THE graduation, also known as Graduation, is traditional academic ceremony of character mandatory to the bachelor's or licentiate degree granting to higher education students who have completed their studies.
The main requirement for the student to be able to participate in the graduation is to have completed all the established steps by the educational institution, which are based on the regulation and official laws of the country for the exercise of a teaching profession. higher.
In the graduation, the graduating student receives a diploma, most of the times symbolic, representing and certifying all the their skills within a certain area of knowledge, such as engineering, medicine, journalism, law and etc. It is from this moment that, officially, the student starts to obtain the degree of graduate, which is granted by the director of the higher education institution.
All graduation ceremonies follow a protocol of presentation, considered a solemn and public academic act, usually with the presence of the principal or university dean, professors and other members of the institution's congregation, the patron and paraninfo of the classes, honorees, speakers, students, godparents and guests.
O class patron he is a figure of great importance in a given scientific field in which trainees are inserted. The choice of the patron is made by election among the students, taking into account the notoriety and academic knowledge of this personality. O paraninfo, in turn, is a professor or professional of influence and prestige, also chosen by election among the graduates.
One of the main characteristics of graduations is the costume, which consists of a black gown, with a sash on the waist (of the official course color) and the cap, which should be placed on the student's head only after the degree. Usually, the sponsor chosen by each graduate is also responsible for putting the graduation ring on the finger of their "godson".
See also the meaning of Bachelor and Graduation.
