Kent State Celebrates Its Newest Graduates With Summer Commencement Ceremony

A new Kent State University graduate smiles as he holds his diploma during his commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Matthew Brown, Kent State University)

The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 1,000 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement ceremony. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2024 will be recognized with a commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 10. The commencement ceremony will be livestreamed at www.kent.edu/commencement.In total, 1,046 degrees will be conferred this summer, consisting of 122 associate degrees, 558 bachelor’s degrees, 304 master’s degrees, 61 doctoral degrees and one educational specialist degree.More than 500 of the graduating students have confirmed their p...

Modifying or Canceling Exam Appointments in SAS

  1. Log in to Access KSU using your FlashLine user name and password.
  2. On your Dashboard, select "Alternative Testing" under the "Accommodations" in the left menu. 
  3. Under “Upcoming Exams Scheduled”, click “View” next to the exam appointment you want to modify or cancel. 
  4. To modify your exam appointment, edit the information and select “Update Exam Request” at the bottom of the screen. 
  5. To cancel your exam appointment, select “Cancel Exam Request” at the bottom of the sc

Generating a PDF of a CAL

  1. Log in to Access KSU using your FlashLine user name and password.
  2. On your Dashboard, go to the "Accommodation Request" section and select the title of the course in which you want to generate a PDF of the course accommodation letter (CAL).
  3. Under "Available Actions", select "Generate PDF". A PDF document of the CAL will be saved to the Downloads folder of your computer.

Modifying or Canceling CALs

  1. Log in to Access KSU using your FlashLine user name and password.
  2. On your Dashboard, go to the "Accommodation Request" section and select the title of the course of the CAL you want to modify or cancel. 
  3. To modify your CAL, go to the “Accommodations” section and select/deselect the accommodations you want to add or remove. Select the “Update Request” to send a new CAL. 
  4. To cancel your CAL, go to the “Accommodations” section and select “Cancel Request”.

Assistance and Service Animal Emergency Contact Form

Complete this form to provide contact information for another person who can care for your service or assistance animal in an emergency. It is the handler's responsibility to discuss arrangements with this person in advance. Kent State University will only contact this person in the event of an emergency that renders the handler unable to care for the animal or make arrangements on their own.

Service Dogs in Training

Under Ohio Revised Code § 955.43, handlers of service animals (dogs) in training are afforded the same rights as the handlers of fully-trained service animals (dogs). This means that service animals (dogs) in training may attend class, accompany trainers to dining facilities, and take part in other campus activities. There are a number of organizations that train service dogs, such as Paws for a Cause, Freedom Paws, and Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Subscribe to
© 2025 Kent State University All rights reserved.