MSMC Commencement

Degree conferral will be done by the Registrar’s office beginning the week of June 10, 2024. A digital diploma will be sent upon conferral. The printed diplomas will be printed and mailed via Parchment within a 4-week window to the graduates’ permanent address on file. To update their address, graduates must send a request to registrar@msmc.edu via their MSMC email address. Only those students who have fulfilled all academic responsibilities along with all financial obligations will be issued a diploma. Diplomas will not be distributed at the Commencement ceremony.

PLEASE NOTE: Latin Honors in the Commencement Program will be based on your cumulative GPA after Fall 2023 grades; Latin Honors will be updated on the transcripts and diploma, if needed, after all Spring 2024 grades are in. Latin Honors do not apply to Master’s degrees. Honors standings are calculated based on all attempted college-level work. All attempted college level work includes transfer credits, dual enrollment credits and all credits earned at MSMC. 

Diplomas state the degree earned, ex: Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science, or MBA. It will not list the major or concentration. The major, concentration, etc. is listed on the student’s transcript. 

• Each graduate will be photographed by a professional photographer as he/she receives a congratulatory handshake on stage. Color proofs will be sent to the graduates and orders may be placed directly with Island Photography at www.islandphoto.com.
  
  
• Designated Area for Picture Taking During the Ceremony: Guests may not approach the stage or stand in aisles to photograph any part of the Commencement ceremony. Photographs and/or videos may be taken from a designated area. Guests will be permitted to remain in this designated space for just a few minutes. This ensures that others who wish to take photos of graduates will be able to do so.
  
  
• Photo Stations on Campus: Photo stations will be set up on the Mount’s scenic campus so that graduates may pose for pictures with family and friends. Faculty will be available to take pictures with graduates immediately after the Commencement ceremony at designated areas.

Release Statement

All attendees of, and participants in, the Commencement ceremonies consent to be photographed, videotaped, and recorded by Mount Saint Mary College or its designees, for the purpose of producing a documentary of the event for distribution to the College Community and the news media. All attendees and participants release and otherwise agree to hold the College harmless and to indemnify the College and its licensees and/or assigns from any and all claims arising out of, or resulting from, their appearance or statements in the above documentary.

If you would like to order Commencement announcement cards for your friends and family, or a frame for your diploma, you may do so through the Herff Jones website. Get started here.