50
  • Honor cord: $12.50
  • Key chain tassel: $6.25 [souvenir tassel]
  • Mega key chain tassel: $9.50 [souvenir tassel]
    
    
    
• Verify prices here: ASI Business Office
  
  

Registration with your college does not guarantee your name will appear in the program. The appropriate petition to graduate forms must have been filed with Admissions and Records. (November 1 of the previous year for Winter ceremonies and May 1 of the previous year for Spring Ceremonies.) For more information on petitions to graduate please click on the following link: http://www.csus.edu/registrar/graduation/apply_online.stm

Business Student Services has no responsibility for the printed program.

Please note: Signing up to walk does not guarantee that your name will be printed in the Commencement program. See below for info about names being read out loud at the ceremony.

Academic Honors are calculated based upon your grades from all semesters prior to your semester of graduation. To find out if you are receiving Academic Honors and therefore eligible to purchase [$12.50] and wear an Honor Cord at commencement, please check with the ASI office where Caps, Gowns, Tassels, and Honor cords can be purchased. The ASI Business Office is located in the University Union, 3rd Floor.

YES! All students who attend the Commencement Ceremony will have their names read out loud by a Faculty Presenter from the College of Business Administration. When you arrive, there will be a card in your seat for you to fill out. Please be sure to print clearly and provide a phonetic spelling if your name is difficult to pronounce.

Diplomas are issued through the Sac State Office of the University Registrar.  Diplomas are mailed to the address on file with the university and you need to allow 3-4 months for completion of degree conferral after which time diplomas will be mailed

Each semester, we make the opportunity available for one graduating student to be the Student Commencement Speaker.  If you would like to apply to be considered for this honored opportunity, please download the Student Speaker Application for all information, instructions and the application form.

Click on the "Sign Me Up" button below and complete the short form and you will be signed up to participate in the commencement ceremony.

To participate in your commencement ceremony, please complete the form below and then click Submit. Please do this only once, as each time you do, it adds your name to our list. Important Note. Once you click submit, you will see a confirmation page with reminders. This is your confirmation that you have signed up and that your name is on our list. We encourage you to print the confirmation page for your records and your family members for questions that come up as you get closer to the date of graduation.