ASHS Commencement - Online graduation
Pre-Graduation Activities and Ceremony Details - Click Here for Graduation Packet
Pre-Graduation Activities
March 2, 2012
ATSU Arizona Campus
5850 East Still Circle
Mesa, AZ 85206
Commencement
March 3, 2012
ATSU Arizona Campus, Front Lawn
Ceremony Start Time: 10:00 a.m.
Graduation Requirements : Guest Hooder Request Form: Inclement Weather Plan: Petition to Graduate : Graduation Announcements: Regalia Orders : Diplomas: Transcripts : Hometown Newspaper Announcement : Hotels & Car Rentals : About Mesa : Photography : LeaderScript
Graduation Ceremony Requirements
Per the ATSU Catalog, all ASHS/ASDOH graduates, residential and online, are required to attend one of the annual ATSU commencement ceremonies held in Mesa, AZ. It is also understood that on occasion, significant personal and/or family matters may make attendance difficult.
If you cannot attend the commencement ceremony most closely following completion of your program, you must attend the next ceremony to fulfill your graduation requirements.
If you need to defer walking in your scheduled commencement ceremony you must submit a deferment request 
to your Department Chair. You will be notified via your ATSU email address if the deferment is approved or denied.
Degree In Absentia (Online Graduates Only)
Attendance at graduation is mandatory for all graduating students. Ceremonies are held every year for the Arizona campus in early Spring (March) and Summer (August). It is understood that on occasion significant personal and/or family matters may make attendance impossible. Those graduates unable to attend graduation must submit this form. The form will be forwarded to your Department Chair and then forwarded to the Dean for consideration of a degree in absentia. Requests MUST be submitted no later then 30 days before the respective graduation date. Check the current academic calendar for exact ceremony dates. You will be notified via your ATSU e-mail address if the request is approved or denied.
Click HERE to complete the degree in absentia form. Graduates must be logged into their ATSU account to access the form.
Individuals meeting the following criteria may apply to be a guest hooder during graduation: Graduate’s parent or grandparent with a terminal degree (i.e. Ph.D., Ed.D. Au.D. D.P.T., etc. or degree being conferred).
Requests for guest hooders must be submitted 30 days before the date of graduation. Late requests will not be accepted.
Click Here to download the Guest Hooder Request Form.
To Be Announced
All students of the Arizona School of Health Sciences and the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health must complete a Petition to Graduate in order to begin the process of degree audits and ordering diplomas.
To ensure that your name is printed in the graduation program, you must submit the Petition to Graduate by Feb. 2, 2012.
The Petition to Graduate form is online at: https://www.atsu.edu/registrar/graduation/petition_to_graduate.asp
To order graduation announcements, please complete the following steps.
1. Go to www.cbgrad.com
2. Select your state: Arizona
3. Select your school: A.T. Still University
4. Ceremony Month: March
5. Press Continue
Students are responsible for purchasing their own tam/tassel and gown.
ATSU will purchase master or doctoral hoods for each graduate. Hoods will be given to you on the day of the commencement ceremony.
To place your order from Oak Hall Regalia, please click the following link. Please note that all orders must be made by February 9, 2012.
http://www.oakhalli.com/college/atstilluniversity/?jl=yes
Grad Images
800.261.2576 (United States)
800.372.3686 (Canada)
001.641.472.8000 (Outside the United States or Canada)
Click HERE to Email.
Diplomas will be ordered after all grades are received at the end of an academic quarter/semester. It takes approximately 10-12 weeks after you graduate to receive your diploma.
In order to ensure that your diploma is sent to the correct address, we ask that you provide the correct address when you submit the Petition to Graduate form.
Contact the Registrar if you have any questions concerning your diploma.
Official transcripts can be ordered from the registrar. The form is online at: http://www.atsu.edu/registrar/forms.htm Please note that if you need proof of your degree for licensure or employment you can request a letter of verification along with an official transcript from the registrar’s office.
Contact the Registrar if you have any questions concerning transcripts.
Hometown Newspaper Announcement
Form letter for hometown press release (Word 2007)
Form letter for hometown press release (Word 1997-2003)
La Quinta Inn and Suites
Discounted Room Availability: 1/1/2012 – 3/31/2012
Mesa Superstition Springs Location
Promo Code: ATSTILL
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Phoenix Marriot Mesa
200 N. Centennial Way
Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone: 800-835-9873
March Graduation Rates (3/2-3/3)
Standard Room:
Single Rate: $139.00
Double Rate: $139.00
Triple Rate: $139.00
Quad Rate: $139.00
Attendees calling in may call 800-835-9873 and ask for "AT Still Graduation" Group Rate Attendees preferring the web may go to www.marriott.com/phxmm and enter the 7-letter group code of: atuatua
*Must make reservation by 2/1/2012.
http://mesacvb.com/
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