ASHS Commencement
SPRING PRE-GRADUATION ACTIVITIES
ATSU Arizona Campus
March 5, 2010
SPRING CEREMONY
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
Ceremony start time: 10 am
Click HERE for the Spring Graduation Schedule!
Check this page often for updates.
Graduation Requirements : Reader Card : Petition to Graduate : Cap & Gown Orders : Diplomas :Guest Hooder Request Form : Transcripts : Hometown Newspaper Announcement : Hotels & Car Rentals : About Mesa : Photography : ATSU Apparel and Merchandise Online Store***NEW
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, Ariz. 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.
Click here to download the reader card template.
• All graduates MUST bring a Reader Card to graduation.
• PRINT LEGIBLY! The Readers must be able to read this.
• You will hand this card to the Reader on stage during the hooding ceremony.
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 30 days before the date of the graduation ceremony.
The Petition to Graduate form is online at: http://www.atsu.edu/registrar/forms.htm
Students are responsible for purchasing their own cap and gown. Click here to place your order. You may place your order through 11:59PM on February 08, 2010. When the clock strikes 12, the date changes to February 09, 2010 and the site closes immediately. The Graduate Regalia pricing for the cap, gown, and tassel will be approximately $40 (plus shipping and handling). The order will be shipped directly to your home address.
ATSU will purchase the all graduate hoods. Hoods will be given to you on the day of the commencement ceremony.
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.
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.
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)
Click here for list of hotels and car rental company that offer a discount for ATSU.
http://mesacvb.com/
http://www.arizona-leisure.com/
Mark Skalny Photography
480.317.1395 | 888.658.3686
Chandler, Arizona 85224
480.317.1396 fax
Students may click the links below and order professional prints by selecting photos and adding them to the digital shopping cart.
http://visualnatureimages.com/
Click on galleries and you will find the ATSU 03-06-10 collection
Graduates will need the following password to access photos:
pw = ATSU2010
View the August 2009 Distance Student Commencement photo gallery at ASHS_Graduation_2009
View the August 2009 Residential Student Commencement photo gallery at ASHS_Graduation_2009
***If the photo page has moved, click galleries, then select from the gallery page.***
Graduation Group Photos
Click HERE to view and download group graduation photos taken on March 5, 2010 at the ATSU Arizona Campus.
