1stGraduation.com website will deal with the United States term of
graduation whereas a student may graduate from a high school or a
university. Many countries around the world such as the United Kingdom
do not have a graduation program for people graduating from anything
other than a university. United States and Canada refer to advancement
from a primary or secondary level of schooling to the next level as a
graduation.
The definition that we will use for graduation is the act of receiving
an academic degree and/or the ceremony this sometimes in conjunction
with. Students prior to graduation can be referred to as graduands,
after the graduation ceremonies, the student can then be referred to as
a graduate.
Graduation can also be called commencement, convocation or invocation.
Various schools throughout the United States will also variations as to
what they may call the act of graduation.
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The higher level of academics you will notice the traditional
academic dress, also known as graduation robes, being used for
graduation.
There are some guidelines over the years developed by The
American Council on Education. They are the authority on
academic regalia in the United States and developed an Academic
Ceremony Guide. Most universities use this guide.
Graduation can be difficult for larger schools / universities
whereas large number of people will be graduating. Several
options exist to handle larger graduation ceremonies. The
graduation can be broken into academic departments, multiple
ceremonies, multiple locations, and by faculty distribution.
Whether a student is given an actual diploma by hand at time of
graduation or given a paper stating they attended the ceremony,
the act of graduation is what this web site would like to focus
on and deliver information, suggestions, and helpful hints.
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