Graduation: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Ceremony begins promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Graduates should arrive no later than 9:00 a.m.
Upon arriving, graduates must check-in at the tent by the Student Center

Thank you for visiting Coastal’s Graduation webpage. Please carefully read the information below in order to learn more about how to request a Graduation Application and important submission deadlines for participating in the graduation ceremony.

Please note: Coastal offers one graduation ceremony each year in May after the conclusion of the Spring Semester. If you graduated in the previous Fall Semester, or will graduate at the end of the Spring or Summer Semesters and wish to participate in the ceremony, please complete your Graduation Application by January 31, 2025.

Graduation Application Information

To apply for graduation, you must complete a Graduation Application. Applications are available in the Registrar’s Reception Area in Student Services located in the Student Center Building. In addition, you may request an application electronically by e-mailing registrar@coastalcarolina.edu. A $35.00 graduation fee is required.

Graduation Application Submission Deadlines

Fall Semester Graduates ....................................................................................September 30, 2024

Spring Semester Graduates ................................................................................January 31, 2025

Summer Semester Graduates (participating in the graduation ceremony) ..........January 31, 2025

Summer Semester Graduates (not participating in the graduation ceremony) ....May 31, 2025

Graduation Applications will be accepted after the foregoing deadlines; however, there will be a delay in receiving your diploma(s). Also, if you wish to participate in the graduation ceremony, because all caps and gowns are ordered in advance, the College cannot guarantee your participation in the graduation ceremony if your application is received after January 31, 2024.

Questions

If you have any questions, Student Services staff welcome the opportunity to assist you.
Please either call 910-938-6394 or e-mail registrar@coastalcarolina.edu.

Reserved Parking

A limited number of designated wheelchair-accessible parking spaces will be available during graduation. This area will be blocked off and reserved for cars displaying their handicap placard. Transportation from the parking lots to the graduation site, for those who are ambulatory, but cannot walk long distances, will be provided. Courtesy golf carts will be circling campus parking lots. There may be a short wait, depending upon the number of people requesting this service.

Reserved Seating

Seating for guests who use wheelchairs will be located in designated areas in compliance with fire and safety codes. One person may accompany the person in the wheelchair. It is important to arrive early to guarantee access to these seats.

Because the reserved area is designated for persons with disabilities and those assisting them, we regret that it is not possible to seat whole families together in that area.

Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate a last-minute, unanticipated need for reserved seating, as space is available. In such cases though, it may be possible to accommodate only the person with the disability.

Interpreter Services

A Sign Language Interpreter, using American Sign Language, will be available for graduation. Deaf guests who need priority seating must make prior arrangements with the Coordinator for Disability Support Services for reserved seating.

Service Animals

In accordance with federal and state laws, individually trained service dogs are permitted to accompany a partner with a disability in all campus facilities where commencement activities are taking place. The work or tasks performed by the service animal must be directly related to the guest's disability. As such, animals that solely provide emotional support or companionship to a guest will not be permitted.

For more information or clarification regarding specific accommodations and individual circumstances, please email The Coordinator for Disability Support Services at adasupport@coastalcarolina.edu or call 910-938-6331.

Graduation: Saturday, May 17, 2025

Ceremony begins promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Graduates should arrive no later than 9:00 a.m.

Upon arriving, graduates must check-in at the tent by the Student Center