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Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates the awarding of degrees at the end of every term.

Graduation is the official confirmation that a students have met all requirements for their degrees. This official confirmation is evidenced by the posting of degrees to student transcripts and the issuance of their diplomas. 

While commencement and graduation are related, they are separate points on the academic timeline. Every student must apply to graduate, but participation in the commencement ceremony is optional. 

Graduation applications are available online in myWings.

• Log into your portal
• Choose Student on side menu
• Select Student Resources, and then Banner Self-Service
• Click on Student Records
• Choose Graduation Application

If you are applying after the deadline, you will need to see your academic advisor. 

Failure to apply for graduation by the advertised deadline may affect your ability to graduate, result in receiving a reduced number of guest tickets for commencement, and can result in the delay of receiving your diploma. Refer to the  for graduation application deadlines.

Contact One-Stop Student Services as soon as possible if your plans for graduation change.

If you want to postpone your graduation, you must submit an Application for Graduation (with signature), checking off the box at the top of the form where it says you wish to retract your application. You can obtain this form from your academic advisor and once complete, submit to One-Stop Student Services in one-of-four ways:

Email the scanned document to commencement@unf.edu

Fax the document to 904-620-2414

Hand-Deliver the document to One-Stop Student Services

Hicks Hall, Building 53

Suite 1700

Mail the document to One-Stop Student Services

1 ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Drive

Jacksonville, FL 32224

Once your Graduation Application is cancelled, you must submit another Graduation Application at the beginning of the term you will actually graduate.

All diplomas will be mailed to students' current mailing addresses on file beginning on the date specified on the Important Dates page.

To ensure delivery, students should verify current mailing addresses through myWings. If you anticipate an address change, please notify One-Stop Student Services as soon as possible. For your convenience, address changes may be made in-person at One-Stop Student Services (Building 53, Suite 1700) or via a signed emailed request.

Personal Information Update Form

Please Note: Address changes CANNOT be accepted by telephone or email.

The doors to the Arena will open an hour-and-a-half before the ceremony begins. Seating is first-come, first-served. If you have a guest who requires special seating, it is recommended they arrive as early as possible to secure seating. All graduates, faculty, staff, vendors and guests will be screened by metal detectors and all bags will be checked upon each entry into the Field House and the Arena. Plan accordingly and arrive early to ensure adequate time for these procedures.

Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates the awarding of degrees at the end of every term.

Graduation is the official confirmation that a students have met all requirements for their degrees. This official confirmation is evidenced by the posting of degrees to student transcripts and the issuance of their diplomas. 

While commencement and graduation are related, they are separate points on the academic timeline. Every student must apply to graduate, but participation in the commencement ceremony is optional. 

If your party needs an accommodation due to a visual or hearing impairment, please contact the Student Accessibility Center, (904) 620-2769 or (904) 620-2969 (TDD/TTY).

Guests with limited mobility should find an usher who will direct them to special seating locations. There will be limited wheelchair seating on the floor.

The busses shuttling guests to and from the parking lots are ADA accessible.

Campus Map 

Commencement ceremonies take place at the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Arena, Building 34, on the north end of campus. Specific directions from your location to the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ campus are available from the  webpage.

Parking

Please note that graduation parking will only be available in Lot 18. Parking is free in all legal parking spaces. Please be aware that you may not park in spaces marked Designated or Reserved without an appropriate decal.

Graduation shuttles will run between Lot 18 and the Arena. There is no charge to use this service and all shuttles are ADA accessible.

The University has contracted with Flash Photography to provide photography services for all commencement exercises. Graduate candidates will receive a name card with their name printed on it when they arrive at The Field House (Building 26). Completing the information on the back of this card will ensure graduates receive an email with photo proofs after the ceremony.  Proofs will be mailed and emailed to each graduate within 10 days of the ceremony. If you have questions, please contact the FLASH Photography directly at (888) 325-3930 or via their .

The University has contracted with Sight & Sound to provide videography services for the commencement ceremonies. If you have questions about these services, please email commencement@unf.edu. 

All ceremonies will be live streamed on the day of the event.  All ceremonies can be viewed on our at their scheduled times.  

For additional information, please send an email to commencement@unf.edu.