BGSU Commencement

• Where to Park
• Participating Graduates
• Special Accommodation Seating
• Ceremony Instructions
• Honors
• Graduation Fee

• Mailing Diplomas
• Live Video Stream
• DVDs/VHS Tapes
• Photographer
• Caps and Gowns
• Visit BG Ohio

In case of inclement weather, Commencement tickets are required for the August ceremony. Each student receives four tickets for the indoor ceremony. All available tickets are distributed; therefore, please safeguard your tickets as replacing them may not be possible. Family and friends wishing to view the ceremony but not holding a ticket may view the ceremony in Bowen-Thompson Student Union Falcon’s Nest and/or the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theatre. The ceremony will be broadcast live on a large screen, closed-circuit television. Students may find additional tickets from classmates who are graduating but have chosen not to attend the commencement ceremony. A "ticket exchange" is located on the discussion board in MyBGSU Blackboard under the Graduation/Commencement community tab.

The intent of the ticket exchange board is to facilitate the EXCHANGE of Commencement tickets. The SALE of tickets or a monetary offer to PURCHASE tickets is a violation of University policy. Posts of this nature will be removed. Violators are subject to University disciplinary action.

MyBGSU has valuable information and directions for graduates and their families.

• Log on to MyBGSU
• Select Community
• Select Graduation/Commencement
  

All campus lots and metered spaces (free on the weekends) will be open with the exception of Lot A next to Hanna and University Halls.  This lot is reserved for people with Commencement parking passes only (see Special Accommodation Seating information).  Individuals with state-issued handicapped parking permits may also use Lot A. Please plan accordingly.

Lots E, G and/or N are all accessible to the University Hall Lawn and should be used by all not holding the special accommodation and/or a handicap parking pass (see Summer Parking).

Please click on the Campus Map to view campus directions, parking lots, and building locations.

In case of inclement weather and an indoor ceremony, traffic on Wooster Street, Mercer Road, Alumni Drive and Stadium Drive will all be designated for one-way traffic.  Please plan your time accordingly (see Stroh Parking).  All campus lots and metered spaces (which are free on the weekends) will be open.  Parking for guests with a special accommodation seating dashboard permit or a state-issued handicapped parking permit may park in the reserved section of the Stroh Center, Lot 24.

Please see the above attached campus maps to view parking lots and building locations for either situation. 

All requirements for graduation must be recorded in the Office of Registration and Records by September 6, 2013. It is your responsibility to make sure that all grade changes, appeals, transfer credits, and incomplete grades are recorded. If you have not met your graduation requirements, you will have to reapply for a later graduation ceremony.

• Log on to MyBGSU
• Select Community
• Select Graduation/Commencement
• In the Information area there is a form to be completed and submitted via email.
  

The honors calculation (pertains to undergraduates only) is based on a minimum of 110 hours in courses that count toward the grade point average. If a student has less than 110 hours that count toward the grade point average, the grade point average requirement is figured using a sliding scale. As the number of grade point average hours decreases, the grade point average requirements for honors increases. The hours and grade point average requirements for students with less than 110 grade point average hours may be obtained in the Office of Registration and Records. The grades earned from other institutions are used in the calculation of honors. Transfer students must also complete 56 hours at Bowling Green State University. A minimum of 30 of those hours must be used in the calculation of the grade point average. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for additional information.

For purposes of Commencement, honors are determined by all grades received and recorded by the Office of Registration and Records by June 21, 2013; graduating term grades are not included. Questions and inquiries should be made with the Office of Registration and Records.

A live video stream of Commencement will be available as well as links to replay all post-ceremony footage. Click the BGSU Commencement Streaming Archive hyperlink and system requirements to view current and past ceremonies.

View the live feed for Summer 2013 Commencement Ceremony by clicking the hyperlink on:

• Saturday, August 10, 2013 (Graduate and Undergraduate ceremony)

Grad Images
1-800-261-2576
Photographers from Grad Images will be photographing graduates receiving their diploma, standing in front of the University Flag at the bottom of the ramp; and as they are waiting in line during the ceremony. Grad Images offer graduates these photographic opportunities and sends proofs with no obligation to purchase.

As the official photographer, Grad Images will be at Commencement to capture the moment for you. Grad Images gives you the option to pre-register your permanent e-mail address, as well as any other family members. Pre-registration will allow Grad Images to notify you within 72 hours after the ceremony about viewing the digital proofs and online ordering information

Customer Service Email: service@gradimages.com

BGSU Bookstore 419-372-7113 or call toll free 1-866-517-9766. Caps, gowns, and regalia for participating Faculty/Staff/Graduates must be purchased from the BGSU Bookstore in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. The cap and gown will need to be paid for by cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or University BG1 card at the time you pick up the regalia. This regalia is yours and does not need to be returned.
Personalized announcements, diploma frames, and class rings are also available in the BGSU Bookstore.