Get Ready
Checklist
1. Apply to Graduate
If you plan to earn your degree this Summer, be sure to "Apply to Graduate" through Student Self-Service (formerly Student OASIS) by date TBA. Your name will appear in the online Commencement program for the term in which you earn your degree, not the term in which you participate in the Commencement ceremony. You are eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony one semester prior or up to one year after earning your degree. If you want to participate in Commencement in Summer and you are not earning your degree in Summer please contact the Commencement office at commencement@usf.edu, by date TBA. Note: the "Graduation Date" listed on Student Self-Service is the date listed on every graduate's diploma and not necessarily the day you participate in Commencement. Applying to graduate and registering to participate in Commencement are two different processes.
2. Attend Grad Stampede/Order Regalia
Order your regalia (cap, gown, tassel), graduation announcements, invitations, class rings, etc. Grad Stampede: St. Petersburg campus, USF Bookstore: date TBA Tampa campus, USF Bookstore: date TBA Sarasota-Manatee campus, USF Bookstore: date TBA
3. Register for Commencement
Bachelor's and Master's candidates who applied to graduate for the Summer 2026 term through Student Self Service by date TBA will be emailed a personalized Commencement registration link, on the week of date TBA. Doctoral candidates will be emailed a personalized Commencement registration link, after the ETD deadline has passed. The deadline to register for Commencement is date TBA. If you would like to participate in the Summer Commencement ceremony but are not earning your degree this Summer, please contact us at commencement@usf.edu, by date TBA. Please note: Participation in Commencement is optional. All eligible graduates will receive their diplomas by mail approximately 6–8 weeks after the semester ends.
4. Check Student Self-Service
Check your Student Self-Service account to ensure you have a $0 balance and no holds.
5. Check your Email
Check your email for ceremony updates.
6. Honors Medallion
Undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher may choose to purchase and wear a medallion during the ceremony. Eligible graduates will receive an email from the Registrar's office two weeks prior to Commencement weekend inviting them to visit any of the campus bookstores to purchase an honors medallion.
7. International Students
International students who registered for the USF World Sash Ceremony, will receive their sash at the ceremony. Students who did not register for the ceremony or students who registered and did not attend the sash ceremony will not be given a sash.
8. Join Alumni Association
Join your USF Alumni Association!
9. Be Successful
Be successful in your final exams, dissertation defense, or thesis completion.
10. Enjoy Commencement!
Enjoy your Commencement ceremony and congratulations on your graduation from the University of South Florida!