Instructions for Graduates

Order Cap & Gown

You must order your cap & gown from the AUM Bookstore. There is no additional charge for the cap & gown.

Pick Up Cap & Gown

You must pick up your cap and gown before the graduation ceremony from the AUM Bookstore. The Bookstore is not open the day of graduation.

Pick Up Honor Cord

If you qualify for academic honors designation, you may pick up your cord at the Commencement Assembly before the ceremony. If you are receiving a cord from another organization, pick it up from the sponsor before the day of commencement.

Special Needs

If you have a disability and require assistance, contact the Registrar's Office at 334-244-3125.

Appropriate Dress for the Ceremony

Candidates should wear black clothing under the gown. Men should wear black trousers, black socks and black dress shoes with a white shirt. Women should wear a black or white blouse and black skirt with sensible black dress shoes. (You will be doing a lot of walking.)

The tassel on your mortar board hangs on the right of the cap as you enter the ceremony. During the ceremony when the degrees are conferred, you will move it to the left.

Pre-Commencement Meeting

Graduating students must attend a pre-commencement meeting on the morning of the ceremony.

Arrive early. No one will be permitted onto the first floor after capacity has been reached or the processional begins, whichever comes first, even if they have reserved seats.

Remain for the entire ceremony. It is very distracting and disrespectful for guests to leave during the ceremony.

Guests with small children are requested to find seating on the second floor where the restrooms are located. 

If a guest leaves the first floor, for whatever reason, they will not be allowed back onto the first floor after the ceremony begins. 

Turn off or silence cell phones. Do not make or receive calls from the gym during the ceremony. 

Do not set up camera equipment in the aisles.

Friends and family who are unable to attend graduation can view the ceremony via a live stream here.