Important Dates
An important note: all commencement and graduation correspondence will be sent via graduates’ CUH email. Graduates should check their CUH email on a regular basis.
Deadline to apply for graduation: Friday, February 28, 2025
- To complete Graduation Application via Self Service and for graduating students to have their name included in the May 2025 Commencement program.
Deadline to order regalia (cap, gown and tassel) online: COMING SOON!
Deadline to register to audition for student speakers: COMING SOON!
Deadline to complete registration and name recording via MarchingOrder: COMING SOON!
For help, email [email protected].
Graduating Student Checklist
Here’s a checklist for graduates who plan on attending the Commencement ceremony:
Before Commencement on Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Complete graduation application (should be done before February 28, 2025)
- Purchase cap, gown and tassel
- More information COMING SOON!
- If you have questions, please email [email protected]
- Make sure you have your Commencement ceremony tickets.
- More information COMING SOON!
- Figure out what you’re going to wear under your gown and what kind of shoes you’re going to wear.
- Please keep in mind that the ceremony is being held at an outdoor venue.
- For details, visit the Academic Attire page.
- Give your guests their tickets and other useful information. Please double-check which word is on the ticket (“Graduate” or “Guest”) and make sure you have the correct ticket to enter the venue.
- Children ages 3 and younger do not need their own tickets.
- Register online at GradImages (optional)
- GradImages will be taking photographs during the commencement ceremony and will make them available for purchase following the ceremony.
- For details, visit the Memorabilia page.
On Saturday, May 3, 2025:
- Check-in at the Waikiki Shell between TBD.
Make sure to bring your graduate ticket with you!
Only bring what you need. Keep in mind, there is no storage for your personal belongings.
- Graduating students will check in alphabetically by last name.
- Bachelor’s graduating students who are graduating with certain Latin Honors will receive a gold honors cord.
- Master’s graduating students should bring their hood with them, and should be wearing their hood when they arrive.
- Doctoral graduating students will be awarded their hoods on stage.
- Wear your cap, gown and tassel. Remember you must wear clothing under our gown. For more details, visit the Academic Attire page.
- Following the ceremony, you can meet all of your guests (ticketed and non-ticketed) right outside of the Waikiki Shell, in a designated area of Kapiolani Park, for lei giving.
Click here to view the venue map and details about parking and transportation.
After the Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 3, 2025
Check your student.chaminade.edu email for something from StageClip (optional)
- This free service is offered to graduates who walk in the Commencement ceremony.
- It’s a short, personalized clip of your moment on stage.
- For details, visit the Memorabilia page.
Need Accommodations?
Please let us know if you need any special accommodations or seating arrangements at the ceremony. You may email [email protected].
Questions?
- For grades, records, and petitions, contact the Records Office at (808) 735-4815 or [email protected].
- For the ceremonies or other questions, contact (808) 735-4718 or [email protected].
