Ceremony Information
Ceremony Schedule & Registration
Spring 2024 Commencement is scheduled for Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 5 and will be held at the Yuengling Center on the Tampa campus for students from all three USF campuses.
Thursday, May 2 6:00 p.m.
Doctoral degree recipients from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Behavioral and
Community Sciences, Muma College of Business, Education, Engineering, Marine Science,
Morsani College of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Taneja College of Pharmacy, and
The Arts
Friday, May 3 9:00 a.m.
Master’s degree recipients from the colleges of Behavioral and Community Sciences,
Engineering, Patel College of Global Sustainability, Marine Science, and USF Health:
Morsani College of Medicine, Nursing, Taneja College of Pharmacy, and Public Health
Friday, May 3 1:30 p.m.
Master’s and educational specialist degree recipients from the colleges of Arts and
Sciences, Muma College of Business, Education, Graduate Studies, and The Arts
Friday, May 3 6:00 p.m.
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the following departments of the College of Arts
and Sciences: Communication, English, History, Humanities and Cultural Studies, Philosophy,
Psychology, Religious Studies, and World Languages
Saturday, May 4 9:00 a.m.
Bachelor's degree recipients from the colleges of Nursing and Public Health
Saturday, May 4 1:30 p.m.
Bachelor's degree recipients from the Muma College of Business
Saturday, May 4 6:00 p.m.
Bachelor's recipients from the colleges of Engineering and The Arts
Sunday, May 5 9:00 a.m.
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the following departments of the College of Arts
and Sciences: Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications; Anthropology;
Economics; School of Geosciences; School of Information; School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies; Journalism and Digital Communication; Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences;
Sustainability Studies; and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Sunday, May 5 1:30 p.m.
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the following departments of the College of Arts
and Sciences: Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Mathematics and Statistics, Molecular Biosciences, and Physics
Sunday, May 5 6:00 p.m.
Bachelor's degree recipients from the colleges of Behavioral and Community Sciences
and Education and the Office of Undergraduate Studies
Yuengling Center
12499 USF Bull Run Drive
Tampa, FL 33617
Participation at Commencement is not required and all eligible graduates will receive their diplomas in the mail approximately six to eight weeks after the end of the semester.
Registration
Registration for students will close on April 17, providing students ample time to register to attend. Your registration confirmation email is proof of eligibility to attend Commencement for visa purposes to allow your overseas guests to attend. Please note that attending USF Commencement is not required and students receive diplomas in the mail approximately six to eight weeks after the end of the semester regardless of whether or not they attend a ceremony.
Guest Registration and Tickets
There are no tickets required for guests to attend Commencement and no limit on how many guests each graduate may bring. Ceremonies are livestreamed via the USF YouTube channel for those guests who are unable to attend.