Senior Clearance is required of all Commencement participants. The following departments will determine if you have cleared their department. Please check your SAU email frequently. If you are not cleared by the following departments, they will contact you by SAU email: 

• Library – Please make sure all outstanding items have been returned and fees paid in full. 
• Campus Safety – All Campus Police citations (such as parking violations, etc.) should be paid in full. 
• Financial Aid – Exit Loan Counseling: Students who completed their degree requirements Spring 2025 should visit studentloans.gov to complete the Exit Loan Counseling. You will need your FAFSA PIN to retrieve your personal account information for your Federal Student Loan. 
• Institutional Effectiveness – The Senior Survey link is available here. This must be completed in its entirety. 
• Student Affairs – No Judicial Holds. 
• Students Accounts – All debts must be paid and settled. 
• Registrar – All requirements must be completed. All final grades must be received by 4 p.m. on April 21, 2025. 

• Alumni Affairs – Please fill out the “Stay Connected” form, visit www.st-aug.edu/stay-connected/.

Commencement Letters will be given to all graduates, including those who completed degree requirements in Spring 2025. Commencement Letters of Completion will be given to students during cap and gown pickup. 

Commencement ceremonies are meant to be dignified and joyous events to celebrate your significant achievement. Your attire is part of the overall atmosphere. Therefore, we request the following:

• Men: Black or navy-blue dress trousers, white shirt with a dark tie, black socks, and black dress shoes.
• Women: Black or navy dress, or black or navy skirt with a white blouse, flesh-tone or black hosiery, black pumps, or slingbacks (no open toes). Ladies, please be very selective with your shoe heel.

Graduation Rehearsal is mandatory for all graduates who expect to participate in the ceremony. Be prepared to stay the entire length of the rehearsal. 

April 15 – 17 : Final Exams for Graduating SENIORS 

Monday, April 21: Final grades for Graduating SENIORS due by 4 p.m. 

Saturday, May 3: Commencement Rehearsal – Wake Chapel Church, Graduate Check-In Life Enrichment Center at 9:30 a.m. Cap and Hood (Mandatory Graduates Only). Commencement Letters will be given to the students during cap and gown pick up

The church is at 3805 Tarheel Club Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604. Get directions

Programs will be available around the ceremony location before and during the ceremony and online (a QR code will be available.)