Those looking to process in either of the Commencement Ceremonies:
Pre-registration is required to be a part of the academic procession.
The Commencement Ceremony for Master's Degree recipients will be held on campus in the Richard C. Logan Gymnasium on Thursday May 21, 2026 at 5:30pm.
Procession Check-In Time: 4:45 p.m.
Check-In Location: Dwight Hall Gymnasium
Attire: Academic regalia required. Our University Bookstore can assist you with regalia rentals. Please be sure to order your regalia well in advance of commencement day. Rental costs depend on the robe, hood and accessories required.
Reception: Following the ceremony you may meet up with your students and their guests in the Dining Commons.
The Commencement Ceremony for the Baccalaureate Degree recipients will be held at the DCU Center Arena and Convention Center on Saturday May 23, 2026 at 10:00am.
Procession Check-In Time: 8:45 a.m.
Check-In Location: South Exhibition Hall via Door 2
Attire: Academic regalia required. Our University Bookstore can assist you with regalia rentals. Please be sure to order your regalia well in advance of commencement day. Rental costs depend on the robe, hood and accessories required.
Following the ceremony you may meet up with your students and their guests in the Exhibition Hall.
Volunteers
Anyone interested in volunteering to work behind the scenes, we will have an opportunity to sign up in the spring, and you will be given further instruction from Campus Events in the weeks leading up to the event.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM STUDENT SUCCESS
As you all begin having discussions with students about their academic plans for winter session and spring semester,
I would like to remind everyone of the commencement participation policy.
It reads as follows:
Commencement participation appeals will be considered only if a student’s circumstances fit one of the following:
The student has no more than two (2) courses remaining to complete degree requirements, has a minimum grade point average of 2.00, and has a highly extenuating, documented circumstance that would support a hardship exception to the requirement. The student must agree to register for and complete coursework by the December following the May Commencement Ceremony in which the student wishes to participate.
OR
The student has no more than two* (2) courses remaining to complete degree requirements, has a minimum grade point average of 2.50, and the student must agree to register for and complete coursework by the December following the May Commencement Ceremony in which the student wishes to participate.
*Students who have only to complete their student teaching practicum semester may be allowed to participate in commencement, and agree to register for and complete the student teaching requirement by the December following the May Commencement Ceremony in which the student wishes to participate.
Please remind any student with senior status or who is close to senior status of this policy
and discuss possible CLEP exams if they are eligible.