KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This week, families and graduates will flock to the University of Tennessee campus to celebrate the accomplishments of the class of 2024. Commencement ceremonies for undergraduate and graduate students will start on May 16 and mostly run through May 18.
Almost all ceremonies will be held in the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center, and UT said eligible graduates should have received an email by Feb. 5 with details about how to register and other instructions to prepare. It also noted the "official graduation date" printed on diplomas does not necessarily reflect the date of their commencement ceremony.
Undergraduate students participate in their own college's ceremonies. The schedules for different undergraduate colleges' ceremonies as well as graduate student ceremonies are available below.
Thursday, May 16
- College of Law: 8:30 a.m.
- Herbert College of Agriculture: 12:30 p.m.
- College of Architecture and Design: 4:30 p.m.
- College of Communication and Information: 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 17
- College of Social Work: 8:30 a.m.
- College of Nursing: 12:30 p.m.
- College of Education, health, and Human Sciences as well as the College of Music: 4:30 p.m.
- Tickle College of Engineering: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Graduate Hooding Ceremony: 9 a.m., for all master's and doctoral candidates, except veterinary medicine and law
- College of Veterinary Medicine: 10 a.m. (in the Alumni Memorial Building Cox Auditorium.)
- Haslam College of Business: 1 p.m.
- College of Arts and Sciences: 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Audiology and Speech Pathology: 10 a.m. (Located at the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center)
Monday, May 20
- Nashville MSSW Graduate Hooding Ceremony: 2 p.m. CDT (Located at the Trevecca’s Boone Center in Nashville).
Doors open for graduating students around 90 minutes before their ceremony starts. When they arrive, they can pick up their cards at registration tables which will then be used as the graduates cross the stage.
UT's clear bag policy will be enforced during commencement, and security screenings will be in place as graduates enter the building. UT said there were no plans to require tickets for entry. UT also said people can use the "#UTGrad2024" to share graduation photos.
All ceremonies are also live-streamed online, giving families another way to watch graduates walk across the stage. Each ceremony is estimated to last up to two-and-a-half hours.