IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION

SPRING COMMENCEMENT

Commencement is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2023, in the the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS  39202).

REGALIA

Graduates may keep all parts of their regalia package.

REGALIA ORDERING DEADLINE

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. CT.  Please Note:  If you do not order your regalia by March 29, 2023, you will not be allowed to participate in the Spring 2023 Commencement Exercises.

REFUND REQUEST DEADLINE

Graduates may visit click here to request a refund prior to 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2023.  All regalia orders will become non-refundable after the March 30, 2023, refund request deadline.

REGALIA DISTRIBUTION

IN-STORE PICK-UP:  Regalia distribution will begin at the Belhaven University Bookstore, on the Peachtree Street Campus in Jackson, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, and will end on Friday, April 28, 2023.  Pickup will be during regular bookstore hours on these days.

If you attend the Online campus and would like to receive your regalia prior to the commencement day, please select the option to have your regalia shipped to you.

If you are unable to pick up regalia during our regular pickup days, please plan to arrive at the Mississippi Coliseum about 15 minutes earlier than your posted arrival time to be able to receive your regalia and get dressed before lineup begins.

Please bring your receipt or photo ID to when you pick-up regalia.

SHIP-TO-HOME:  Your regalia order will ship during the week of April 12, 2023.

REGALIA PRICES

All student regalia orders are non-refundable purchases after the March 30, 2023, refund request deadline.  Prices below do not reflect the additional $20.00 fee that will be added for SHIP-TO-HOME orders.  

• ASSOCIATE/BACHELOR PACKAGE – $53.98 incl. tax (purchase – includes cap, gown, and tassel)
• MASTER/SPECIALIST PACKAGE – $107.98 incl. tax (purchase – includes cap, gown, tassel, and hood)
• DOCTOR PACKAGE – $165.22 incl. tax (Purchase – includes tam, gown, tassel, and hood)