Columbia

Students completing their degree in Spring should have completed an online Petition to Graduate. If you have not submitted your petition, please do so immediately. The main campus will not confer your degree or release your diploma until this form has been completed.

Petition to Graduate Forms

• Undergraduate
• Graduate
• Request for Early Commencement

Please note: A student who completes a graduate degree, (including all required, elective and transfer courses) while maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.950, receives Graduate Academic Honors.  Accelerated sequential degrees are excluded from this designation. If you believe you qualify for honors, contact the campus so they may verify.

Students who have completed all of their academic requirements to graduate must clear their Student Business Office account balance prior to diploma and transcript release. Credit card payments are subject to a 2.75% convenience fee. Check payments have a holding period of 10 days before release of transcripts. For more information, call the Business Office at 800-981-9803.

Complete and submit the RSVP form no later than May 12, 2023.

Graduation regalia is for purchase only and non-refundable. You should purchase your regalia by Friday, May 5, 2023 to avoid delays. Cap and gowns are navy blue in color. Sizes are generic by height and weight.

Order your cap and gown from Jostens for Webster University (opens in new tab).

• Complete master's unit (cap, gown, hood and tassel): $120 plus tax and shipping.
• Complete bachelor’s unit (cap, gown, hood and tassel): $107 plus tax and shipping.

You will need:

• Approx. height and weight
• Degree - MA, MBA, BS, BFA, etc.
• Daytime phone
• Shipping address

Honor cords are available upon request.

Orders are processed and shipped within one to two business days. Do not leave this for the last minute!

Please Note: There will not be a representative on campus. Ordering will be handled exclusively online through Jostens.

Tickets for the ceremony will be available for pick up from the campus on Monday, May 15 through Friday, May 26 during regular business hours. If you are located at the Charleston or Myrtle Beach campus or unable to pick up your tickets in person, they can be mailed but we will not be responsible for tickets lost in the mail.

Each graduate will receive a total of eight tickets for guests. Graduates should inform their guests that tickets will be required for entry and that seating is limited. No one will be permitted access to enter the ceremony without a ticket.

Based on availability, there will be a waiting list for extra tickets on a first come, first served basis. You will be asked to leave your name, and the tickets will be available for pick up at the venue.

Announcements and rings are available through Jostens (opens in new tab). Don’t forget to send out your commencement announcements and provide your guest with their tickets.

• Graduates are expected to arrive by 9:30 a.m. to rehearse and prepare for the ceremony. Rehearsal will start promptly at 10 a.m.
• When you arrive, you will be directed to a location which has been designated for robing, disrobing and rehearsal.
• The procession will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Late arrivals will not be permitted to participate.
• Guest will be permitted to enter at 10 a.m.
• General parking is available in the USC parking lots and in the Discovery parking garage behind the venue on the corner of Park and College streets. Applicable parking fees will apply. Handicapped parking is limited and available directly in front of the Kroger Center.
• Diplomas will not be presented to graduates at the time of the ceremony. Graduates will receive their diplomas by mail approximately six to eight weeks after the degrees are conferred by the main campus in St. Louis.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Columbia Metropolitan Campus at 803-699-0900.

We look forward to celebrating with you at the ceremony!