School of Medicine Commencement/Hooding
Graduate Certificate, MSA, MSB, MHPE, MMSPA, MD
- Hooding Ceremony (SOM programs only)
- Friday, May 10th at 4:00pm, Swinney Center
- Please review the School of Medicine Hooding/Commencement Canvas page to stay up to date on important ceremony information and deadlines: https://umsystem.instructure.com/courses/207298/pages/commencement-and-hooding-page
- Commencement Ceremony (all UMKC schools)
- Sunday, May 12th at 5:00pm, T-Mobile Center
- Please review the UMKC Commencement website for additional information: https://www.umkc.edu/commencement/
Graduation Checklist
- Update your Degree Address information in Pathway. This will include the address you want your diploma mailed to.
- Check in with your ETC. Make sure that they know what you are doing in your final semester so you can get enrolled properly in Pathway.
- Check Pathway for any missing or incorrect grades. If you find any missing or incorrect grades, contact your ETC. If we have to track down an evaluation, we don’t want it to hold up your transcript, diploma, and license.
- Pay any remaining fees in Pathway. Any outstanding balance can delay your transcript, diploma and license.
- Resolve any holds in Pathway. Some holds can delay your transcript, diploma, and license.
- Provide Kim Kalaiwaa with the name of the contact person at your residency program who will be receiving the material necessary for your temporary license. Students will receive an email with instructions and information about diploma availability, verification forms, dates of attendance, etc., shortly after Match Day.
- Clean Office and Return Key and BadgesClear your office of all personal belongings, lock your office door, and return your key to the Student Affairs suite with your hospital badges. If after hours, you may put keys and badges in an envelope with your name, and slide them under the Student Affairs suite door. Note any repairs that need to be completed on the envelope. This is due the week prior to the Hooding Ceremony, but students in in-person courses in the final block have until the end of the block to complete this task.
Students who do not return their key will be charged a $25 replacement fee on their Pathway account.
- Complete your Student Loan Exit Interview (if applicable): https://studentaid.gov/exit-counseling/
- Check UMKC email regularly. Additional communication will be sent via UMKC email regarding specific details of both the School of Medicine Hooding Ceremony at Swinney Center and the Commencement Ceremony at T-Mobile Center.