Graduating Students

Tickets
Tickets are required for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 12. Each graduate is allotted six (6) tickets for guests and may pick up the tickets at the Registrar’s Office (during normal work hours) on Main Campus or at Radford University Carilion beginning on Monday, Nov. 30.

Regalia, Tassels, Cords and Stoles
Graduating students are required to have formal academic regalia consisting of gowns, caps or tams and hoods, as appropriate. Student regalia will be available to purchase in-store at the Highlander Bookstore or online. Online purchases must be made by Nov. 13. After this date, student regalia can be purchased at the Highlander Bookstore up until the day of graduation.

Grad Fair
The Highlander Bookstore will host a Graduation Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first floor of Dalton Hall and a Pop-Up Grad Fair event on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 401 at Radford University Carilion in Roanoke for students participating in Winter Commencement. Please let your graduating students know about these details.

In addition to regalia and related item vendors, the Oct. 14 Grad Fair will host Advancement and Alumni Relations, the Center for Career and Talent Development and the Office of Graduate Affairs.

Accessibility
Graduates who need accessibility services should contact the Center for Accessibility Services (CAS) by December 1 at 540-831-6350, 540-922-1176 (VP) or cas@radford.edu.

Service animals are permitted but this does not include service animals in training or ESAs.

Applying for Graduation
Questions about your graduation application and/or changes to your application can be directed to graduation@radford.edu. Updates regarding deadlines, commencement preparation and all other graduate-specific commencement information will be emailed to the email addresses on file in the Registrar’s Office. We encourage you to log in to your student portal and review your degree audit to ensure all your requirements have been met. Any issues you may have with your degree audit should be brought to your advisor.

Livestream and Photography
A link to a livestream of the commencement ceremony will be available from the University homepage, on this website and Facebook for guests that want to view all of the excitement but are unable to attend. Live captioning will be available.

Radford University has a contracted photography vendor to provide quality graduation photos of each student. #RadGrads and families are also welcome to take photos of their special day after the ceremony on or near the stage area as well as outside around campus.