<p>Just wondering - how does graduation work at Northeastern? With people finishing at different times so frequently, do they have an organized ceremony for everyone or everyone within each college?
I found out some info on their website for the College of Professional Studies (even their tassel colors haha : D ) but not CAMD... Any thoughts?
Thanks!</p>
<p>So as an undergraduate, you can technically “graduate” at any time. You could do end of Summer 2, end of Fall, or end of Spring (obviously the traditional one). But it’s actually way more common than you’d think to graduate at a non-traditional time.</p>
<p>However there is only one ceremony for all undergraduates, held in the spring. If you graduate Summer 2, you can walk in the spring before. I do know that if you graduate after fall, you can walk the following spring. All colleges and majors are part of the same ceremony, which is held at the Garden. Each student gets 4 tickets for family/friends, although a lot of begging and pleading usually takes place to try and get extra tickets from friends also graduating if you have a large family. Undergraduate and graduate students are on the same day, but in different ceremonies (at least for this year). You pick up your cap and gown beforehand. </p>
<p>As an undergraduate, I believe you will wear an all black gown (the different colored hoods are usually reserved for masters and phds have a totally different outfit). The main difference between college/major will be the tassel on the cap. At most schools the color will be different according to what you’re graduating as. I’m not completely sure about Northeastern, but I assume it’s similar.</p>
<p>When you pick up your gown, you’ll also get your honor cords. So 3.25 to 3.499 is cum laude, 3.5 to 3.749 is magna cum laude, and 3.75 to 4 is summa cum laude. It is the same for each college. If you are getting any other special things, you’ll most likely get them at a different ceremony before graduation- so for instance the cords given out for the Honors Program (which is different than latin honors) are given out at the end of the year honors dinner.</p>
<p>Emily should be able to answer any other questions, because I believe she’s graduating this year. I’m not till next spring. But it was really exciting last year because I was on the train to work when everyone was heading to graduation. Everyone looked scared out of their minds but really excited.</p>
<p>And they sell all of those nifty graduation things (like the super expensive frames to put your diploma in) at the bookstore.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! That’s so interesting!! I was looking at the different schedules/ways you can plan your 4-5 years and wondering how graduating would work if I finished at a less traditional time, but this is reassuring : )</p>
<p>This is actually not that different from many large universities where students often do not finish all their graduation requirements in the spring…</p>
<p>I think for many of NEU’s undergrad programs, that the way co-ops are often scheduled results in (and may even be required) seniors taking classes their final/spring semester if they are on track to graduate in the spring, whether in a 4 yr or a 5 yr program (you can see this if you look at a sample 5 yr/3 co-op schedule; generally students who, like my S, start their co-ops in the later track - ie fall of middler yr rather than spring of soph yr - do their third co-op in the fall of their sr yr and take classes in spring)</p>
<p>Yeah, I only know this because I just asked my advisor when I started worrying that graduating in the fall would mean I’d miss the ceremony. But according to my mother, it’s pretty normal.</p>
<p>haha yeah, I’m not even attending yet… don’t really know why I’m worrying about this! sorry! : )</p>