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Fall 2024 Commencement

Graduation Application Deadlines:

The graduation application can be located by logging into your MyUTK account. All graduating students are encouraged to fill out the college’s and the .

Details about the Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremonies

College of Architecture and Design’s Graduation Celebration: Friday, December 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The official university-wide fall commencement ceremonies will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024 in Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

  • Undergraduates from all colleges will participate in one ceremony at 9 a.m.
  • Master鈥檚 and doctoral graduates from all colleges will participate in one ceremony at 3 p.m. All Graduate School graduates will cross the stage and Ph.D. graduates will be hooded at the ceremony.

on the university commencement page.

: Thursday, December 12, 6-7:30pm in the Student Union Pilot Company Ballroom. Students must register to attend Torch Night. This is a university-wide event.

General Information:

ABOUT THE CEREMONY

  • Tickets:
    • Graduate entry: Not required for graduate entry.
    • Guest entry: There are no current plans to require tickets for guests. The Office of the Registrar will contact graduates if that changes.
  • Entry:
    • Doors will open 90 minutes before the ceremony start time for graduates and guests.
    • Graduates will enter the arena at the lower level Media entrance near G-10 garage
    • Guests will enter at the upper-level gates.聽
  • Graduate and Guest Exiting:
    • Graduates will exit at the concourse level following the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.
  • No guests will be permitted on the arena floor.
  • All graduates will participate in a processional.
  • The university’s clear bag policy will be reinforced.

More information can be found .