Commencement Important Dates and Deadlines Date/Deadline Activity/Task August 24, 2018 Deadline for Applications for Fall 2018 Graduates November 16, 2018 Deadline for Applications for Spring 2019 Graduates February-April Assessment Days NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) February 21, 2019 ACAT (Area Concentration Achievement Tests) & MFT (Major Fields Tests) April 8-12, 2019 CSS (College Senior Survey) Prospective Graduates April 10, 2019 March 1-30, 2019 Order Academic Regalia & Invitations/Announcements https://collegegrad.herffjones.com/ Opens a New Window. March 4, 2019 Herff Jones Visit (11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)Herff Jones visit to view selections and answer questions about ordering caps and gowns, announcements, diploma frames and more. April 1, 2019 Start Graduation Clearance Process April 18, 2019 University Awards Day (11:00 a.m.) April 29, 2019 Final Exam Begin for Prospective Graduates May 1 - May 10, 2019 Final Clearance Process May 1 - May 10, 2019 Academic Regalia available for pick-up at the Bookstore May 5, 2019 Senior Worship Service (12:30 p.m.) Main Campus – Thomas Boyd Chapel (Time of reflection in honor of our graduating seniors’ journey through Shaw University.) May 9, 2019 Commencement Rehearsal (2:00 p.m.) Red Hat Amphitheater(Mandatory for all prospective graduates who plan to participate in Commencement. Prospective Graduates should report to the C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium in order to pick up name cards, honor cords and to line up for the procession to the Red Hat Amphitheater. Students should bring their hood and cap only.) May 10, 2019 Baccalaureate Service (9:30 a.m.)Main Campus – Thomas Boyd Chapel May 11, 2019 Commencement Exercise (9:00 a.m.) Red Hat Amphitheater (Graduates are required to arrive at 7:30 a.m. dressed in full academic regalia; line-up will be in Spaulding Gymnasium)