Each semester, a graduating student is selected to represent COSAM at the university Commencement ceremony. The COSAM Graduation Marshal leads the procession of graduates from the college and carries the COSAM gonfalon.

COSAM Graduation Marshals:
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The COSAM ADAA Office solicits candidate applications, reviews qualifications, and makes a Graduation Marshal recommendation to the COSAM Dean each semester. At approximately the midpoint of the Summer and Fall semesters, the COSAM ADAA Office will email high-achieving students who are enrolled in the UNIV 4AA0 Creed to Succeed course and offer an opportunity to submit their resume or CV for consideration. During Spring semesters, students who have been nominated for COSAM Academic Awards, and are registered for UNIV 4AA0 Creed to Succeed, will automatically be considered for Graduation Marshal. Student credentials are reviewed by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, a brief meeting with the selectee is scheduled, and the Graduation Marshal recommendation is submitted to the COSAM Dean.

To be considered, a student will (by the end of the graduating semester) have completed a minimum of 60 hours at Auburn University, have an unadjusted GPA of 3.40 or higher, possess qualities of leadership, citizenship, character, and have promise of professional ability. The Student Marshal is typically an undergraduate student, however if there is not an undergraduate student that meets these criteria, a graduate student may be selected (typically a Master’s student, 60 credit hour minimum at AU would not apply). In the case of a student with a double major, a student should be selected as marshal only for their primary college of enrollment.