We will be able to determine when the ceremonies will take place once students have RSVP’d by the deadline of March 17th. That information will be displayed on this page.

An email with an RSVP link was sent directly to all OHIO student emails of those who applied for Spring 2021 Graduation. Please check your clutter or junk mail. If you still didn’t receive it, please e-mail commencement@ohio.edu and we will resend you the email. 

Students completing their degree in summer have the option to attend the spring ceremony provided they applied during the spring semester application period which ended on February 15, 2021, or they may attend the fall 2021 ceremony.

Any student completing in summer that did not apply for spring by February 15, 2021 may request a late graduation be processed for them, but will be charged a $100.00 late fine in addition to the regular graduation application fees. If you wish to pay the $100 late fine, call 740-593-4196 so that a late application for graduation can be processed for you.

Guest tickets will be determined based on RSVP numbers and mandated venue capacities. If guests are permitted, there will be no exemptions made for graduates to have the more guests than the permitted number. 

No re-entry will be permitted if guests exit Peden Stadium. Event capacity will be closely controlled to remain in compliance with State, CDC, and Ohio University COVID-19 guidelines. 

Students who indicate they want recognized virtually will be honored at the end of each live-streamed ceremony.  
 
Students who want to participate virtually will log on to the livestream of their college’s ceremony and their names will be featured at the end of the live reading of names. 

No. By NOT filling out the RSVP form, we will assume all of those graduates are choosing to celebrate at home, and their names will be read and recognized during the latter portion of your college’s ceremony.  

Spring 2021 grads are encouraged to participate in their ceremony whether in-person or virtually. Plans for future ceremonies have not been set.  

You can purchase your regalia here. You must purchase your cap and gown by April 17th to receive it by the Spring Ceremonies. Please keep in mind you may have a different shipping address if you are permanently returning home or to a different address.  

Regalia is required for the in-person ceremony. You may not participate in person without Ohio University issued regalia. No regalia sales will occur at the ceremony venue. 

No. Traditionally, cap and gown costs have always been applied separately to student accounts upon using the Graduation Application. This year, due to COVID-19 (and the need for a virtual ceremony), we were able to work with our regalia vendor to have students order their cap and gown and have it shipped to their address of choosing.

We extended our sales site date past the actual Spring ceremony date (May 1, 2021) so that students could have the option to purchase regalia after the ceremony date if necessary. 

Diplomas are mailed 8-10 weeks after the official semester close date. 

The University has also initiated planning for the postponed Spring 2020 commencement activities and will be sharing more information with Spring 2020 graduates before the end of spring semester