Commencement

Ceremony Schedule

Fall 2024 Commencement will take place on Friday, December 13 - Saturday, December 14 at the Yuengling Center on the Tampa campus. Graduates must register by November 29. 

Friday, December 13 9:00 am
Master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degree recipients from all colleges: Arts and Sciences, Behavioral and Community Sciences, Muma College of Business, Education, Engineering, Patel College of Global Sustainability, Graduate Studies, Marine Science, Morsani College of Medicine, Nursing, Taneja College of Pharmacy, Public Health, and The Arts

Friday, December 13 1:30 pm
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences and the following Schools and Departments from the College of Arts and Sciences: Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications; Anthropology; Communication; Economics; English; History; Humanities and Cultural Studies; School of Information; School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies; Journalism and Digital Communication; Philosophy; Religious Studies; Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and World Languages

Friday, December 13 6:00 pm
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the College of Arts and Sciences in the following Schools and Departments: Chemistry, School of Geosciences, Integrative Biology, Mathematics and Statistics, Molecular Biosciences, Physics, Psychology, and Sustainability Studies

Saturday, December 14 9:00 am
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the colleges of the Muma College of Business, Education, The Arts, and Office of Undergraduate Studies

Saturday, December 14 1:30 pm
Bachelor’s degree recipients from the colleges of Engineering, Nursing, and Public Health

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 will be available on this website in mid - October . You will be required to log in with your USF NetID and password. If you experience issues logging in, please contact help@usf.edu or call 813-974-HELP and select option 2. You will receive a confirmation email once you complete the registration. 

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

Congratulations 2024 Graduates!

Welcome Alumni

You now belong to a network of more than 374,000 USF alumni worldwide. 

Connect with Alumni

Next Steps On Your Career Path

Career Center services are still available upon graduation to assist you with your job search needs. There are various events and resources open to all alumni at any time, including career fairs, employer information sessions, and other resources.

Career Services for Graduates


Contact Us

If you have any other Commencement questions please contact us.