2020 Personal Hooding Ceremony
December 2020 Graduates are invited to participate in a Personal Hooding Ceremony.
Dates & Times:
Reservations with a confirmation email are required. A grad may only reserve one hooding appointment. Additional appointments may be released once the initial times are reserved.
Prepare Before Your Date & Time
- Reserve a time. Reservations with a confirmation email are required. A grad may only reserve one hooding appointment.
- 5 Total Guests Permitted. You should bring one guest to hood you and may bring up to 4 additional supporters to attend your hooding. Masks are required for everyone entering the College of Law.
- Optional: bring your diploma for pictures.
Wear Your Regalia & Return Your Regalia
- Graduates who have ordered regalia will have it mailed to them in a box with a pre-paid label. The label can be used to return the regalia via mail.
- If a graduate is unable to mail their regalia, they must drop it off in the designated box at the College of Law located near the exit as they leave. The regalia must be in the packaging the graduate received it in prior to dropping it into the return box.
Personal Hooding Ceremony Agenda
Your personal hooding ceremony from check-in to departure should be less than 45 minutes. To accommodate everyone, it is critical that you arrive at your scheduled time in your regalia and follow all requirements.
Building access and photography is limited to the ceremony spaces, specifically the lower level Conference Center and Ceremonial Courtroom.
Masks are required for everyone in the College of Law building at all times.
Streaming links for guests at home: coming soon…
Parking: T-Deck
Cost: $10 (cash or card)
Georgia State University College of Law Driving Directions
Step 1: Check-in inside the Law Lobby
Graduates should wear their regalia when they enter the College of Law building.
Masks are required for everyone in the College of Law building at all times
Step 2: Conference Center Holding Room
Building access and photography is limited to the lower level Conference Center and Ceremonial Courtroom.
Masks are required for everyone in the College of Law building at all times
Step 3: Hooding in the Ceremonial Courtroom
Step 4: Pick up Commencement Book & Photo
All professional photos will be made available electronically as a gift from the College of Law.
Masks are required for everyone in the College of Law building at all times.
Step 5: Personal Photos & Exit
The party will exit facing Peachtree Center Avenue NE, about one block to the T-Deck parking garage.
Regalia Return
- Regalia can be returned during the event at the College of Law or to the bookstore within a week.
- You must retrieve a bag and label from the bookstore when you pick up your regalia in order to drop it off at the College of Law. The drop box will be located near the exit as you leave.
Return Your Regalia
- Graduates who have ordered regalia will have it mailed to them in a box with a pre-paid label. The pre-paid return label will come with instructions on how the graduate can return their regalia via mail.
- If a graduate is unable to mail their regalia, they must drop it off in the designated box at the College of Law located near the exit as they leave. The regalia must be in the packaging the graduate received it in before going into the return box.
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Streaming links for upcoming personal hooding ceremonies:
Streaming links from previous personal hooding ceremonies:
Traditional Graduation Timeline
Fall Semester
- Make sure you have completed the graduation requirements for your degree.
- Apply for Graduation at least one semester before graduation (i.e. June 2021 graduation, apply in September 2020).
January
- Apply for your certificates verification.
- Purchase or Rent regalia for hooding ceremony
- Click here for a step-by-step guide to renting your regalia
- Contribute to the class gift to be recognized in the official Hooding Ceremony printed program, annual fund report, and campaign plaque.
February
- Deadline to Purchase or Rent regalia for hooding ceremony by February 21st if you wish to pick up your regalia at the Commencement Fair.
- Click here for a step-by-step guide to renting your regalia
- Orders PLACED AFTER February 21st can be picked up at the University Bookstore beginning April 27th.
- Contribute to the class gift to be recognized in the official Hooding Ceremony printed program, annual fund report, and campaign plaque.
March
- Contribute to the class gift to be recognized in the official Hooding Ceremony printed program, annual fund report, and campaign plaque.
- Commencement Invitations/Announcements are available to students that complete the Mandatory Exit Survey in Symplicity.
Mandatory Exit Survey
Georgia State University College of Law ABA & NALP Employment Reports
Georgia State Law is required to report statistics of graduates to the American Bar Association (ABA) and National Association for Law Placement (NALP). These statistics are also used to calculate ranking scores with the U.S. News & World Report and other entities. The Georgia State University College of Law’s national reputation relies on accurate and complete reporting.
All student information is reported anonymously and kept strictly confidential.
All survey fields must be completed by graduates (including salary), even if employment is outside the legal field or not yet obtained. The ABA implements secure protocols to ensure data accuracy and considers Symplicity survey entries to be the most authentic source of information.
The Center for Professional Development & Career Strategies Office will verify survey completion and and inform graduates when they can pick up their invitations.
Questions?
lawcso@gsu.edu
April
- April 12th: The final deadline for online cap and gown orders has been extended to April 12th at 11:59 p.m.
- April 15th: Deadline to Submit Pro-Bono & Public Service hours to be recognized in the Hooding Ceremony printed program. View Pro-Bono & Public Service Recognition requirements.
- April 15th: Deadline to give to the class gift and be recognized in the official Hooding Ceremony printed program, annual fund report, and campaign plaque.
The Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony has been temporarily postponed.
More information will be provided as soon as it is available.
- The College of Law building is closed to outside guests, including photographers, during Spring Finals. Please plan accordingly.
June
- Degree Conferral
- Request final/degree bearing transcripts through PAWS after conferral, for submission to the bar.
Hooding Ceremony
- Check ceremony regalia to ensure all elements are included (tam, gown and hood).
- Security Precautions: The Sports Arena will have their usual security protocols in place. All bags will be searched and strollers, wrapped gifts or balloons will not be allowed.
- Share graduation photos on Twitter & Instagram with #GSULawGrad
- The ceremony will be live streamed. (more information coming soon)
Parking
Guest Seating
Tickets are not required for admission and there are no reserved seats.
Security Precautions: The Sports Arena will have their usual security protocols in place. All bags will be searched and strollers, wrapped gifts or balloons will not be allowed
Grads Check-In
Report in your academic regalia to the 1st Floor Student Center East Ballroom, on the corner of Gilmer and Piedmont streets.
Marilyn Crouch, College of Law registrar, will meet you and point out your position in the processional. After receiving these instructions, you will proceed to the Sports Arena for the official processional.
Ceremony Starts
Reception at College of Law
Reception Highlights
- Food and beverages will be on the Main and Lower Level
- There will be College of Law logo screens (“step & Repeat”) to take pictures in front located in the Lower Level Courtroom
- Please feel free to eat and sit down in any of the rooms in the building, including the Court Room (Lower Level). Every room in the building will be open, so please feel free to sit and enjoy with family and friends.
Parking is available for free in the T-Deck, with a paid receipt from deck N, K, or S. The T parking deck is located at 43 Auburn Ave., Atlanta GA 30303.
Regalia Return
- If you ordered regalia in the Spring, it is ready for pick up in the bookstore.
- If you requested a refund, your regalia is still available, however you need to coordinate payment prior to pick up.
- If you did not order regalia in the spring and want to participate in the hooding, you need to contact the bookstore at 0570mgr@follett.com by October 9th, and provide your name and height.
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