Commencement
The following is information about Commencement from the Course Catalog. For information about Fisher's 2011 Commencement Ceremony, please visit our Commencement 2011 Page
Day Division
All graduating seniors are expected to attend Commencement exercises, unless arrangements to receive the diploma in absentia are made in advance with the Office of the Registrar. Graduation fees are not included in the Comprehensive Fee, submitted with tuition.
Day Division students who do not meet all requirements to earn a diploma or certificate at graduation may be allowed to participate in the ceremony provided degree students are within two course requirements of completion and have a minimum GPA of 1.96. Certificate students must be within one course requirement of completion and have a minimum GPA of 1.78.
Division of Continuing Education (DCE)
Every student completing a degree or certificate will be invited to participate in the College's graduation ceremony. A $75 graduation fee is charged to all eligible students to cover the cost of the diploma, degree audit, and cap and gown (whether or not a student attends the ceremony).
DCE students who do not meet all requirements to earn a diploma or certificate at graduation may be allowed to participate in the ceremony provided they are enrolled in their final course(s) during the May term and have a minimum GPA of 1.96 for degree students or of 1.78 for certificate students.
Fisher College is offering, for the first time, a Commencement Travel Reimbursement Allowance to 20 DCE students who wish to attend Commencement 2011 on May 14, 2011. The first 20 students who reside at least 500 miles from Boston are eligible for $250 to defray travel costs. The Commencement Travel Reimbursement Allowance will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Information on hotel rooms at reasonable rates in the vicinity of Fisher College is also available. To sign up and receive further information please contact Neil Trotta, Director of DCE Operations, at 617-236-8867 or send an e-mail to ntrotta@fisher.edu.