Spring Semester 2024 Commencement Schedule
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES
Spring and Summer 2024 baccalaureate degree candidates are invited to participate in the Spring Convocation and their college-level degree commencement ceremony.
SPRING CONVOCATION
This ceremony is about one hour and is open to all Baccalaureate Degree Candidates. Guests are welcome to attend and there are no admission tickets are required.
This ceremony serves as a 'kick-off' to the commencement events. Degrees are not conferred at this ceremony. Graduates are seated in floor seating and the bleachers. Graduates are not seated by college at this ceremony. Additional information for graduates can be found on the Baccalaureate Degrees page.
| Friday | April 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Spring (Undergraduate) Convocation |
COLLEGE-LEVEL CEREMONIES
Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28
Ceremonies are about two hours*. No admission tickets are required
*Social Science ceremony is about 2 ½ hours
| Friday | April 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Communication Arts and Sciences |
| Saturday | April 27 | 8:30 a.m. | Breslin Center | Social Science* |
| Saturday | April 27 |
9:00 a.m. | Wharton Center | Nursing |
| Saturday | April 27 |
12:30 p.m. | Breslin Center | Natural Science |
| Saturday | April 27 | 12:30 p.m. | Wharton Center | James Madison |
| Saturday | April 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Eli Broad College of Business |
| Saturday | April 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Wharton Center | Music |
| Saturday | April 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Wharton Center | Residential Arts and Humanities |
| Saturday | April 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Breslin Center | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| Sunday | April 28 | 9:00 a.m. | Breslin Center | Arts and Letters |
| Sunday | April 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Lyman Briggs |
| Sunday |
April 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Breslin Center | Engineering |
| Sunday | April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Education |
| Friday | May 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Wharton Center | Veterinary Nursing |
ADVANCED DEGREES
Spring and Summer Degree Candidates. Doctoral, Educational Specialist, and Master’s. Each ceremony is around two hours. No admission tickets required.| Friday | April 26 | 9:00 a.m. | Breslin Center | Master's and Educational Specialist |
| Friday | April 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Doctoral (PHD, EDD, DNP, DMA) |
MEDICAL DEGREES
Candidates for DO, DVM, and MD. Veterinary Medicine ceremony is around two hours. Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine ceremonies are about three hours. No admission tickets required.
| Thursday | April 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Osteopathic Medicine |
| Friday | May 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Wharton Center | Veterinary Medicine |
| Saturday | May 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Breslin Center | Human Medicine |
LAW DEGREES
Ceremony is two hours. No admission tickets required.
| Friday | May 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Breslin Center | Law |
Future Commencement Dates
*Please note that these dates are not guaranteed and are subject to change.
For the full calendar, please visit the academic calendar.