To be eligible to participate in a commencement ceremony, you must meet the following criteria:

  • You have applied for graduation.
  • Associate (Undergraduate): You must be within 12 hours of completing your degree.
  • Bachelor's (Undergraduate): You must be within 12 hours of completing your degree. 
  • Master's (Graduate): You must be 100% degree complete in order to participate.

Note: Honors are posted at the time of degree completion. Students may be allowed to participate prior to degree completion. Only students who have been awarded honors at the time of the ceremony will receive honor cords (bachelor's) or distinction medallion (master's). These items may be purchased after degree conferral by contacting the Graduation Team.

Action Required

You must apply for graduation and place your regalia order prior to the deadlines listed below. It is the responsibility of each graduate to purchase their cap and gown through the Herff Jones Worldwide website. These items will be paid for at the time of ordering and will be shipped directly to the address you specify. The cap and gown fee is in addition to the graduation fee.

Ceremony Location Ceremony Date Apply for Graduation and Register for Ceremony By Deadline to Order Regalia

Daytona Beach, FL

ERAU Daytona Beach Campus, ICI Center

Hooding Ceremony
Friday, April 28, 2023, 3 p.m.

Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, April 29, 2023, 9 a.m.

March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023
(Standard Shipping)

March 24, 2023
(Rush Shipping)

Pensacola, FL

National Naval Aviation Museum

Saturday, May 13, 2023, 1 p.m.

March 31, 2023

March 31, 2023
(Standard Shipping)

April 7, 2023
(Rush Shipping)

San Diego, CA

USS Midway

Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, 7 p.m.

June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023
(Standard Shipping)

June 30, 2023
(Rush Shipping)

Seattle, WA

The Museum of Flight

Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, 7 p.m.

July 21, 2023

July 21, 2023
(Standard Shipping)

July 28, 2023
(Rush Shipping)

Frankfurt, Germany

The Aircraft

To RSVP, email INTLHQ@erau.edu.

Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023

July 1, 2023

July 1, 2023

Dallas, TX

Frontiers of Flight Museum

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, 6 p.m.

Sept. 1, 2023

Sept. 1, 2023
(Standard Shipping)

Sept. 8, 2023
(Rush Shipping)

Tokyo, Japan

Hilton Tokyo Odaiba

To RSVP, email WPACOM1@erau.edu

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 Sept. 29, 2023

Sept. 29, 2023



Contact Office of the Registrar

Office of the Registrar - Worldwide
Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University
1 Aerospace Boulevard
Daytona Beach, FL 32114 US

Phone: 866-393-9046 Option 2
Fax: 386-323-5078
Email: wwgrad@erau.edu

Important Information

You will need to know your Student ID Number and your degree name in order to reserve your regalia.

Please make sure that your Campus Solutions account has an email address other than your ERAU email address so that you can receive communications regarding your ceremony as it nears.

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