2024 Spring Commencement faculty information
Spring 2024 Commencement will consist of three exercises over two days, with separate master’s and doctoral ceremonies held on Thursday, May 9 and the undergraduate ceremony held on Friday, May 10. Due to steady increases in graduate student enrollment, we anticipate this two-day format will be maintained in the future for Spring Commencement.
Commencement dates and times are as follows:
Spring 2024 Commencement
Thursday, May 9
- Master’s and specialist: 10 a.m. at Stegeman Coliseum
- Doctoral: 2 p.m. at Stegeman Coliseum
Friday, May 10
- Undergraduate: 7:30 p.m. at Sanford Stadium
For more details, please visit the UGA Commencement website.
The spring undergraduate ceremony will be ticketed for graduates only. Graduates must register for a ticket to sit on the field. All undergraduate students who apply for spring 2024 or summer 2024 graduation by the deadline will be eligible to register for tickets. The application deadline for undergraduate graduation is March 1.
We have again made special arrangements to help facilitate faculty participation in the spring ceremonies, including offering complimentary regalia rental from the UGA Bookstore and parking at the Carlton Street deck next to Stegeman Coliseum for the graduate ceremonies.
- Graduate faculty: Please note that if you are a major professor for a doctoral student, not only is it an honor, but it is also expected that you attend and participate in the hooding of the student. If you cannot attend for some unavoidable reason, please identify a substitute to attend and hood the student at the ceremony. Faculty participating in the hooding activity will sit with their doctoral students and be part the academic procession. You will line up with your student(s) in the Women’s Basketball Practice Gym, which is on the second floor of the Coliseum Training Facility. Please make plans to meet in the Coliseum with your student no later than 1 p.m. Faculty not participating in the hooding activity will assemble in the Conference Room on the lower level of Stegeman Coliseum. These faculty members will march in immediately preceding the platform party.
- Regalia rental: Faculty regalia rental forms can be obtained by registering via the form and are due to the UGA Bookstore by Friday, March 22. Regalia rentals requested after that date are not guaranteed and may incur a personal rush fee of $20 or more. The cost of regalia rental is only covered for faculty attending one of the main commencement ceremonies and does not include faculty only attending a college convocation.
- Parking: Parking is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Use the registration link to request a parking pass. The deadline to register for parking is Friday, March 22.
- Clear bag policy: The clear bag policy for UGA athletic events is in effect for Commencement. Please follow the guidelines in the permitted/prohibited items section.
Faculty who plan to attend either (or both) of the commencement ceremonies should use the online form to register by Friday, March 22. For additional information, please visit the UGA Commencement website.