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:
September 1: December 2024 Undergraduate
October 1: Spring 2025 Undergraduate
Did you miss the application deadline for applying for graduation? If so, and you wish to receive your college diploma, you are required to reach out to the Registrar's office in order to apply to graduate. Please email us at registrar@adrian.edu to request the graduation application link.
DECEMBER 2024 COMMENCEMENT
Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
3:30 p.m.
Rehearsal
Herrick Chapel
Friday, December 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.
Graduation Ceremony
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 2025 COMMENCEMENT
Sunday, May 4, 2025
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 2, 2025
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 sitting at 2 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 place card will indicate alphabetical groups for line up. Staff will be available for assistance.
Arrington Bookstore will be open commencement weekend, on Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bookstore will be closed on Saturday, May 3.
Photos from the commencement events are available on Adrian College’s Flickr account.
Watch 2024 Commencement Events:
Baccalaureate Ceremony
Commencement Ceremony
