Commencement
Saturday, December 21, 2024
- Commencement
- Academic Honors
- Student Organization Regalia Accessories
- GradFest
- UA-PTC Mobile App
- Transcript Request
- Ceremony Photos
- Cap Decoration Guidelines
- Parking and Driving Directions
Saturday, May 17, 2025
(time to be announced)
Barton Coliseum
2600 Howard St. Little Rock, AR
UA - Pulaski Tech's commencement ceremony is an exciting time to celebrate your achievements with family, friends and fellow classmates. Learn more about the big day below.
- Commencement is held at the end of each spring semester.
- All certificate and associate degree candidates are encouraged to participate in commencement.
- Participation in commencement does not indicate completion of all requirements for graduation.
- Students must apply for graduation according to the stated deadlines in the academic calendar to be eligible to participate in the ceremony.
For the commencement exercises and the printed program, honors and highest honors are calculated based on the cumulative GPA for the last semester completed. This means that for a student graduating in May, semester grades from the current spring semester are not included in the cumulative GPA.
- Honors - the cumulative GPA must be between 3.5 and 3.99
- Highest Honors - the cumulative GPA must be 4.0
Student Organization Regalia Accessories
Only UA-PTC official honor societies are permitted to wear additional regalia accessories during the ceremony.
- Students that are members of an official UA-PTC honor society are encouraged to ask their club advisor if they need to order any type of honors cord or stole to wear at the ceremony.
GradFest is the annual Spring event for our commencement participants to join us in celebration. Graduates will be able pick up their cap and gown orders along with meeting different offices across campus to ensure they are ready for the next steps after graduation.
From March until June, the UA-PTC mobile app features a special commencement persona/section accessible from the home and student screens for graduates attending commencement. The persona serves as a one stop shop for all things commencement featuring:
- latest news and information for graduates leading up to graduation
- free commencement invitation digital download to share with friends and family
- ceremony protocols
- commencement program
- watch the commencement ceremony live or after the event
- commencement photos featured after the event
- Map where to park and enter when arriving at Barton Coliseum
- and more!
Request your final transcript online: Request Official/Un-Official Transcripts
- Remember final grades are posted prior to when conferred degrees are posted. Students may want to order one transcript after final grades have posted and another after degrees have conferred.
GradImages is the official commencement photographer. For questions regarding photos taken at the ceremony please contact GradImages Customer Service Department at (800) 261-2576, online at gradimages.com, or e-mail [email protected].
UA - Pulaski Tech supports the decoration of caps for the commencement ceremony. While the University recognizes that this is an important activity, students choosing to wear a decorated cap during the ceremony must follow guidelines below.
The guidelines will be enforced at the commencement ceremony, and the University reserves the right to request that graduates change their inappropriate attire before they are allowed to participate in the ceremony. The University wants this experience for our graduates to be a positive and celebratory event of self-expression yet respectful of all.
Only the flat top area of the mortarboard may be decorated. Adornments must lay flat on the surface of the cap. Decorations cannot extend beyond the border of the cap or fall below the perimeter. Cap decorations that are motivated by animosity against a person or group because of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, national origin, or which infringe on the rights and freedoms of others will not be tolerated.
Decorations may not include the following:
- Profanity
- Symbols for or references to alcohol or controlled substances
- Bows, ribbon, or tulle that do not lay flat on the cap
- Three dimensional objects
- Flowers or flower crowns
- Light objects
Note: This is not an exhaustive list and any adornment or message deemed inappropriate or determined to pose a safety risk or distraction will not be permitted. The graduate will be asked to put on a new, undecorated cap if these guidelines are not followed. For questions concerning these guidelines, please email [email protected].