Ceremony Information

Ceremony Schedule & Registration

Summer 2025 Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, August 9 at the Yuengling Center on the Tampa campus. 

Commencement Registration

Summer 2025 Commencement Registration Is Now Open!

Students who applied to graduate for the Summer 2025 term through Student Self Service by the deadline have been emailed a personalized Commencement registration link.

If you would like to participate in the Summer Commencement ceremony but are not earning your degree this term, please contact us at commencement@usf.edu. 

Saturday, August 9

9:00 A.M. – Master’s, Educational Specialist, and Doctoral degree recipients from all colleges: Arts and Sciences; Behavioral and Community Sciences; Muma College of Business; Design, Art, and Performance; Education; Engineering; Patel College of Global Sustainability; Marine Science; Morsani College of Medicine; Nursing; Taneja College of Pharmacy; and Public Health

1:30 P.M. – Bachelor’s degree recipients from: Behavioral and Community Sciences; Muma College of Business; Education; Nursing; and Public Health

6:00 P.M. – Bachelor’s degree recipients from: Arts and Sciences; Design, Art, and Performance; Engineering; and Office of Undergraduate Studies

Please note: The date listed under 'Graduation' in Student Self-Service is the official graduation date that will appear on all diplomas. This may be different from the date of the Commencement ceremony in which you participate.

Commencement Location

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.

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.