Commencement Ceremonies

Holmes Convocation Center
111 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608
Boone Campus



Thursday, May 7

6 p.m. ceremony

Hayes School of Music
Reich College of Education
University College

Friday, May 8

9 a.m. ceremony

Walker College of Business

Management • Marketing and Supply Chain Management

1 p.m. ceremony

Walker College of Business

Accounting • Computer Information Systems • Economics • Finance, Banking and Insurance
Walker College of Business students earning graduate degrees should attend the 1 p.m. ceremony

5 p.m. ceremony

Beaver College of Health Sciences

Saturday, May 9

9 a.m. ceremony

College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology • Biology • Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences • Computer Science • Geography and Planning • Geological and Environmental Sciences • Government and Justice Studies • Mathematical Sciences • Physics and Astronomy • Rural Resilience and Innovation

1 p.m. ceremony

College of Arts and Sciences

English • History • Interdisciplinary Studies • Languages, Literatures and Cultures • Philosophy and Religion • Psychology • Sociology

5 p.m. ceremony

College of Fine and Applied Arts


Graduates will attend the commencement ceremony of the college that administers/houses their academic program.

Livestream or Ceremony Recordings

Each ceremony will either be livestreamed here or recorded and posted at a later date. A decision will be made closer to the event.

About Commencement

Tickets are not needed for commencement ceremonies.

Graduates do not need to register, and they may invite an unlimited number of guests.

During each ceremony, graduates will have their names announced, walk across the stage (from right to left) and be professionally photographed receiving their diploma covers. Chancellor Heather Norris will confer degrees upon graduates at each ceremony.

Save the Date

Fall 2026 Commencement Ceremonies

Holmes Convocation Center
111 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608
Boone Campus

Friday, Dec. 11

9 a.m. ceremony

College of Arts and Sciences

1 p.m. ceremony

Beaver College of Health Sciences
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Hayes School of Music

5 p.m. ceremony

Reich College of Education
University College
Walker College of Business


Graduates will attend the commencement ceremony of the college/program that administers/houses their academic program.

Spring 2027 Commencement ceremonies will be held
Thursday, May 6, Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8.