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If you are not currently enrolled and need to apply for graduation, please contact the Registrar's Office at 870-460-1034 or email registrar2@uamont.edu.   

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PROGRAM COMPLETION APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

In extraordinary situations, students' who will be completing the degree requirements after the commencement ceremony, may petition the Office of Academic Affairs for special consideration to participate in the commencement ceremony. Students must have satisfied all general education requirements to petition.

Request to Participate in Commencement Ceremony for Students Not Graduating

UAM Bookstore will host the Fall 2025 Grad Fair on Monday, October 27^th through Friday, October 31^st. If you are unable to attend, please contact the UAM Bookstore at 870-460-1055 and provide your height, weight, and degree type to order your cap and gown. At grad fair, you will be able to order your cap and gown, order official UAM personalized graduation announcements, and purchase a diploma frame.

The university provides keepsake caps, gowns, and tassels to undergraduate and graduate students.

Graduate students who participate in commencement must order the appropriate hood.

Deadline to order: Friday, October 31^st

For questions, please contact the UAM Bookstore at 870-460-1055.

Graduates should continue to check email regularly as the event approaches. 

To learn more about the commencement exercises, all graduates are strongly encouraged to attend the rehearsal scheduled for Thursday, December 11^th, at 3:00 p.m. inside the Steelman Field House.

Only graduates who have confirmed their participation with the Registrar are approved to participate in the ceremony. No personal items of graduates will be stored during the ceremony. 

Graduates must bring their herald card, regalia, and hood (if a graduate student). These items are available through the bookstore located on your home campus. Caps, gowns and tassels are free to graduates and will be available for pickup beginning Monday, December 8^th. Master graduate students must buy an appropriate master's hood. You must bring an official ID to receive your regalia.

Please direct regalia questions here:

Monticello Bookstore	Crossett Bookstore	McGehee Bookstore
ATTN: Mr. Billy Hogue 870-460-1055	ATTN: Ms. Dawn Reed 870-460-2030	ATTN: Ms. Geraldine Renfroe 870-460-2126

Review the commencement stoles and cords policy  here.

Please direct stoles and cords questions to: Studentprograms@uamont.edu 

Safety/Decorum

Commencement is a time to celebrate your achievements, but it is also a formal and ceremonial occasion. Graduates are expected to honor the dignity of the event by conducting themselves with respect—for their guests, the guests of others, and fellow graduates. 

To maintain the decorum of the ceremony, graduates must refrain from any unsafe or disruptive behavior, including but not limited to:

• The use of noisemakers or loud devices
• Taking selfies while on the Commencement platform
• Pranks, dancing, stepping, stomping, hopping, chanting, or other vocal or visual disruptions

Graduates should proceed across the stage and return to their seats in a measured, safe, and professional manner. The time for more exuberant celebrations is after the ceremony, once all graduates have exited the facility.

To help commemorate this special day, the University has designated a Weevil Celebration area for student groups and Greek organizations at the southeast corner track area on Visitor’s Side in Leslie Cotton Boll Football Stadium. 

10 a.m. Ceremony: Doors at Steelman Field House will open to guests at 9:00 a.m. Please be seated by 9:50 a.m. as the processional will begin promptly as 9:55 a.m. Guests who have not entered the gym when the processional starts will not be allowed to enter until the processional has finished. Morning guests are asked to vacate the premises as soon as possible to allow for setup of the afternoon ceremony.

As required by law, UAM has developed and submitted to the Arkansas State Police a security plan for all athletic events held on campus.  Part of the approved plan stipulates that "all bags carried into the event will be checked." Signage reflecting the policy and a police officer will be located at each entrance of athletic facilities during an event.  Please note that signage is also at entrances prohibiting the possession of weapons by any private individual, including Enhanced Concealed Handgun Carry holders.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call (870) 460-1083.

Due to visibility concerns, please do not bring balloons into the facility.

Photography:  For your convenience, UAM has secured a professional photographic service to take photos of each graduate as they receive their degrees. One photo will be mailed to each graduate free of charge. These will be mailed with diploma certificates at the end of February or the first of March for December graduates. Alumni Affairs will provide a photo location by the bell at Weevil Pond. Student Programs and Activities will provide Greek letter photo stations along the sidewalk on the northside of the Weevil Pond.

Parking will be available in lots around the campus. Accessible parking is available at Steelman Field House. Golf cart transportation to Steelman Field House will be provided to campus guests.

Printable Campus Map

Interactive Campus Map

Food and drink will not be allowed in the field house.

In order to arrange adequate seating, any graduate with mobility limitations requiring special seating should contact the Registrar’s Office at 870-460-1034 as soon as possible. Graduates who have family and/or guests who need special seating arrangements due to mobility limitations should contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 870-460-1032 as soon as possible.

If you do not find the answer to your question above, please contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 870 460-1032 or academicaffairs@uamont.edu.