Fall 2005

Calendar
Aug Fall applications accepted
Aug Fall grad announcements go on sale
Sept Fall applications deadline
Dec The Next Tradition
Dec Final Degree Audit results available at 10 p.m.
Dec Commencement ceremonies

Note: The dates for future semesters are subject to change.

Four different ceremonies will probably be conducted on the commencement dates. The determination of which colleges will graduate at each ceremony is not expected until the end of September.

The speakers for each ceremony are usually not announced until within a month of the ceremony.

Spring 2006 - Graduation Dates & Speakers

Commencement ceremonies for the spring semester of 2006 were held May 11-13. The ceremonies were conducted on these day in Reed Arena unless otherwise noted.

  • Ceremonies were open to the public without need for tickets.
  • Military commissioning occurred on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 11, 2:00 p.m.
Rudder Auditorium
Speaker: Guy A. Sheppard, DVM, 2006 President of Texas Veterinary Medicine Association

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Friday, May 12, 9:00 a.m.
Speaker: Republic of Panama President Martin Torrijos Espino '87

  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Liberal Arts
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Science

Friday, May 12, 2:00 p.m.
Speaker: Former President George Bush

  • Graduates in George Bush School of Government and Public Service
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Architecture
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Mays Business School
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Geosciences

Friday, May 12, 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Susan Combs

  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Education and Human Development

Saturday, May 13, 9:00 a.m.
Speaker: John Fike, Speaker of the Texas A&M Faculty Senate

  • Council of Deans (i.e. interdisciplinary graduate students)
  • Graduates in Medicine
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Dwight Look College of Engineering
  • Graduates and Undergraduates in Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Saturday, May 13, 9:00 a.m.
Moody Gardens Convention Center

  • Graduates and Undergraduates at Texas A&M - Galveston

Dates for Future Semesters

Previous Semesters