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2020 Graduates

A commencement speaker, standing in front of the faculty, addresses the Grove, filled with students, from the amphitheater stage

The University of Mississippi 2020 Commencement exercises will be held May 6 – May 8, 2021. Morning convocation will be held on Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 a.m. in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Morning Convocation will not be a ticketed event.

The 2020 Commencement RSVP is now closed. Please know that we will accommodate all who wish to participate in the ceremony. However, we ask that you please email your respective dean’s office to share your intention to participate so that we can include you in future communications about your ceremonies.

Please note that ticket quantity and allotment for each ceremony will vary.

We will send information and will continue to update the website as plans develop and are finalized.

Not sure which class you’re in? See our FAQs (https://commencement.olemiss.edu/faq/). If you need to confirm which graduating class you are a member of, please contact the Office of Registrar (https://registrar.olemiss.edu/).

Thursday, May 6, 2021

  • 3:00 p.m. — Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Ceremony
    Location: The Pavilion
  • 6:00 p.m. — Doctoral Hooding Ceremony–Graduate School
    Location: The Pavilion

Friday, May 7, 2021

  • 8:00 a.m. — College of Liberal Arts – Undergraduates and Masters
    Location: The Pavilion
  • 10:00 a.m. — School of Business Administration – Master’s Degree Ceremony
    Location: The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts
  • 10:30 a.m. — School of Law
    Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
  • 11:00 a.m. — School of Engineering
    Location: The Pavilion
  • 2:00 p.m. — School of Education
    Location: The Pavilion
  • 2:00 p.m. — General Studies
    Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
  • 5:00 p.m. — School of Journalism and New Media
    Location: The Pavilion

Saturday, May 8, 2021

  • 8:00 a.m. — Convocation
    Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field
    *In the case of inclement weather, Convocation will be cancelled
  • 11:00 a.m. — Patterson School of Accountancy
    Location: The Pavilion
  • 11:00 a.m. — School of Pharmacy
    Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
  • 2:00 p.m. — School of Business Administration
    Location: The Pavilion
  • 5:00 p.m. — School of Applied Sciences
    Location: The Pavilion

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