Commencement
黑料天堂 will honor the Class of 2026 at the 60th commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10 a.m. in the Kerr Fitness & Sports Center.
Baccalaureate Mass: Friday, May 8
Graduates, families and friends gather the day before commencement聽for a special聽mass聽celebrating the University motto To Light Through Love. The event includes a traditional candle lighting ceremony for students and faculty as part of the聽mass, and an inspiring message and final blessing by our campus minister and chaplain, Father Peter Horton.聽 This service will be held in the聽Motherhouse聽Chapel. Tickets are not needed.聽
Graduates鈥� Luncheon and Awards Ceremony: Friday, May 8
All graduates, families, friends, faculty, trustees and staff members are invited to celebrate and pay tribute to our graduates鈥� achievements at the Graduates鈥� Luncheon and Awards Ceremony held in the Zappala Campus Center Square.
Commencement Program
Names of graduating students will be published in the graduation program and any official press release unless the student has a submitted a FERPA form to the Registrar’s Office to restrict release of directory information.
Students must ensure that their intention to release or restrict this information is received in the Registrar’s Office by March 1. If you graduate with a FERPA hold in place, 黑料天堂 will be unable to provide verification of your enrollment or degree to future employers or others.
Diplomas
Your name on your diploma will appear exactly as it does on your graduation application. Diplomas are not distributed at commencement but will be mailed to the address listed on your graduation application approximately four weeks following the final spring grade deadline.
Any student with financial holds will have their diploma held in the Registrar’s Office until all financial obligations are met.
Only your degree will appear on your diploma. Your minor or major concentration will not appear.
Latin Honors
Latin honors are awarded to Baccalaureate degree candidates who meet cumulative grade point average requirements and a minimum of 45 graded credits in residence at 黑料天堂. The required GPA’s follow:
- Summa Cum Laude: 3.90 – 4.0
- Magna Cum Laude: 3.75 – 3.89
- Cum Laude: 3.50 – 3.74
Purchase a diploma frame through the 黑料天堂 Bookstore.
