College and Department Ceremonies
The various colleges and their departments host additional, individual ceremonies recognizing their respective graduates.
Spring 2023 Ceremonies
The following is not a comprehensive schedule of all Spring 2023 college and department ceremonies taking place. Students with questions regarding their college or department ceremony should contact their respective academic department for more information.
Colleges or departments that would like their ceremony information to be provided below can contact the University Commencement team for assistance.
| College or Department | Date, Time and Location |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Institute | Friday, May 5 at 10 a.m.; Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| College of Design | Friday, May 5 at 10 a.m.; McKimmon Center |
| College of Education | Friday, May 5, at 8 a.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Natural Resources | Friday, May 5 at 2 p.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Friday, May 5 at 5 p.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences | TBA |
| Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | TBA |
| Department of Animal Science | TBA |
| Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering | TBA |
| Department of Biological Sciences | Friday, May 5 at 11 a.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | TBA |
| Department of Chemistry | Friday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m.; Dabney Hall, Room 222 |
| Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Friday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Communication (includes CRDM graduates with Communication advisors) | TBA |
| Department of Computer Science | TBA |
| Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | TBA |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Thursday, May 4 at 9 a.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of English (includes CRDM graduates with English advisors) | TBA |
| Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | TBA |
| Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures | Saturday, May 6 at 12:15 p.m.; Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Department of History | Friday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m.; Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Department of Horticultural Science | TBA |
| Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Saturday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m.; James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Room 1103 |
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Friday, May 5; Time and Location TBA |
| Department of Mathematics | Friday, May 5 at 6 p.m.; McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Thursday, May 4 at 3 p.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Nuclear Engineering | TBA |
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies | Saturday, May 6 at 12:30 p.m.; Location TBA |
| Department of Physics | Saturday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m.; Riddick Hall, Room 301 |
| Department of Physiology | TBA |
| Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | TBA |
| Department of Psychology (Graduate students only) | TBA |
| Department of Psychology (Undergraduate students only) | Saturday, May 6 at 2 p.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Sociology and Anthropology (including Criminology) | TBA |
| Department of Statistics | Friday, May 5 at 3 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Operations Research | TBA |
| Interdisciplinary Affairs and Partnerships (MA in Liberal Studies; BA International Studies; Arts Studies – Film, Music, Theater, or Visual Arts; Interdisciplinary Studies (Self-Design, Africana Studies, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies); Science, Technology and Society) | Friday, May 5 at 6 p.m.; Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Poole College of Management Jenkins Hooding Ceremony (Graduate students only) | Thursday, May 4 at 6 p.m.; Reynolds Coliseum |
| Poole College of Management (Undergraduate students only) | TBA |
| Prestage Department of Poultry Science | TBA |
| School of Public and International Affairs (Masters in International Studies; Public Administration (MPA and PhD); Leadership in the Public Sector; Political Science) | Friday, May 5 at 6 p.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| School of Social Work | Friday, May 5 at 2 p.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Wilson College of Textiles (Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science — Undergraduate and Masters only) | TBA |
| Wilson College of Textiles (Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management — Undergraduate and Masters only) | TBA |
| Wilson College of Textiles (PhD only) | TBA |