Commencement Ceremonies Information

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Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Friday, May 3, 2013, 9:30 A.M.

Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies

Saturday, May 4, 2013, 9:30 A.M.

  • Scripps College of Communication
  • College of Business
  • Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ College of Engineering & Technology
  • University College & Regional Higher Education
  • College of Fine Arts

Saturday, May 4, 2013, 2:00 P.M.

  • Honors Tutorial College
  • Center for International Studies
  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
  • College of Health Sciences and Professions

The above listing is the order of degree conferral.

Commencement exercises are held indoors in the Convocation Center, located on the west green of the Ohio University Athens campus. Tickets are not required for any ceremony and each ceremony lasts approximately 2 to 2.5 hours. To determine in which undergraduate commencement ceremony your loved one will participate, please reference the above list. More detailed information can be found by clicking either the A.M. Ceremony or P.M. Ceremony link based on the college you are interested in watching. Graduate and doctoral ceremony information can be found by navigating to the appropriate site using the left side menu. For questions, please contact commencement@ohio.edu


For the safety and security of those attending commencement, all bags and packages entering the Convocation Center before and during the ceremonies will be subject to inspection.  This includes, but is not limited to purses, backpacks, camera bags and diaper bags.  These are precautionary measures, and are not in response to a specific threat. 

Commencement Time Lapse