The schedule of commencement ceremonies at University Park is prepared approximately one year in advance. For information on ceremonies at locations other than University Park, contact the registrar's office at that location. They will need to allow 2 - 3 weeks for processing printed announcements. There is no limit on the number of guests that may attend the graduation ceremony. Tickets are not required.
Ceremonies average one and one-half to two hours in length.
For summer or fall commencement students receiving doctoral degrees will receive their diplomas while participating in the commencement ceremony. All other students will receive their diplomas by mail at their home address approximately three weeks after the ceremony. For spring commencement, all students will receive their diplomas while participating in their college's commencement ceremony. Students who do not attend the ceremony will receive their diplomas by mail at their home address approximately three weeks after the ceremony. If your son or daughter is receiving multiple diplomas from the same college, all diplomas will be at that college's ceremony.