Graduation Information

December 2012 Graduation

Schedule Changes & Transfer Work

If you make any schedule changes during the semester make sure the changes are approved by your Academic Advisor and the Registrar. Changes made during your final semester could delay your graduation date. Transcripts for transfer credit (Credits that have not been posted to your NGU transcript) must be received in the Registrar's Office by December 1, 2012.  

Graduation Fee

All graduating students are required to pay a graduation fee (Undergraduate Fee: $110; Graduate Fee: $150). The fee includes cap, gown, hood, diploma, and diploma cover. Even if you do not plan to attend the graduation ceremony, you must pay the fee. Please contact the Business Office to make payment arrangements. Your graduation fee must be paid and any holds must be cleared before you can pick up your cap and gown.

Cap & Gown Pick Up

Undergraduates- pick up your cap and gown on November 26 - 28, between 11:00am and 3:00pm in the Registrar’s Office. Graduate School (MBA, MCM, M.Ed. Graduates) should contact administration at the Fairview Campus.

Graduation Celebration 

A graduation luncheon will be held at 1:30pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 in Todd Dining Hall prior to rehearsal.

Graduation Rehearsal

Graduation rehearsal will be held at 3:30pm, Wednesday, December 5. Plan to meet in the Hayes Ministry Center and be in your designated seat by 3:30pm. It is important that you be present. The Alumni Office will induct you into the NGU Alumni Association at this time.

Graduation Tickets

No tickets necessary for the December graduation ceremony.  The chapel will open at 1:00pm on graduation day.

Graduation Attire

Male graduates should wear dark shoes, dark socks and dark slacks with a white shirt and a tie. Female graduates should wear dark shoes and Sunday dress (no slacks). Jeans, flip flops and tennis shoes are not appropriate attire.

Graduation Day

The graduation ceremony is planned for Thursday, December 6 at 2:00pm in Turner Chapel. Graduates should be in their seats in Hayes no later than 12:45pm on graduation day.

Graduation Reception

A reception will be held immediately following the graduation ceremony in Todd Dining Hall.

Photographs & DVDs

PHOTOGRAPHER- Studio Portraits will be made in Hayes between 9:00am - 12:00pm on graduation day by appointment only.  Appointments should be scheduled when picking up your cap and gown - not before.  Payment for your package will be collected by the photographer on graduation day when photos are made. Graduation Photo (Receiving Your Diploma) - The photographer will snap a photo of you receiving your diploma.  You may pay for this photo on graduation day or order after graduation on the photographer's website.  Class Photo - A group photo will be taken at 1:00pm on graduation day.  You may see the photographer and pay for the photo on graduation day or order on the photographer's website. 

If you would like a DVD of the ceremony, you may email Eddie Fisher for more information.

Due to information being posted early, information is subject to change.  Please check this information periodically.

If special circumstances exist which will prevent your participation in the Graduation Ceremony, please inform the Registrar’s Office at 864.977.7009 or email Tina Wells.