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: Monday, March 10, 2025
Graduates can now order their regalia online. The deadline to order regalia online is Monday, March 10, 2025. This year graduates will have the option of picking their regalia up on campus (at the Campus Bookstore) OR graduates can opt to have their regalia shipped to the location of their choice (shipping fees do apply).
For graduates who opt to pick up their regalia on campus, you will be notified when your regalia is available for pick up at the campus bookstore (generally late-March to early-April).
Graduates can order their regalia online HERE.
Deadline to register to audition for student speakers: Friday, February 14, 2025
Registration to sign up to audition to be a student speaker is now open! Interested candidates should complete this registration form by Friday, February 14, 2025. For more detailed information on Student Speaker Auditions, please view the Student Speaker Auditions section.
Deadline to complete registration and name recording via MarchingOrder: COMING Spring 2025!
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
- The deadline to order your cap, gown, and tassel online is Monday, March 10, 2025. Graduates can purchase their cap, gown, and tassel HERE.
- If you have questions, please email [email protected]
- Make sure you have your Commencement ceremony tickets.
- Each graduate will receive fifteen (15) guest tickets for their designated ceremony (Graduate or Undergraduate)
- Children ages 3 and younger do not need their own tickets.
- 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].
