Commencement Ceremony

Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates students anticipated to complete their degree and/or college credit certificate program(s). Students are invited to participate in the Commencement Ceremony if they are within two courses of fulfilling the graduation requirements for their degree or college credit certificate program. Commencement Ceremonies occur in May and December each year. In order to participate in the formal Commencement Ceremony, students must wear the approved LSSC Commencement Regalia in LSSC’s approved colors. 

Students must submit a Graduation Application via their myLSSC account prior to the posted deadline for the semester in which they plan to graduate. 

Students who plan to complete their degree and/or college credit certificate program requirements during the summer semester may choose to participate in either the May or December Commencement Ceremony (pending the student is within two courses of completing their requirements).

Students are eligible to appeal their scheduled ceremony if they are unable to attend. Please contact the Registrar's Office with your appeal.

Participation in the Commencement Ceremony does not guarantee the awarding of a degree or college credit certificate. Official graduation depends solely on the student’s satisfactory completion of all program requirements. Graduation is the completion of all degree and/or college credit certificate program requirements that is recorded and posted on the official transcript.

Any group, organization, or program that would like to request new regalia adornments must submit the Commencement Regalia Adornment Request Form and supporting documentation prior to the commencement ceremony. Please contact the Registrar for the form and further instructions.

For additional information, please visit the Commencement Ceremony website.

Note: Honors recognition for the Commencement Ceremonies is calculated based on cumulative course work completed from prior semesters. However, the current semester will be included for official graduation honors recorded on diplomas and transcripts.