Ceremony Dates & Speakers

The TAMU Office of Admissions and Records is responsible for balancing the number of graduates at each commencement ceremony. Consequently, the determination of which colleges will graduate at which ceremony is typically not established until 2-3 weeks after the graduation application deadline for that semester.

December 2009

Commencement ceremonies on the College Station campus for the fall semester of 2009 will be held December 18 and 19. The ceremonies will be conducted on this day in Reed Arena unless otherwise noted.

Commencement Convocation
Time: Thursday, December 17, 5:30 p.m.
Location: Rudder Theatre
Speaker: Dr. Dudley Herschbach, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry

  • Commencement ceremonies are expected to begin with a convocation that features one notable speaker. The commencement exercises at which degrees will be conferred will follow in subsequent ceremonies on December 18 and 19.
  • Students will not be required to wear academic regalia at the convocation ceremony, but will need to do so at the subsequent actual degree-granting exercises.

Friday, December 18, 2:00 p.m.

  • Graduates in George Bush School of Government and Public Service
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Education and Human Development
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Liberal Arts

Friday, December 18, 7:00 p.m.

  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Architecture
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Science
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Saturday, December 19, 9:00 a.m.

  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Mays Business School
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Dwight Look College of Engineering
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Geosciences

Saturday, December 19, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Moody Gardens Convention Center

  • Graduates and Undergraduates at Texas A&M - Galveston

Dates for Future Semesters

  • Spring 2010 - May 14-15
  • Summer 2010 - August 13 (Galveston: August 14)
  • Fall 2010 - TBA

* "Probably" note: Future ceremony dates are subject to change.
Previous Semesters