Daytona State College Commencement Ceremonies
Spring 2013 graduation will have two ceremonies on Monday, May 13:
- 2 p.m.: Associate of Arts candidates and all Bachelor degree candidates.
Download 2pm Commencement Invitation - 6:30 p.m.: Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science, Certificate and Adult High School candidates.
Download 6:30pm Commencement Invitation
Daytona State College confers degrees at the end of each full semester of Spring, Summer and Fall. The commencement ceremony is held at the end of our Spring term (May), and includes all graduates from the previous Fall semester, and current candidates for Spring and upcoming Summer semesters. The commencement ceremony for our college students is held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.
Ceremony Participants
The Commencement Ceremony will take approximately 2 hours. Please allow yourself that time as we encourage all participants to stay until the ceremony’s entirety.
Download Instructions for Commencement Exercises
*Daytona State uses students cumulative GPA to determine Honors or High Honors status. If a graduating student’s GPA changes after final grades are in, resulting in the student receiving Honors or High Honors status, this will be recognized on the student’s diploma and final transcript, but will not be changed for the ceremony.
Adult Education Graduation
Spring 2013 Adult Education graduation ceremony will take place Monday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ocean Center.
Daytona State College confers Adult High School Diplomas as they are submitted to the records office. Daytona State College Adult Education Commencement Ceremony is held once a year at the end of our Spring semester (May) and includes all High School and GED candidates for graduation from previous Fall, and current Spring and Summers semesters.
Important Information
Candidates submitting graduation applications past the priority deadlines cannot be guaranteed that their names will be listed under any graduation/Commencement publications.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, you can email our graduation office at: graduation@daytonastate.edu Correspondence concerning your graduation application and any questions will be conducted by email through your Falcon mail account.
Ceremony Traditions
Academic Mace
Created in 2001 by faculty and students in the Daytona State College Industrial Technologies, Training and Apprenticeships Division, the Academic Mace is made of cherry wood, brass, and stainless steel and is topped with an alum replica of the Presidential Medallion for Teaching Excellence.
The first dated record of the academic mace goes back to 1385 at the University of Vienna. The academic mace is traditionally carried in procession and mounted on stage whenever degrees are granted or when the faculty is assembled in formal dress.
Processional Banners
Gonfalons
The gonfalon, a banner that hangs from a crosspiece or frame, originated in medieval Italy as a mark of state or office. Gonfalons have been adopted in many universities and colleges around the world as official insignias, often used to identify and lead academic units within the institution in celebratory procession.
The gonfalons represent the six colleges of Daytona State:
- Arts & Sciences
- Business Administration
- Education
- Health & Public Services
- Technology
- Workforce & Continuing Education
Our tradition begins in 2013 with faculty marshals carrying the gonfalons during the academic procession.
