Ceremony Schedule

The December 2025 University-wide Commencement* ceremony honoring Certificates, Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral** graduates will be held on Friday, December 12th, 2025 at the KFC Yum! Center. Doors open to Grads and their guests at 5:30pm. The ceremony will begin at 7:00pm. The ceremony lasts about two hours and culminates with student recognitions and the turning of tassels. The event is non-ticketed, and graduates may invite an unlimited number of guests. 

*Medical, Dental, Law and Nursing all conduct their own ceremonies in the days surrounding December 12th. Professional school graduates are invited to also participate in the University-wide ceremony if they wish on December 12th but are not required to do so. 

** Doctoral level graduates will receive hooding ceremony information and instructions from their school/college. More information to come.