Congratulations on your upcoming graduation!

We want to ensure that your graduation and commencement experiences are as enjoyable as possible. The following information will assist you in completing the necessary steps toward graduation and commencement. If you have any questions, contact graduation@nic.edu.

Commencement

The 2025 Commencement ceremonies will be held on May 16, 2025.
Commencement will be two ceremonies at the Schuler Performing Arts Center in Boswell Hall.
The first ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will include candidates earning academic certificates, A.A. and A.S. degrees, excluding dual credit students.
The second ceremony will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include candidates in the dual credit, health professions and technical programs (certificates and A.A.S. degrees).
Each ceremony will last approximately 1.5 hours.
Guest tickets may be limited each year.
Extra guest tickets may be available, up to a maximum of seven, and must be requested using the guest ticket form. Candidates may be notified as late as May 1 via email regarding extra tickets.
Guest tickets not needed may be returned to Cardinal Central for distribution to other candidates.
Seating for ticketed guests is first-come, first-serve.
Children who can sit on a guest’s lap do not need tickets.
Accommodations for ticketed guests must be made at least one week before Commencement day by contacting Disability Support Services (208-769-5947).
Individuals without tickets can view the ceremonies in the Todd Lecture Hall on the main floor of the Molstead Library, or on the NIC YouTube channel.
Programs will be available at the ceremonies for all attendees and after the ceremonies by request (graduation@nic.edu).
Professional photos taken on stage may be obtained by using the provided order form or by visiting the photographer’s website.

Candidates

Students eligible to participate in Commencement are graduates from the previous Fall Semester, and candidates of the current Spring Semester and the upcoming Summer Session.
The deadline to order gaps and gowns is March 27. Requests to attend the ceremonies after this date are by special approval only (graduation@nic.edu).
If you have an NIC cap and gown or plan to borrow them, send a message to graduation@nic.edu by April 18 for attendance approval.
Tickets are not required for candidate participants.
There is no rehearsal; candidates are informed during the hour prior to their ceremony.
Candidates will report to the Christianson Gymnasium the morning of Commencement for check-in and instructions, prior to the processional to Schuler Performing Arts Center.
Candidates may decorate their caps with discretion.