Getting Ready

September 2021

Apply to Graduate

An email invitation will be sent to students with at least 74 earned credits. Follow the instructions for submitting your graduation application online via plus.hope.edu and indicate May Commencement ceremony participation. Applying by the deadline will allow you to participate in all planned events. Late applicants may miss out on votes, events, tickets and honors considerations.

October 2021

Deadline to apply for December 2021 Graduation

• October 15, 2021

If you’re planning to graduate after the fall 2021 semester, submit your graduation application by October 15.

November 2021

DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR May, July or DECEMBER 2022 GRADUATION

• November 15, 2021

If you’re planning to graduate after the spring 2022 semester (May grad), after taking one or more summer 2022 courses (July grad) or after the fall 2022 semester (December grad) and plan to participate in the May 2022 Commencement ceremony, submit your graduation application by November 15.

January 2022

Vote for Commencement Speaker

Candidate information and an online ballot are sent via email to students who applied to participate in the Commencement ceremony.

FEBRUARY 2022

Graduation Application Confirmation

Emails will be sent asking students to check and either confirm or correct graduation application information. 

Senior Days

• February 23 and 24, 2022

Pick up caps and gowns, order graduation announcements and class rings, make your senior class gift, and learn about the Last Hurrah, alumni services and on-campus dining options during Commencement weekend.

December 2021 graduates and students in spring 2022 off-campus programs who want to participate in the May 2022 ceremony will be contacted with specific directions for how they may complete the Senior Days orders and purchases.

Senior Days Details

MARCH 2022

deadline for Commencement Ceremony Participation

• March 1

Deadline for students to notify the Registrar’s Office of any changes to their participation in the May 2022 Commencement ceremony.

H.O.P.E. Professor Voting

Two ballots will be emailed to ceremony participants to vote for the Hope Outstanding Professor-Educator (H.O.P.E.) Professor. The first vote narrows the field; the final vote in April determines the winner.

APRIL 2022

Tickets

• Early April

Commencement participants will receive an email order form to request their tickets for brunch, Baccalaureate and rain-location Commencement. Pick up ordered tickets at the Ticket Office in Anderson Werkman.

Dining Options Tickets

MAY 2022

MANDATORY Commencement Rehearsal, devos fieldhouse

• May 4, 5–6 p.m.

This rehearsal is mandatory for all ceremony participants.

If you are on an off-campus program or have unavoidable employment conflicts, you may have a trusted friend who is attending rehearsal get your information and name/seat card. Cards left after the rehearsal will be available in the Registrar’s office Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Last Hurrah

• May 5

Ceremony participants of the Class of 2022 are welcomed into the Alumni Association at The Last Hurrah at Camp Geneva. This Thursday evening event is free and includes:

• Food
• Outdoor activities
• Bonfires with s’mores
• Prizes
• Entertainment
• More

Transportation will be provided. Contact the Alumni Association with any questions.

See the schedule for Commencement weekend