Students and their families can start making graduation plans for May Commencement.
The University will host a series of individual, personalized ceremonies at a variety of venues on the Evansdale Campus and around Morgantown, including the WVU Coliseum, Creative Arts Center and Morgantown Event Center.
Candidates for graduation should visit the graduation event portal at http://graduation.wvu.edu for event updates, lodging information and other details. More information will be added as details are finalized.
Graduates should plan to arrive at least one hour prior to the start time of each ceremony for check-in and lineup. Celebratory receptions will immediately follow each ceremony. Each ceremony should last two hours, or less.
This year’s December graduates will take part in December Convocation on Dec. 11, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum.
The 2012 May Commencement event ceremony schedule is:
Friday, May 11:
- Army ROTC Commissioning, 10 a.m., location to be announced
- Air Force ROTC Commissioning, time and location to be announced
- Honors Convocation, 5:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center
Saturday, May 12:
- College of Human Resources and Education, 9 a.m., Coliseum
- School of Dentistry, 9 a.m., Morgantown Event Center
- Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism, 9:30 a.m., Creative Arts Center
- School of Nursing, 1 p.m., Morgantown Event Center (A reception at Touchdown Terrace will precede the ceremony.)
- College of Law, 2 p.m., Creative Arts Center
- College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, 2 p.m., Coliseum
- School of Pharmacy, 5 p.m., Morgantown Event Center
- College of Creative Arts, 5:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center
- College of Business and Economics, 6 p.m., Coliseum
Sunday, May 13:
- School of Medicine (M.D., Ph.D.), 9 a.m., Morgantown Event Center
- Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, 9:30 a.m., Coliseum
- Eberly College of Arts and Sciences – Masters and PhD students (Hooding and Degree Conferral Ceremony), 10 a.m., Creative Arts Center
- School of Medicine (professionals), 2 p.m., Morgantown Event Center
- Eberly College of Arts and Sciences – Bachelors Degrees, 2 p.m., Coliseum
- College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, 2:30 p.m., Creative Arts Center