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Spring 2024 commencement ceremonies will be held May 10, 11 & 18 at the University of Arkansas with more than 4,400 graduates being honored in multiple ceremonies.
All ceremonies will be streamed live at the university's official YouTube channel
Our Graduates
The online commencement website will be available the week prior to commencement.
Graduate Students
will be individually recognized at the University Commencement.
Undergraduate students and law students
are individually recognized at their respective college ceremonies across campus.
Friday, May 10, 2024
Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
3:00 p.m.
Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
4:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, 2024
All University Commencement
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
8:30 a.m.
College of Engineering
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
12:00 p.m.
Walton College of Business
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
12:30 p.m.
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
Barnhill Arena
Guests enter through north or upper-level south entrances
3:30 p.m.
College of Education and Health Professions
Bud Walton Arena
Guests enter through south or west entrances
5:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
School of Law
Fayetteville Town Center
2:00 p.m.
Graduation applicants may order their regalia, up until commencement, online through this link or in person at the University Bookstore. If you have any questions or concerns about this process, please reach out to the University Bookstore at CNesbitt@bncollege.com.
All degree candidates are to arrive dressed in their regalia.
Graduates will be added to our Graduate Recognition website the week of commencement.
Guests will not need tickets to attend.
No balloons, wrapped packages, glass vases, or strollers are allowed in Bud Walton Arena or Barnhill Arena. Compact umbrellas will be allowed. View the complete list of prohibited items (PDF) inside the University of Arkansas athletic facilities. There is a clear bag policy in effect and metal detectors will be in use.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, students and families are encouraged to disperse from the arena area as quickly as possible to avoid crowding.
Free parking is available in any unrestricted parking lot on campus. Download a map of all parking areas (PDF).
The Spring Commencement program lists degree candidates for the current spring term and upcoming summer graduates that have applied to attend the spring commencement. Students applying for spring graduation or spring commencement must meet the March 1st deadline to be included in the spring program.
Programs are compiled the week following the published deadline.
Printed commencement programs will not be distributed to guests, but an online version (PDF) will be available by May 1.
