Ceremony Information - Page
University-issued tickets are required for (1) all graduates seated on the Arena floor/walking and (2) all guests seated in the stands (all attendees must have a ticket, regardless of age). Click here to view our Ticketing Guidelines.
Ceremony Schedule - Neville Arena
Doors open 90 minutes prior to ceremony start time
Saturday, December 13
8:00 AM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- College of Agriculture
- Harbert College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
- College of Nursing
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
1:00 PM - Master's and Doctoral Ceremony
- Graduate School
6:00 PM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- College of Architecture, Design and Construction
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
University-issued tickets are required for all graduates and attendees (regardless of age), except for the Monday professional schools of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine. All Spring 2026 graduates planning to attend the ceremony must reserve a ticket for themselves and may reserve up to 6 guest tickets. Graduates may also request up to 2 additional guest/waitlist tickets. These tickets are not guaranteed and will be allocated through a lottery. Graduates will be notified of waitlist tickets on March 30, 2026.
Only graduates may reserve commencement tickets and are encouraged to request only the number of tickets they intend to use. For more information about ticketing, please visit the ticketing guidelines page.
Ceremony Schedule - Neville Arena
Doors open 90 minutes prior to ceremony start time
Friday, May 1
6:00 PM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- College of Liberal Arts
- University College
Saturday, May 2
8:00 AM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- Harbert College of Business
1:00 PM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
6:00 PM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- College of Agriculture
- College of Architecture, Design and Construction
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Nursing
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Sunday, May 3
1:00 PM - Master's and Doctoral Ceremony
- Graduate School
6:00 PM - Bachelor's Ceremony
- College of Education
- College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
- Harrison College of Pharmacy
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
Monday, May 4
1:00 PM - Professional Ceremony
- Harrison College of Pharmacy
6:00 PM - Professional Ceremony
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Fall Semester 2025
Saturday, December 13
- All Colleges
Spring Semester 2026
Friday, May 1
- College of Liberal Arts
- University College
Saturday, May 2
- Harbert College of Business
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
- College of Agriculture
- College of Architecture, Design and Construction
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Nursing
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Sunday, May 3
- Graduate School
- College of Education
- College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
- Harrison College of Pharmacy
- College of Sciences and Mathematics
Monday, May 4
- Harrison College of Pharmacy
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Summer Semester 2026
Saturday, August 8
- All Colleges
**Spring ceremony schedule will be released the week of Thanksgiving**
Fall Semester 2026
Saturday, December 12
All Colleges
Spring Semester 2027
Friday, April 30
TBD
Saturday/Sunday, May 1-2
TBD
Monday, May 3
TBD
Summer Semester 2027
Saturday, August 7
All Colleges
**Spring ceremony schedule will be released the week of Thanksgiving**
Fall Semester 2027
Saturday, December 11
All Colleges
Spring Semester 2028
Friday, May 5
TBD
Saturday/Sunday, May 6-7
TBD
Monday, May 8
TBD
Summer Semester 2028
Saturday, August 5
All Colleges
