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. Please note that tickets are only required for the School of Business Administration Master’s Degree ceremony on Friday, May 7. Tickets will not required for any other ceremonies .
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 and guest 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