Spring Graduation

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	Instructions	Parking	Pictures

Questions?

Please contact:

• Undergraduate questions: Dr. Lisa Bullard
• Graduate questions: Dr. Milad Abolhasani (Director of Graduate Programs) or Sandra Bailey (Student Services Specialist)

Ticketing

The CBE Department Graduation WILL NOT REQUIRE tickets for entry of family and friends to attend the ceremony. Students are limited to 6 guests per person due to seating constraints.  There will be overflow seating across from the ballroom in room 3285 with video from the ceremony.

The University Commencement MAY REQUIRE tickets for entry of family and friends to attend the ceremony. It has not yet been announced.

TWO Graduation Ceremonies

The University Commencement and CBE Department Graduation.

University Commencement: Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 9 am inside Carter-Finley Stadium.
(The Commencement ceremony should last no longer than 2.5 hours)

• This link includes information on the Commencement including schedule of events, student checklist, dates and deadlines, and FAQs.
• The ceremony will live-streamed: http://go.ncsu.edu/WatchCommencement

CBE Department Graduation: Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 6 pm inside the State Ballroom in Talley Student Union. (Duration of ceremony will be approximately 90 minutes)

• The ceremony will be live streamed.
• Guest speaker: TBA

Instructions for CBE Graduation Ceremony

Doors open at 5:00 pm for guests.

Students should arrive early to participate in the group photo at 5:20 pm around the seal on the 2nd floor of Talley Student Union. A professional photographer will take the group photo, which will be made available to students after the weekend.

After the group photo, students should check in at in Room 4280 by 5:30 pm. Students will line up alphabetically by last name (BS, then MS, then PhD) along the 4th floor of Talley.

The ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 pm. The order of the processional will be: (alphabetically by last name according to the program provided at the ceremony)

1. Undergraduates
2. M.S.
3. Ph.D.**

**Ph.D.’s will receive their hood during the ceremony from their advisor or a member of their Ph.D. committee. However, they must purchase the hood ahead of time.

Feel free to take pictures, but please be aware that a professional photographer will take an individual photo of each graduate shaking Dr. Sindee Simon’s hand during the ceremony. These photos will be made available to students after the weekend.

Parking & Directions

• For University Commencement: Carter-Finley Stadium
• For CBE Graduation Ceremony: Talley Student Union
• For those needing accommodations, we suggest you use the circle drive on the Reynolds Coliseum side of Talley Student Union to drop off guests close to the Talley elevator. There is no specific handicapped seating in the State Ballroom, but there will be Talley staff present to assist if chairs need to be shifted to accommodate wheelchairs or other assistive devices.

Student Regalia

• Regalia should be worn by all graduates.
• Academic honors for BS graduates (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) are designated based on a student’s cumulative GPA when entering their final semester. This is what the printed program will reflect. If final grades are submitted in time and your honors designation changes, you can swap out your stole at the NCSU Bookstore. When checking in for the ceremony, you can update your honors status for the person reading out the names so the correct designation is used.
• Click here for information: Student Regalia
  • The link above describes the different regalia and who wears what.
  • Pricing and links to purchase are listed on the webpage.

Pictures

Fall 2024 pictures: click on this link to view the photos from the 2024 Fall CBE Graduation Ceremony.

Spring 2025 pictures: will be made available to students after the graduation weekend.