Graduate Information & Instructions
Commencement is a time for celebration and reflection. In an effort to keep order and safety for graduates, faculty/staff, and guests, we ask that you read the information provided and follow the instructions.
COMMENCEMENT 2022
April 29th, 2022
Library Plaza, Bluffton Campus
One University Blvd, Bluffton, SC
For Commencement 2022, USCB will be celebrating graduates in two ceremonies. Please
see the corresponding chart below to see your ceremony time. Graduates should arrive
no sooner than 1 hour and no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of their ceremony.
Graduates should arrive with their cap and gown on. Specific check-in information
will be provided as we get closer to Commencement.
Faculty Instructions & Information
Commencement 2022. Faculty that wish to join the procession during the ceremony of their corresponding major will be provided with check-in instructions and location closer to the events. Faculty needing to rent regalia should reach out to Julie Lowrance at the Shark's Cove Bookstore.
Guest Instructions & Information
We are delighted you plan to join us to celebrate your graduate's accomplishments. Captioning is available when viewing the streamed version of the ceremony online via your personal handheld electronic device. Please access the streamed version via the commencement website. Public wifi is available on campus during the ceremony and in the Sand Shark Recreation Center. A limited number of handheld electronic devices are available for use. Graduates should email graduation@uscb.edu no later than April 1, 2022 to request one.
The University of South Carolina honors each degree candidate’s accomplishment by reading their name, as they listed it, during the Commencement ceremony. Each student is personally greeted by the Chancellor of the University of South Carolina Beaufort.
During the degree conferral, each degree recipient’s family and friends would like to hear their graduate’s name read as they cross the stage. Please hold your applause until the last name is read. Guests will have a special time to celebrate their graduate’s achievements after the last name is called. In keeping with the solemn nature of the ceremony, guests are asked not to bring or use noisemakers. Disruptive guests may be asked to leave the ceremony.
University of South Carolina Alma Mater
You may want to review the alma mater, because you'll be singing it with the Chancellor before you walk across the stage!
When the chancellor closes the ceremony following the awarding of all degrees, the audience is asked to rise for the singing of the first verse of the Alma Mater after which the platform party will recess. The Alma Mater is always sung with heads uncovered. The tune is Flow Gently, Sweet Afton.
Over the years, the custom has arisen of raising the right hand, with the fingers cupped, when the phrase, "Here’s a health, Carolina!" occurs, as if offering a toast.
"We Hail Thee Carolina"
"We Hail Thee, Carolina" was written by Professor George Wauchope