FGCU Commencement

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Details on deadlines and how to order your cap, gown will be available through the FGCU Bookstore or you can order your regalia online here. The deadline to order regalia is November 3rd.

Fall Grad Fair will be hosted on October 16th and October 17th from 11am-3pm in the FGCU Bookstore. During this event, representatives from Herf Jones will be on site and will be available to assist students with ordering rings, announcements, and regalia.

Honor cords are available in the FGCU Bookstore, in person only, starting on November 15th. 

We encourage students to decorate their caps. There are two rules:

1. The decoration must lay flat against the cap and extend no higher than the cap button
2. Language on decorated caps must be appropriate

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The FGCU campus map makes it easy to find your way around campus. 

From the north (via I-75)

• Take I-75 south to Alico Road at exit 128. (Tip: stay in right two lanes due to split highway)
• Go east (left) on Alico Road for half-mile.
• Go south (right) on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway for 2 miles.
• Turn left at the stoplight onto FGCU Boulevard at the main entrance (marked by FGCU tower and wall monument).

From the south (via I-75)

• Take I-75 north to Corkscrew Road at Exit 123.
• Go east (right) onto Corkscrew Road for half-mile.
• Turn north (left) onto Ben Hill Griffin Parkway.
• Drive 3 miles to main entrance (marked by FGCU tower and wall monument) and turn right onto FGCU Boulevard.

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The local FGCU community offers numerous restaurants and hotels for visitors. Search hotels near Florida Gulf Coast University. This information is provided to help you search for lodging. It is not an FGCU endorsement of listed properties.

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Students who participate in the Senior Class Gift by donating $10 or more to commemorate their time at FGCU will receive an exclusive Graduation Medallion. Medallions can be picked up at the Alumni Office in the Campus Support Complex 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Graduation and commencement are two separate activities and have different requirements, processes and deadlines.

As you complete your academic journey, students apply to graduate in order to receive their degree and diploma.

Commencement is a ceremony that celebrates students' accomplishments and marks the transition of becoming part of the FGCU alumni family.