Applicable to USP Class of 2009
Commencement 2009: Administrative Details
In the past few years, USP graduands from the six partner faculties/schools generally attended one Commencement ceremony, that is, the USP ceremony where they were presented their degree on stage. USP graduands will have fulfilled all of the USP curriculum requirements as well as attained at least a Second Class Honours (Lower).
For this coming Commencement, the university has made a special provision to allow USP graduands to attend the USP ceremony and the home faculty ceremony, and to be presented their degree on stage twice. This provision is applicable to graduands who fulfill all of the USP curriculum requirements as well as attain at least a Second Class Honours (Lower).
To facilitate the above provision made, the University has established the following guidelines:
Guidelines
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For logistics purpose, all degree scrolls and complimentary transcripts for USP graduates will only be distributed at the USP ceremony. For graduates who are not attending the USP ceremony, they will collect their documents from the Registrar’s Office after Commencement. This will be no earlier than from 15 July 2009 (2pm) onwards. Collection instructions are published at http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/adminpolicy/degreescrolls.html. (Note: the degree is presented on stage only symbolically; the actual degree scroll, together with one copy of complimentary transcript, is given out off stage.) |
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USP graduates attending their home faculty ceremonies will be presented individually on stage, blending in with all other graduates of their cohort. However they will not be given their degree scroll and transcript then; instead, they will collect them at the USP ceremony, or, if they do not attend the USP ceremony, they will collect them from the Registrar’s Office from 15 July 2009 (2pm) onwards. Their USP status will only be recognized at the USP ceremony and there will not be any separate acknowledgment of that at any other ceremony. |
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Lower priority will have to be accorded to requests from USP graduates for additional invitation cards to their home faculty ceremonies. This is to ensure that the needs of graduates for whom those are the one and only ceremony for which they are eligible to attend are equitably met first.
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The seats assigned to USP graduates will not be in perfect running order with graduates in their same disciplines of study. They will have to be manually assigned to the USP graduates as a group, contingent on where it is most fitting logistically to have the USP graduates join in the queue to go up on stage. |
The above guidelines are put in place due to logistical constraints as managing the Commencement requires massive coordination. Any inconvenience is regretted.
Registration for Attendance at Commencement 2009
The USP ceremony is the 17th ceremony of the series (herein referred to as the “C17”) and is scheduled on 12 July 2009 at 3.00 pm. It is a joint ceremony shared between graduands from the University Scholars Programme (USP) and School of Business (BIZ). For the ceremonies of the home faculties, please refer to the schedule of ceremonies available at the Commencement 2009 website: http://www.nus.edu.sg/commencement/2009/ceremonies.htm
USP graduands or those who are expected to graduate in the period 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 would have to confirm their attendance at Commencement 2009 via email to Ms Norwinah / Ms Lydia Chan at
. They would indicate if they are attending both USP ceremony and their home faculty ceremony; USP ceremony only; home faculty ceremony only; or not attending either ceremony. If they are attending the home faculty ceremony, the home faculty ceremony details (date and time) or session would have to be in the email as well. If there are enquiries regarding Commencement matters, please email to
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Graduands should wear their academic dress on the occasion(s) they have registered for. Each USP graduand will be given two invitation cards for their parents/ guests for each ceremony they have registered for. Graduands will collect the package (containing the Graduate Attendance Card(s) and Parents/ Guests Invitation Cards) at the time when they collect the academic dress during the scheduled slot from 25 to 30 June 2009 at the Multi-Purpose Sports Hall 1, Sports & Recreation Centre. If spare seats are available at any of the ceremonies, the information will be released at the Commencement 2009 website on 12 June 2009. Please check the website and make the request at that time. The outcome of the request will be made known at the same website on 24 June 2009.
USP Commencement Ceremony
USP graduands who are eligible to attend C17 will be presented their degree on stage by the Presiding Officer. They will receive the actual degree scroll, together with one copy of complimentary transcript, off stage at the USP Ceremony.
Attendance at Faculty’s Commencement Ceremony
USP graduands who are eligible to attend C17 may, attend both C17 and their home faculty ceremony, or their home faculty ceremony only. At the home faculty ceremony, they will be presented their degree scrolls on stage. However they will not be given their actual degree scroll and transcript then; they will receive them at the USP ceremony, or, if they do not attend the USP ceremony, they will collect them from the Registrar’s Office from 15 July 2009 (2pm) onwards.
USP graduands will be seated as a group at their home faculty ceremony. As their USP status will only be recognized at the USP ceremony, there will not be any separate acknowledgment of this at any other ceremony.
Ordering of Academic Dress
USP graduands will wear their respective Faculties/ Schools’ academic dress. Ordering of academic dress is now open till 29 May 2009 at 12 noon. Click here to order your academic dress.
For your Action
If you are eligible to attend the USP ceremony i.e. C17, you would have to confirm your attendance at Commencement 2009 via email by May 2009 to Ms Norwinah / Ms Lydia Chan at
. The email reply would indicate if you are attending both USP ceremony and your home faculty ceremony; USP ceremony only; home faculty ceremony only; or not attending either ceremony. The home faculty ceremony details (date and time) or session (if applicable) would have to be provided in the email as well. Once you have registered via email, you will automatically be slotted for C17 and/or home ceremony if you are eligible (i.e., having fulfilled all USP curriculum requirements and attaining at least Second Class Honours (Lower)).
Please email your enquiries pertaining to Commencement 2009 matters for USP graduands to
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