Graduates who earned a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Specialist’s Degree will be indvidually recognized at these ceremonies.

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION was available April 2 until April 12. Those who confirmed by that date are guaranteed 2 pair (4 total) guest tickets. Tickets will be distributed at the end of April.                  

Ceremony Schedule

AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
  • Date: Sunday, May 9. 
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.
  • Summer and Fall Grads: 9am
  • Spring Grads: 2pm
THE ARTS
  • Date: Sunday, May 9. 
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.
  • Spring Grads: 2pm
  • Summer & Fall Grads: 7pm

DENTISTRY-MASTER’S DEGREES
  • Date: Thursday, May 6 at 2pm. 
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration by April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING
  • Date: Thursday, May 6 at 2pm.
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

EDUCATION
  • Date: Sunday, May 9 at 2pm.
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
  • Date: Thursday, May 6 at 2pm.
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
  • Date: Friday, May 7.
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.
  • Spring Grads: 7pm
  • Summer Grads: 9am
  • Fall Grads: 2pm

JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS
  • Date: Sunday, May 9 at 7pm. 
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirms their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
  • Date: Saturday, May 8. 
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

TIMES:
Fall and Summer Grads: 7pm

Spring Grads (#1)- All Master's Degrees. Bachelor's Degrees in African American Studies, Anthropology, Astrophysics/Astronomy, Biology/Botany/Zoology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Classical Studies, Criminology, Computer Science, Economics, English, Foreign Language and Literatures, Geography, Geology, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Studies: 9am

Spring Grads (#2)- Bachelor's Degrees in Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology & Cell Science, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Physics, Religion, Sociology, Spanish & Portuguese, Sustainability Studies, Statistics, Women's Studies: 2pm

MEDICINE- MASTER'S DEGREES
  • Date: Sunday, May 9 at 9am.
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirms their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

NURSING
  • Date: Sunday, May 9 at 9am.
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4. 
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
  • Date: Sunday, May 9 at 9am.
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirms their registration by April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total).
  • Regalia: Required.
VETERINARY MEDICINE- MASTER'S DEGREES
  • Date: Sunday, May 9 at 9am.
  • Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4.
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.

WARRINGTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
  • Date: Friday, May 7.
  • Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
  • Graduate Assembly: Gate 4. 
  • Guest Admission: Gate 1.
  • Tickets: All guests, regardless of age, require a ticket. Each graduate who confirmed their registration between April 2 and April 12 is guaranteed 2 pairs of tickets (4 tickets total). They will be sent electronically on April 28.
  • Regalia: Required.
  • Summer and Spring Grads: 9am
  • Fall Grads: 2pm