Graduation Application Period: August 29, 2022 - September 16, 2022
A Graduation application fee of $40 is applied to your student account at the time of application. The fee will need to be paid before a transcript or diploma can be mailed.
Commencement Participation: With the exception of what students are currently enrolled in, participation (walking) in the commencement ceremony is restricted to students who have completed ALL degree requirements. Students NOT meeting all requirements in the semester they apply will not be allowed to walk. Please plan accordingly as the ceremonies are ticketed and tickets are limited. Participation in the commencement ceremony does not guarantee conferring of any degree.
All Fall 2022 Diplomas will be dated December 17, 2022.
It takes 2-3 weeks after the official graduation date to award degrees and 6-8 weeks to print and ship diplomas.
Graduate School Ceremony:
Location: University Fieldhouse
Date: Friday, December 16, 2022
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: 5 Masters, 10 Doctoral
Live Link: TBD
Undergraduate Ceremony:
Location: University Field House
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Live Link: TBD
Time: 8:30 and 11:30 (see below for college and ticket information)
Time: 8:30 AM
Tickets: 9
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
College of Business
College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts
College of Science and Engineering
Time: 11:30 AM
Tickets: 9
College of Education and Human Services
College of Innovation and Design
Additional Information:
You can purchase your regalia during the Graduation Fair or by contacting the Texas Book Company at 903-886-5830 or http://www.amcbookstore.com/home.aspx.
**if you are purchasing a Master’s regalia set you will need to purchase the hood as well.
Please report to the commencement location 45 minutes prior to your ceremony.
Doors will open 1 hour prior to the start of the ceremony.
Any designated available parking area; please see directional signage and refer to the campus map.
After the application filing deadline has passed, the number of tickets allotted to each student are calculated and the information will be posted to the graduation website. Tickets will be available through your myLeo account approximately 4 weeks prior to the ceremony. Email notification will be sent to your myLeo when they are available.
Tickets are calculated based on the capacity of the venue divided by the number of graduates attending. Tickets are calculated to allow the maximum amount of tickets per each graduate, therefore, additional tickets will not be available.
Space and Occupancy loads for entry into the field house for graduation require every guest to have a ticket, including children of all ages.
During the ceremony, you will have your picture taken two times by a professional photographer.
Flash Photography is pleased to provide this complimentary service for each graduate who crosses the dais during the commencement ceremony.
If a valid e-mail address is available to the photographer, a link to commencement photograph proofs will also be sent to participating graduates via e-mail.
For more information about your photos, please feel free to contact the photography company, Flash Photography at: https://www.flashphotography.com/contact
The dress code can be found here:
No, diplomas are sent to your address you supplied on your graduation application approximately 6-8 working weeks after commencement.
There will be an overflow room available for guests who don’t have a ticket to watch the ceremony projected live. The overflow room is located in the Student Center on the 2nd floor.
If you are a veteran attending the ceremony and are interested in getting a veteran’s cord, please contact Dustin Pearson at Dustin.Pearson@tamuc.edu.
A live link will be available the day of the ceremony and emailed to you approximately 1 week prior to the ceremony.
To request a change to this page or to request access to make changes yourself, email helpdesk@tamuc.edu.