Commencement Information

Date & Location

The Graduate School's Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in the United Supermarkets Arena at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. These ceremonies will honor all Master's and Doctoral students who have registered via Tassel.

Ceremony Times

 

The following Graduate School programs will attend the 1:00 p.m. ceremony

Arrival

• Check-in will take place inside the United Supermarkets Arena. All Students will enter through the drive-in bay entry at the north end of the arena (ramp located inthe middle of the parking lot on the north side).
• Students should plan to arrive 1 hour prior to the ceremony start time.

Important Information

• Doctoral candidates will carry their hoods and will be formally hooded by their major professor during the ceremony.
  • • Professors hooding doctoral candidates should arrive one hour prior to the start of the ceremony to ensure they are seated next to their student.
    • If you arrive prior to your hooding professor, please visit the Doctoral Check-In table where you will be provided with a card to reserve your hooding professor’s seat.
• Master’s candidates should arrive already wearing their hoods.
  
  • Click here for a demonstration on how to correctly wear your hood.
• All Master’s and Doctoral students will sit in the designated Graduate School section.
• There will not be room for graduates to store items. Please arrive with only the items you can carry in your pockets or hands.
• Tickets will not be required for guests.
• The clear bag policy will be in effect for guests.