Commencement

Tickets are required for the ceremony for anyone over the age of two. Your graduate is the only one who can claim tickets for the ceremony. Graduates will be given access to Marching Order in March 2023 to claim tickets. We anticipate at least 6 tickets per bachelor’s candidate and at least 8 tickets per PhD and master’s candidate will be available for the graduates to claim. The official allocation will be announced in March 2023.

There is no fee for parking on campus on commencement days.

Live webcast will be available on the Mines YouTube channel

2023 Spring Commencement Ceremonies

Graduate Commencement

Thursday, May 11, 2023 | 3 p.m.
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Tickets required (graduates claim tickets on Marching Order in March)
Ceremony will last approximately 2 hours
Lockridge Arena, inside the Student Recreation Center
Live webcast will be available on the Mines YouTube Channel

Reception to follow
The graduate commencement ceremony should last about two hours.

Undergraduate Commencement

Friday, May 12, 2023 | 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m.
Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony
Ceremonies split by department, schedule linked below
Tickets required (graduates claim tickets on Marching Order in March)
Each ceremony will last approximately 2 hours
Lockridge Arena, inside the Student Recreation Center
Live webcast will be available on the Mines YouTube channel

Reception to follow
Each undergraduate ceremony should last about two hours.

Undergraduate Ceremony Schedule