To graduate “with greatest distinction.”

Academic Terms
Commencement

To graduate “with great distinction.”

Academic Terms
Commencement

At UGA, students who graduate do so at Commencement, not at graduation. UGA does not have a “graduation ceremony.”

Note that the verb “graduate” applies only to bachelor’s (undergraduate) degrees. A successful graduate student earns or receives a degree, but does not graduate.

An institution graduates scholars, but a student graduates from an institution. Do not write “He graduated UGA” but instead “He graduated from UGA.”

Academic Terms
Commencement

To graduate “with distinction.”

Academic Terms
Commencement

Upper case the formal ceremony; lower case for generic usage: Undergraduate Commencement will be held in Sanford Stadium. UGA held three commencements each year from 2000 until 2015.

Capitalization
Commencement
Events and Observances