Courtesty
We expect all students and guests to be courteous to the presenters as well as other audience members. Remember:
- Turn off cell phones and other sound bearing devices for the duration of the ceremony
- Remain in your seats until the emcee announces the end of the ceremony to ensure an enjoyable experience for all guests.
Congratulations!
.Announcements
Commencement is a fantastic celebration of achievement at CNR
Graduation Announcements are formal notices to send to family and friends announcing your graduation.
CNR does not require that students purchase announcements. You can purchase them through the Cal Student Store, 510-642-7028.
You may also check out their Information Flyer.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Instruction and Student Affairs.
More information is available from the Cal Student Store.
Diplomas
Congratulations, CNR Graduates!
Diplomas are not awarded at CNR Commencement. Approximately four months after your graduation date, you may obtain your diploma in person at the Office of the Registrar, or you may request to have it mailed to you. You must have all of your fees paid, returned all library books, and have no other outstanding concerns.
For more information, contact the Office of the Registrar.
Cap & Gown
Congratulations, CNR Graduates!
All graduates must be in cap and gown to participate in the processional. The Cal Student Store manages cap and gown rentals. Rentals can be ordered starting March 20.
Caps and gowns are distributed Monday - Wednesday during the last week in April.
For more details, see the Graduation Department of the Cal Student Store or call 510-642-7028, or check out this Information Flyer.
Distinction Cords:
Students who are graduating with Distinction may choose to wear a distinction cord with their commencement robe. The distinction cord is a double gold rope that hangs from the back of the neck and dangles in front.
Students on the spring degree list who will graduate with Distinction are automatically eligible to buy these cords. Bring your student ID with you to the Cal Student Store. Summer and Fall graduates who earned Distinction must speak to the Office of Instruction and Student Affairs so that we can inform the Cal Student Store of the your eligibility.
Because the minimum GPA for Distinction varies from year to year, we regret that intended Fall graduates are not eligible for Distinction cords for the Spring ceremony.
College Honors Program Cords:
This is a blue, gold, and green cord. This special cord is presented to those students who participate in a year-long honors thesis program and present their thesis at the College of Natural Resources Honors Symposium.
Photography
Congratulations, CNR Graduates!
The College of Natural Resources will have a professional photographer, Bob Knight Photo & Chappell Studio, taking your photo with the Dean as you receive your scroll.
GradTrak® by Graduation Images offers a $5 discount on any photo order over $25 when you register your email address prior to graduation.
Yearbook Photos
Take your Senior Portrait for the 2010 Blue & Gold Yearbook, UC Berkeley's official historical record. Make an appointment.
Tickets
To be revised in December 2009.
Commencement is a ticketed event. Each attendee must have a ticket to be admitted to commencement. (Graduates and children under the age of two do not need tickets.)
Each CNR graduate will be allotted a total of 4 free tickets for the Spring 2010 CNR Commencement Ceremony. Additional tickets may be purchased at the Zellerbach Hall ticket office at $5.00 per ticket: Zellerbach box office hours. Tickets will not be sold the day before or the day of the ceremony. Tickets will go on sale at the Zellerbach Hall ticket office on April 1, 2010.
CNR will begin distribution of the 4 free tickets in 260 Mulford Hall in late April for all CNR undergraduates. Please be sure to present identification. Only those students who listed themselves on the CNR Commencement Program by the April deadline (to be announced) will receive free tickets.
Masters and Ph.D candidates: please pick up your 4 free tickets from your department advisor located in these buildings: ESPM 249 Mulford, PMB 111C Koshland, NST 124 Morgan, ARE 203 Giannini. Date of availability to be announced.
If the extra ticket cost proposes a hardship, please come to 260 Mulford Hall and complete the "Hardship Ticket Application" by May 1, 2010. A limited number of tickets will be released to families in financial hardship . We will do our best to meet requests.
Special Seating
Special seating can be arranged for disabled guests and guests who cannot manage stairs. You may send requests to cnrteaching@berkeley.edu in Spring 2010, deadline to be announced.
Based on availability, students who submitted hardship appeals for extra tickets, will be notified the week of in early May to pick up your tickets.
