TERESITA TANHUECO-TUMAPON

MARCH to April, unless school calendars change, are months of jubilation for graduands (degree candidates) in the various higher education institutions (HEIs). . Graduands are students who have fulfilled all requirements to be conferred their degrees in a commencement ceremony. Being officially declared as graduates “with all the rights and privileges thereunto appertaining,” may be regarded as a rite of passage. Officially announced as graduates, they assume a new identity as persons who have acquired a lifetime qualification setting them apart from those who are not degree holders. Thus, commencement is “one of the most important moments in a student’s life as it marks a transition from one stage in his/her educational life to another.”

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