Ceremony Information

Ceremony Schedule & Registration

Three USF grads wearing regalia smile at the camera, standing in front of a Bull statue

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.