University Wide Commencement
All bachelor’s, master’s and specialist’s degrees are conferred at the university wide ceremony Friday evening. All graduates and their guests should attend this ceremony.
College Recognition Ceremony
Ceremony of a single college where individual names are called.
University Doctoral Ceremony
Where most doctoral candidates are recognized and hooded.
Degree-Specific Ceremony
Ceremony hosted by an individual college for a specific degree that will be conferred.
Other End-of-Semester Celebrations
Celebrations hosted by clubs, organizations, etc. to recognize their graduating members.
Nearly 10,000 candidates for undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees graduate in our spring semester. Congratulations to our Gator graduates and their guests!
While we hope to host these events across our campus April 28-May 3, our in-person Spring 2021 graduation weekend will occur only if the threat of COVID-19 is overcome through widespread administration of a vaccine. If that does not happen, we will postpone them. We urge our candidates and guests to plan accordingly, building as much flexibility as possible into travel arrangements and lodging reservations.
Graduates and their guests are encouraged to attend two events: the University Wide Commencement Ceremony and a college recognition ceremony. The University Wide Commencement will be held Friday evening at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. College recognition ceremonies will take place throughout the extended weekend, so loved ones will need to know their graduate's college to look up their ceremony date and time.
PhD's, EdD's, AuD's, DNP's, DPM's, DPT's, and their families are invited to the University Doctoral Ceremony on Thursday evening.
Other specialized doctoral degree recipients will be recognized at degree-specific doctoral ceremonies. These included DVM's MD's, JD's, SJD's, PharmD's, and DMD's.
NOTE: The Make-Up 2020 Ceremony weekend is May 6-9. More information about that ceremony weekend, including registration will appear at https://commencement.ufl.edu in December of 2020.
- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021
Ceremony/College Veterinary Medicine (MS & PhD) Time 5pm-7pm Location Banfield Seminar Room, Small Animal Hospital - THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021
Ceremony/College Medicine (MS & PhD) Time 12pm-2pm Location Harrell Medical Education Building, Learning Studio 135 Ceremony/College Health and Human Performance Time Processional 1:30pm; Ceremony 2pm-4pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College University Doctoral Commencement Time Processional 6:30pm; Ceremony 7pm-9pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center - FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021
Ceremony/College Warrington College of Business (Hough, Fisher, PhDs, DBAs) Time Processional 8:30am; Ceremony 9am-11am Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Warrington College of Business (Heavener) Time Processional 1:30pm; Ceremony 2pm-4pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Nursing Time Ceremony 3pm-4:30pm Location Phillips Center for Performing Arts Ceremony/College University Wide Commencement Time Ceremony, beginning with processional 7pm-9pm. Location Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2021
Ceremony/College Liberal Arts and Sciences (#1): Participating Degrees All master's degree candidates. Bachelor's degree candidates for African American Studies, Anthropology, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biology/Botany/Zoology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Science, Criminology, English Time Processional 8:30am; Ceremony 9am-11am Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Design, Construction and Planning Time Ceremony 9am-11am Location Phillips Center for Performing Arts Ceremony/College Liberal Arts and Sciences (#2) Participating Degrees Bachelor's degree candidates for Economics, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Geography, Geology, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Microbiology & Cell Science, Philosophy, Physics, Spanish & Portuguese, Sociology Time Processional 1:30pm; Ceremony 2pm-4pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Arts Time Ceremony 2pm-4pm Location Phillips Center for Performing Arts Ceremony/College Liberal Arts and Sciences (#3) Participating Degrees Bachelor's degree candidates for Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Statistics, Sustainability Studies, Women's Studies Time Processional 6:30pm; Ceremony 7pm-9pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Education Time Ceremony 7pm-9pm Location Phillips Center for Performing Arts - SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2021
Ceremony/College Public Health and Health Professions (#1) Participating Degrees BPH, BHS-CSD, Master's Time Ceremony 9am-11am Location Phillips Center for Performing Arts Ceremony/College Agricultural and Life Sciences Time Processional 8:30am; Ceremony 9am-11am Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Public Health and Health Professions (#2) Participating Degrees BHS-Health Science Time Ceremony 1pm-3pm Location Phillips Center for Performing Arts Ceremony/College Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (Bachelor's) Time Processional 1:30pm; Ceremony 2pm-4pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ceremony/College Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (Master's) Time Processional 6:30pm; Ceremony 7pm-9pm Location Stephen C. O'Connell Center