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Commencement
  • Graduate
  • Guests
  • Ceremony
  • Faculty
  • Additional Information
  • Contact

< Graduate

  • Baccalaureate Degrees
  • Advanced Degrees
  • Professional Degrees
  • International Students
  • Application for Graduation & Diplomas
  • Cap and Gown & Other Graduation Orders
  • Senior Class Campaign
  • President’s Reception

< Guests

  • Directions & Parking
  • Accessibility Accommodations
  • Security

< Ceremony

  • Commencement Schedule
  • Photos
  • Speakers

< Faculty

  • Platform Party Participation & Faculty Presenting
  • Faculty Participation

< Additional Information

  • Past Programs
  • University Mace

< Contact

Celebrating our Graduates

Fall 2026 Graduates

Apply to Graduate 

Apply to graduate by October 16, 2026, for the Fall 2026 semester to ensure your name is included in the commencement program.

Important note: if you have a FERPA restriction on your student account, your name will not appear in the commencement program. Restrictions must be removed by Feb. 27 for your name to be listed and can be checked in SIS in the “My Profile” tile.

Apply in SIS

Register to Participate

Register to participate in a Fall 2026 Commencement Ceremony. Please register by December 7, 2026, at 12 p.m. EST to participate.

Registration will open at the start of the fall semester.

 

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(517) 353-3993 commencement@msu.edu

*Email preferred during Commencement week. Calls will be returned on limited basis as able.

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Commencement Programs

Graduates are listed in the program of the semester in which they receive their diploma, regardless of when they participate in a ceremony.

There are no printed commencement programs at Michigan State University. A PDF will be available on the commencement website starting the week of the commencement ceremonies. QR codes will be available for viewing on-site at the ceremonies. 

 

Ceremony Livestreams

All Commencement ceremonies are livestreamed here on the Commencement website homepage. To view livestreams from previous Commencement ceremonies, visit the WKAR website.

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