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Submit your Intent to Graduate & RSVP
Step 1:
Confirm with your *advisor that you are completing a program of study.
*Email the Advising Team at
advising@asun.edu
Step 2:
Click below to submit your
Intent to Graduate Application & RSVP form
INTENT TO GRADUATE & RSVP FORM
ORDER YOUR REGALIA [CAP-GOWN-TASSEL UNIT]
Order your Regalia
Online:
Click on ‘Graduation Supplies’
[see top of page]
Please Select your SCHOOL: Arkansas State University Newport
Select Cap-Gown-Tassel Unit [$48.95]
[at bottom of page]
NOTE:
our cap, gown and tassel will be mailed to YOUR Address.
It will
not
be at ASUN.
Contact Brown’s Graduation Supplies directly or visit their Jonesboro location:
Brown’s Graduation Supplies
1410 Franklin Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
PH: 870.932.4832
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) stoles may be purchased at Brown's Graduation Supplies or speak
to the PTK advisor about a stole.
UPCOMING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES
Spring/Summer 2026 Commencements:  May 15, 2026
Times:
2:00 pm & 5:00 pm
Location:
Center for the Arts [CFA]
7648 Victory Blvd, Newport, AR 72112
2:00 p.m. Ceremony
(CFA)
1:00 p.m. Graduate Check-in
White River Hall (building on right just past the CFA)
Graduates:  General Education & Allied Health Profession
Associate of Arts:
General Education
Associate of Science:
Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, & Natural Sciences
Associate of Applied Science:
Surgical Technology
Technical Certificate:
Pre-Health Professions
Certificate of Proficiency:
Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, Phlebotomy, & Pre-Health Professions
5:00 p.m. CEREMONY
4:00 p.m. Graduate Check-In
at
White River Hall (building on right just past the CFA
Graduates:
Applied Sciences
Associate of Applied Sciences
Agriculture, Automotive Service, Computer Networking, Energy Control & General Technology
Technical Certificates:
Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Culinary Arts, Diesel, Early Childhood, HVLT
& Welding
Certificate of Proficiency:
Agronomy, Esthetics, & Industrial Maintenance-Electrical
Ticket Information:
The maximum # of tickets per graduate:
Tickets
can be picked at  your selected campus from May 7 - May 14.  They may also be picked
up at
guest check-in
table on before ceremony on May 15.
Guests
with
tickets
need to arrive
at least 30 minutes early
to ensure seating.
NOTE:  Guests
without
tickets will be seated in overflow rooms and possibly moved to CFA if seating becomes
available
Commencement Seating Policy:
Read
Seating Policy
REGALIA POLICY
Graduates walking in commencement are required to wear a black cap, gown, and Persian
Blue/Black Tassel.
Gown must be completely zipped.
Decorations on caps must be approved.
Decorations on caps
must be  flat and not over 1/2 inch in height
- no large flowers or items.
For approval, email a picture of the cap to the
graduation@asun.edu
NOTE:  Graduates will be asked to remove any adornment which do not comply with the
regalia policy.
No personal adornments shall be worn over the gown except the commencement cords approved
& provided by ASUN:
Gold Cord / students with a
cumulative
3.8 GPA
Blue Cord / Current Student Government Association Officer
Red, White & Blue Cord / Veterans
White Cord / Concurrent & IGNITE
PTK shawls
are provided upon paid membership to the Phi Theta Kappa honor society
TRN Nursing shawls
worn at capping & pinning
are purchased by graduate with the *words Nursing, the RN symbol and Class.
*No other words or modifications can be added to the stole.
TASSEL PLACEMENT:
Before commencement ceremony, the tassel is placed on the RIGHT side of the cap,
and then switched to the LEFT side at the end of the ceremony
DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION
Degrees & Certificates are awarded after all grades are posted and moved to history.
Once all degrees are awarded, the diplomas are printed and mailed.
Note: December graduates may experience a slight delay due to the holiday break or
inclement weather.
Student accounts must be
clear of holds and have a -0- account balance to receive diplomas.
Diploma Covers are handed to the graduate on the stage during the commencement ceremony
Questions:
Email
graduation@asun.edu
PRACTICAL REGISTERED NURSING CAPPING AND/OR PINNING CEREMONIES
Capping and/or Pinning ceremonies are held to honor students who are graduating from
our Practical & Registered Nursing programs. Students graduating from these programs
MUST attend the Capping and/or Pinning ceremony and are encouraged to attend the commencement
ceremony
Email Dean of Nursing and Health Professions, Stacie Hay at
stacie_hay@asun.edu
with questions about capping/pinning.
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