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Commencement Quiz

  1. Commencement is on ______at 10:00 am in the Patriot Center.

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  1. Doors open at _(a)_ for guests, the ceremony begins at 10 am and lasts approximately _(b)_ hours.

Answers:a.

b.

  1. Commencement is:
  2. A ceremony which all degrees are conferred by the University President, all graduates of different majors and schools attend together, takes place in the Patriot Center every year
  3. Every graduate student crosses the stage and receives his/her degree from the president, tickets are not required, any attire is permitted
  4. Tickets are required to attend, caps and gowns are worn, Ph. D. graduates walk across the stage and are individually recognized.
  5. A & C are correct
  6. A & B are correct
  7. All of the above are correct

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  1. Convocation is
  2. A ceremony hosted by each individual College, School, or Institute, they take place in varying locations around the university, caps and gowns are worn
  3. Tickets are not required, each student is individually recognized and receives their degree on stage
  4. Tickets are required, students are not individually recognized, each one takes place in the Concert Hall every year
  5. A & C are correct
  6. A & B are correct
  7. All of the above are correct

Answer:

  1. Graduates are provided _(a)_ guest tickets for Commencement, they are free and general admission, the exception to this are ______(b)______. The last day to pick up the tickets is the _____(c)______before the ceremony.

Answers:a.

b.

c.

  1. Tickets may be picked up at the ______box office with a Mason ID or Driver’s license.

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  1. Can convocation happen before commencement? Answer:

Can commencement happen before convocation? Answer:

  1. Bachelor’s and master’s candidates can purchase caps and gowns at the ____(a)____, Doctoral candidates and faculty order their regalia through the ___(b)___, School of Law graduates can order gaps and gowns through the ______(c)______.

Answers:a.

b.

c.

  1. If you do not attend either the Commencement ceremony, or the Convocation ceremony can you still graduate? ______

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  1. All general campus lots are available for ____(a)____ for the commencement and convocations, handicapped & special assistance parking is available in __(b)__.

Answer:a.

b.

  1. The diplomas are not given out at the convocation and commencement ceremonies, instead students receive a rolled up slip of paper alerting them that they will receive their degree by mail as soon as the completion of all degree requirements is confirmed.

True or False

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  1. If you need information on Commencement you can call the hotline at ______.

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  1. What is the difference between commencement and convocation?

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  1. Frank and his daughter Soupy ask you where graduation is, which questions do you ask them? (more then one answer may be correct)
  1. Your name is Soupy? You must have been beat up a lot as a child.
  2. Are you looking for convocation or the commencement? Then explain the differences.
  3. Find out which ceremony they should be attending, then look at the Commencement website and direct them to the correct location
  4. Tell them it is next week and then laugh as they walk away
  5. Tell Soupy she looks too stupid to have graduated from college
  6. If they are looking for convocation find out if they are a graduate student or an undergraduate

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