毕业典礼

毕业典礼 is one of life’s milestone occasions — and a time to celebrate your accomplishments.

Ceremonies recognizing candidates' completion of doctoral, master's, and baccalaureate degrees occur in the spring and winter each year.

Winter Ceremony Schedule

Winter 2023 commencement ceremonies celebrating the accomplishments of 陶森大学 degree candidates who are approved to graduate at the end of the fall or summer semesters will take 在TU竞技场的位置.

Wednesday, December 20, 10 a.m.

  • Fisher College of Science & 数学(FCSM
  • College of Fine 艺术 & 通信(COFAC)

Wednesday, December 20, 3 p.m.

  • College of Education (COE)
  • College of Liberal 艺术 (

Thursday, December 21, 10 a.m.

Spring Ceremony Schedule

Spring 2024 毕业典礼 ceremonies celebrating the accomplishments of 陶森大学 degree candidates who are approved to graduate at the end of the minimester or spring semesters will take 在TU竞技场的位置.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

  • 10 a.m. - College of Fine 艺术 & 通信(COFAC)
  • 3 p.m. - Fisher College of Science & 数学(FCSM

Thursday, May 23, 2024

  • 10 a.m. - College of 业务 & 经济学(CBE
  • 3 p.m. - College of Liberal 艺术 (

Friday, May 24, 2024

  • 10 a.m. - College of Education (COE)
  • 3 p.m. - College of 健康 Professions (共和人民党

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Participating in 毕业典礼

Degree candidates who have been approved to graduate as a result of completing all of their degree requirements in the Minimester or Spring semester are permitted to participate in a 可能毕业典礼 仪式.

Degree candidates who have been approved to graduate as a result of completing all of their degree requirements in the 夏季或秋季 semester are permitted to participate in a December 毕业典礼 仪式.

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Greening 毕业典礼

TU承诺 to addressing climate change and creating a more sustainable future. 在努力中 to honor our mission to reduce waste, the Winter 2023 毕业典礼 program will be provided in a digital format at 颁奖典礼. Candidates approved to graduate this 五月 提交请求 for up to two complementary printed programs for delivery shortly after 毕业典礼.

About 毕业典礼 at TU

毕业典礼 is a traditional university 仪式 celebrating the accomplishments of our degree candidates. Academic degrees date from the second half of the 12th century. The present 仪式 recognizing scholarly achievement retains all the essential features of its ancient predecessors. 

陶森大学 awards academic degrees at the bachelor’s, master and doctoral levels. The university also awards graduate certificates and certificates of advanced study. Degrees are symbolically conferred during 毕业典礼, and candidates completing all degree requirements successfully receive their diplomas four to six weeks after 颁奖典礼.

  • The doctoral degree is the most advanced earned degree conferred by American institutions. There are two distinct types: the practitioner's degree and the research degree.
  • The master’s degree is an academic honor bestowed upon candidates who have successfully completed work beyond the bachelor's degree. A thesis and an oral examination are 通常需要.
  • The bachelor’s degree represents the completion of a four-year course of college-level study and is the oldest academic degree awarded by American institutions of higher 学习. The Maryland State Normal School, which later became 陶森大学, awarded its first bachelor’s degrees in 1935. From 1866-1934, graduates earned two-year or three-year diplomas, based on the customary length of teacher training programs in that time period.