College and Department Ceremonies
The various colleges and their departments host additional, individual ceremonies recognizing their respective graduates.
Fall 2024 Ceremonies
The following is not a comprehensive schedule of all Fall 2024 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 and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Institute | Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| College of Design | Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. | McKimmon Center |
| College of Education | Friday, December 13 at 8 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Natural Resources | Friday, December 13 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony |
| Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences | Saturday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Cinema |
| Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Friday, December 13 at 12 p.m. | Nelson Hall, Room 3400 |
| Department of Animal Science | Friday, December 13 at 3 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Room 126 |
| Department of Biological Sciences | Thursday, December 12 at 3 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Room 1103 |
| Department of Chemistry | Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m. | Dabney Hall, Room 222 |
| Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of Communication (includes CRDM graduates with Communication advisors) | Friday, December 13 at 2:30 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Computer Science | Thursday, December 12 at 9 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | Saturday, December 14 at 1 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Thursday, December 12 at 12 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of English (includes CRDM graduates with English advisors) | Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology | Friday, December 13 at 2 p.m. (tentatively) | Thomas Hall, Room 3503 |
| Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | Saturday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of History | Friday, December 13 at 2:30 p.m. | Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Department of Horticultural Science | Friday, December 13 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Saturday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Room 1103 |
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony |
| Department of Mathematics | Friday, December 13 at 11 a.m. | SAS Hall, Room 2203 |
| Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Thursday, December 12 at 11 a.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | Thursday, December 12 at 1 p.m. | Dabney Hall, Room 222 |
| Department of Nuclear Engineering (including MEng graduates) | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony |
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies | Friday, December 13 at 2 p.m. | Park Shops, Room 210 |
| Department of Physics | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony |
| Department of Physiology | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony | No event; Summer and Fall 2024 graduates invited to the Spring 2025 Ceremony |
| Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | Saturday, December 14 at 1:30 p.m. | David Clark Labs, Room 101 |
| Department of Psychology (Graduate students only) | The ceremony for Summer and Fall 2024 graduates will take place on Friday, May 2, 2025 | TBA |
| Department of Psychology (Undergraduate students only) | Saturday, December 14 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Sociology and Anthropology (including Criminology) | Friday, December 13 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Statistics | Friday, December 13 at 3 p.m. | SAS Hall, Room 2203 |
| Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management (Masters and Undergraduates) | Friday, December 13 at 3 p.m. | Textiles Complex W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium |
| Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (Masters and Undergraduates) | Friday, December 13 at 1 p.m. | Textiles Complex W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium |
| Department of World Languages and Cultures | Friday, December 13 at 12 p.m. | Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (includes Operations Research, Engineering Management, and Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering) | Thursday, December 12 at 1 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A. in Liberal Studies; Arts Studies – Film, Music, Theater, or Visual Arts; Interdisciplinary Studies – Africana Studies, Self-Design, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies); B.A. International Studies; Science, Technology and Society) | Friday, December 13 at 6 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Poole College of Management | Thursday, December 12 at 6 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Prestage Department of Poultry Science | Saturday, December 14 at 1 p.m. | Scott Hall, Room 106 |
| School of Public and International Affairs (Master of International Studies; B.A. Leadership in the Public Sector; B.A./B.S. Political Science; Public Administration, MPA and PhD) | Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| School of Social Work | Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Room 1103 |
| Wilson College of Textiles (PhD only) | Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. | Textiles Complex W. Duke Kimbrell Atrium |
Spring 2025 Ceremonies
College and department ceremonies will be scheduled by employees in the respective academic unit and published here early in the spring term when ceremony details are reported to our University Commencement team. We will not be able to answer inquiries about the date, time or location of college and department ceremonies before they are reported to us.