Commencement Schedule of Events

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Join Jostens and Louisville Alumni for the Countdown to Commencement Ordering event at Belknap Campus. Jostens will be here from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, 1st floor Marketplace near the food court. Promotional pricing for rings and diploma frames will be available during the event only. Graduates from all UofL schools, including the professional schools, are invited.

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Deadline for students to order a cap & gown for home shipping.

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Deadline for students to RSVP (link posted in September).

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Noon - 6:00 p.m. Student Late Apparel Sales & Faculty Regalia Distribution 

Red Barn 

Friday, May 9, 2025

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. FINAL DAY of Student Late Apparel Sales & Faculty Regalia Distribution 

Red Barn 

Friday, May 9, 2025 - L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Student Activities Center

2:00 p.m. Graduate School Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony (this ceremony is for Doctoral graduates ONLY).

L&N Arena - Student Activities Center 

Saturday, May 10, 2025 - KFC YUM! Center

10:00 a.m. University-wide Commencement Ceremonies honoring all degree candidates for Spring 2025 Certificates, Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral degrees.

• Ceremony #1 (10am) Honoring graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Brandeis School of Law*, Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs, Kent School of Social Work & Family Science, School of Dentistry*, School of Medicine*, School of Nursing, and School of Public Health & Information Sciences
• *Medical, Dental, Law and Nursing all conduct their own ceremonies in the days surrounding May 10. Professional school graduates are invited to also participate in the University-wide ceremony if they wish on May 10 but are not required to do so. Dates, venues and contacts for the professional schools’ convocations may be found at https://louisville.edu/commencement/professional-schools-ceremonies.

3:00 p.m. University-wide Commencement Ceremonies honoring all degree candidates for Spring 2025 Certificates, Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral degrees.

• Ceremony #2 (3pm) Honoring graduates from the College of Business, College of Education & Human Development, JB Speed School of Engineering, and School of Music