August Commencement is scheduled for August 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in Fontbonne University’s Doerr Chapel.
It is important to RSVP and order your cap and gown as soon as possible. See details below.
Use this checklist of mandatory items to be sure you’re ready to walk across the stage on commencement day.
Caps and Gowns must be ordered through Jostens. The deadline to order is July 21, 2025.
Undergraduate and Master’s students use this link to order caps and gowns.
Doctoral students – contact Dr. Gale Rice at grice@fontbonne.edu for details or questions about ordering regalia from Jostens.
Undergraduate tassels are to be worn on the right side of the cap until the announcement is made at the ceremony to formally move the tassels to the left side. Graduate tassels are worn on the left side at all times.
Graduate and undergraduate candidates are invited to wear the stole and pins that they have received at the convocation ceremonies held throughout their years at Fontbonne University.
Graduates may RSVP and reserve tickets here: https://forms.office.com/r/bbyJpqNFSz
Entrance to Doerr Chapel will require a ticket. Late arriving guests will be held outside beginning 5 minutes before the ceremony until the ceremony procession has completed.
Graduates and guests are able to park in Lots A, B, C and E as shown on this map. Lot D is reserved for individuals needing accessible parking and is best for wheelchair parking. Lot A has a drop off location for the shortest walk to the commencement site. The Horseshoe Lot is not available and not accessible from Wydown Blvd. on the day of the ceremony. Please email registraroffice@fontbonne.edu with any specific questions.
Tickets are required for entrance into the Commencement Ceremony.
Tickets will be available the week prior to commencement and may be picked up in the Registrar’s Office, Ryan Hall 205. Office hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. If tickets are available sooner, graduates will be alerted via email.
Graduates should RSVP and reserve tickets here: https://forms.office.com/r/bbyJpqNFSz
Graduates will check-in 1 hour prior to the ceremony, 5:00 p.m. Only graduates will be allowed in the check-in area; all guests should proceed to the chapel.
Those undergraduate students that qualify and are receiving academic honors will be notified by the Registrar’s Office. To calculate Latin honors, Fontbonne uses the grades for all courses taken at other colleges and universities, as well as all courses taken at Fontbonne (will include final semester grades).
Latin Honors are as follows:
If you are graduating with Latin Honors, you will pick up your cords in the Registrar’s Office, Ryan 205 after you have received your notification. Master degree candidates do not wear honor cords.
Diplomas are not given at the commencement ceremony. Students participating in the ceremony will only receive a diploma cover as they process across the stage. Diplomas are typically mailed around 6-8 weeks after the commencement ceremony.
