The University of Mississippi 2021 Commencement exercises will be held April 29 – May 2, 2021. Morning convocation will be held on Saturday, May 1 at 8:00 a.m. in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Morning Convocation will not be a ticketed event.
Please note that various schools and colleges are hosting a two-part ceremony, and more information regarding those ceremonies will come from the respective school. Students will need to plan to attend their assigned ceremonies. Additionally, 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, April 29, 2021
- 3:30 p.m. — School of Law
Location: The Pavilion - 7:00 p.m. — Doctoral Hooding Ceremony–Graduate School
Location: The Pavilion
Friday, April 30, 2021
- 10:00 a.m. — Business School - Master’s Degree Ceremony
Location: The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts - 10:00 a.m. — School of Education
Location: The Pavilion - 1:00 p.m. — College of Liberal Arts – Master’s Degree Ceremony
Location: The Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts - 1:00 p.m. — School of Pharmacy
Location: The Pavilion - 4:00 p.m. — Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Ceremony
Location: The Pavilion - 7:00 p.m. — Patterson School of Accountancy – Master’s and PhD Ceremony
Location: The Pavilion
Saturday, May 1, 2021
- 8:00 a.m. — Convocation
Location: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field
*In the case of inclement weather, Convocation will be cancelled* - 10:00 a.m. — School of Business – Part I
Location: The Pavilion
Last name beginning with the letters A-K - 10:00 a.m. — School of Engineering – Part I
Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
Biomedical, Chemical, General, and Mechanical Engineering - 1:00 p.m. — School of Business – Part II
Location: The Pavilion
Last name beginning with the letters L-Z - 1:00 p.m. — School of Engineering – Part II
Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
Civil, Geological, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Geology - 4:00 p.m. — Patterson School of Accountancy- Undergraduate
Location: The Pavilion - 4:00 p.m. — General Studies – Part I
Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
Last name beginning with the letters A-L - 7:00 p.m. — General Studies – Part II
Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum
Last name beginning with the letters M-Z - 7:00 p.m. — School of Journalism and New Media
Location: The Pavilion
Sunday, May 2, 2021
- 8:00 a.m. — College of Liberal Arts – Undergraduate – Part I
Location: The Pavilion
Last name beginning with the letters A-L - 11:00 a.m. — College of Liberal Arts – Undergraduate – Part II
Location: The Pavilion
Last name beginning with the letters M-Z - 2:00 p.m. — School of Applied Sciences – Part I
Location: The Pavilion
HESRM (Exercise Science, Sport & Rec, MS in Sport & Rec, MS in ES, PhD in Health & Kinesiology, MS in Health Promotions)
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Applied Gerontology - 5:00 p.m. — School of Applied Sciences – Part II
Location: The Pavilion
CJLS (Criminal Justice, Law studies, MCJ)
Social Work (UG and grad)
NHM (Dietetics & Nutrition, Hospitality Management, MS in Food and Nutrition Services, MS in HM)
Other 2021 Commencement Activities
Friday, April 30, 2021
7:00 p.m. – Celebration of Achievement
Location: C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum