Charts, Diagrams & Maps

There are two shuttle routes for the University Wide Ceremony on Friday, May 5 from 5pm-9:30pm.
- The Orange Loop (2 buses & 1 Campus Connector [ADA accessible vehicle])
- The Blue Loop (2 buses & 1 Campus Connector [ADA accessible vehicle])

Parking restrictions are lifted in all lots on campus unless otherwise marked starting at 5pm on Friday May 3 at 5pm. This interactive campus parking map can assist you with identifying parking areas on campus: https://taps.ufl.edu/parking-info/parking-map/

While family members and friends celebrate their soon-to-be Gator Grads from the stands, our candidates will be seated on the field of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Please note: candidates are seated per college with doctoral candidates in the front, master's and specialist's candidates in the middle, and bachelor's candidates in the back. Within those groupings we do not seat the students by last name or department. This allows them to sit with their friends during the ceremony.

A map depicting the stadium's layout, including entry points for guests, restrooms, first aid stations, accessible seating and more will be available here in April.

The doctoral candidates are seated in the colleges' alphabetical order. Colleges with multiple degrees will process with their PhD candidates first, followed by their college-specific doctoral degree candidates.
EXAMPLES: The College of Public Health and Health Professions will process in as follows: PhD, AuD, DPT, OTD; the College of Nursing will process in as follows: PhD, DNP. 

Within each college candidates are not seated in alphabetical order or by department. Candidates walk in with, and sit next to, their faculty hooder(s) who escort them on stage to place the doctoral hood over their head as they are called "doctor" for the first time.