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Schedule of 2025 Commencement Ceremonies

Details and updates will be added as they become available.

College and School Ceremonies

Friday, May 16, 2025

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Patrick Leahy Honors College Scholars Recognition Ceremony

Location: Ira Allen Chapel
Time: TBD (information will be posted as soon as it is available)
Tickets: TBD (information will be posted as soon as it is available)

Note: Patrick Leahy Honors College scholars medallions (not diplomas) will be distributed at this event. Degree conferral will take place at the University Commencement Ceremony in the morning on Sunday, May 18, and diplomas will be awarded at each home college/school ceremony on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

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Graduate College Commencement Ceremony

Location: Expo South, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: A ceremony for master and doctoral degree candidates in the Graduate College where the president will confer degrees and graduates will be hooded and presented with their diploma as they cross the stage.

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ceremony

Location: Expo North, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Ceremony.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ceremony

Location: Expo South, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ceremony.

Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Ceremony

Location: Expo North, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources Ceremony.

College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Ceremony

Location: Expo South, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Ceremony.

 

Sunday, May 18, 2025

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Grossman School of Business Ceremony

Location: Expo North, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the Grossman School of Business Ceremony.

College of Arts and Sciences Ceremonies

College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 1

Location: Expo South, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Tickets: 4 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 1.

Programs included in College of Arts and Sciences ceremony 1 include:

  • Anthropology
  • Art History, School of the Arts (SOA)
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Dance, School of the Arts (SOA)
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Studies
  • Film and Television Studies
  • Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies
  • Geography
  • Geosciences
  • Geology
  • Music, School of the Arts (SOA)
  • Plant Biology
  • Studio Art, School of the Arts (SOA)
  • Theatre, School of the Arts (SOA)
  • Zoology

College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 2

Location: Expo South, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Tickets: 4 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 2.

Programs included in College of Arts and Sciences ceremony 2 include:

  • Chinese, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • Classical Civilization/Classics, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • French, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • German, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • Global and Regional Studies
  • Global Studies
  • Health and Society
  • History
  • Individually Designed
  • Japanese, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • Latin, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • Linguistics, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • Mathematics
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Science
  • Religion
  • Russian, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)
  • Sociology
  • Spanish, School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC)

Larner College of Medicine Commencement Ceremony

Location: Ira Allen Chapel
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: A ceremony for doctor of medicine degree candidates in the Larner College of Medicine where the president will confer degrees, graduates will be hooded, take their professional oath, and receive their diploma as they cross the stage.

College of Education and Social Services Ceremony

Location: Expo North, The Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Tickets: 6 tickets per graduate

Note: Diplomas will be presented to each graduate when they cross the stage as part of the College of Education and Social Services Ceremony.

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