Applications for Degree:
All students must apply for graduation. Please apply on or before the deadline listed below, for your respective graduation semester, to be included on the graduation roster. Failure to apply before the deadline may cause a delay in receiving your diploma.
Deadlines for applying:
December 2023 Undergraduate Graduation Application: Due Friday, September 1, 2023
Spring 2024 Undergraduate Graduation Application: Due Friday, October 6, 2023
Graduate Graduation Application
DECEMBER 2023 COMMENCEMENT
Application Deadline: September 1, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Rehearsal
3:00 PM
Herrick Chapel
Friday, December 8, 2023
Graduation Ceremony
7:00 PM
Herrick Chapel
Tickets are not required for guests, and there are no limits on the number of guest attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
Reception
Adrian/Tobias Room (Located in Ritchie Marketplace)
Immediately following the Graduation Ceremony
SPRING 2024 COMMENCEMENT
Application Deadline: October 6, 2023
Sunday, May 5, 2024
8:00 a.m.
Commencement Rehearsal
On the Mall
Graduates come in cap and gown
Class Photo
Caine Terrace
Immediately following practice
10:30 a.m.
Baccalaureate Service
Herrick Chapel
Students wear cap and gown
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Graduation Brunch (Hosted by Sodexo)
Adrian Tobias Center
RSVP required by Friday, May 3, 2024
2:00 p.m.
Graduates Report for Processional
Merillat Sport and Fitness Center Blue Gym
3:00 p.m.
Commencement Ceremony
On the Mall – Tickets are not required for guests, and there are no limits on the number of guest attendees. Seating is first come, first served.
Reception immediately following on the Caine Terrace
Important Information
The Spring Commencement Ceremony will be on the mall. Please come prepared for the weather. No tickets are required. Guests may begin seating at 2:00 p.m.
There will be a special photo area north of the stage. If desired, one guest per graduate may line up at the designated location to take a photo of their student after they depart the stage. A placard will indicate alphabetical groups for line up. Staff will be available for assistance.
Arrington Bookstore will be open commencement weekend, on Friday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bookstore will be closed on Saturday, May 4.
Photos from the commencement events are available on Adrian College’s Flickr account.
Watch 2023 Commencement Events:
Senior Honors Night
Baccalaureate Ceremony
Commencement Ceremony
