Commencement
East Carolina University – Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony
For general questions about Commencement, send an email to commencement@ecu.edu.
The East Carolina University Spring 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held May 3, 2024, at 10 a.m. inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
All ECU spring 2024 graduates and eligible summer 2024 graduates, including those earning undergraduate, masters, doctoral and professional degrees, will have to complete an RSVP form to participate in the university commencement ceremony. The RSVP link below is active until April 14, 2024. Guest tickets are not required for the university ceremony in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Click here to RSVP for the 2024 Spring University Commencement Ceremony
In addition, ECU will host college recognition ceremonies in the afternoon and evening of May 3 and during the day on May 4 in various locations. Guest tickets are required and are limited per graduate based on venue size and graduate numbers. Details about tickets will be communicated to you by your college/department.
College/Departmental Graduate Ceremonies
Minges
Friday, May 3
- 1:00 p.m. – Health & Human Performance (Health Education & Promotion, Interior Design & Merchandising, School of Social Work)
- 4:00 p.m. – Health & Human Performance (Kinesiology, Recreation Sciences, Human Development & Family Science)
- 7:00 p.m. – Allied Health Sciences
Saturday, May 4
- 9:00 a.m. – Engineering & Technology
- 12:00 p.m. – Education
- 3:00 p.m. – Nursing
Main Campus Student Center Ballrooms
Friday, May 3
- 1:00 p.m. – Business (Finance & Insurance, Management Information Systems, Marketing & Supply Chain Management)
- 4:00 p.m. – Business (Accounting, Miller School of Entrepreneurship, School of Hospitality Leadership, Management)
- 7:00 p.m. – Business (Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting)
Saturday, May 4
- 9:00 a.m. – Fine Arts & Communication
- 12:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Biology)
- 3:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Psychology)
Wright Auditorium
Friday, May 3
- 1:00 p.m. – Brody School of Medicine
- 4:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Economics)
- 7:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Criminal Justice and Criminology)
Saturday, May 4
- 9:00 a.m. – Arts & Sciences (University Studies)
- 12:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (English)
- 3:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Political Science)
Hendrix Theatre
Friday, May 3
- 1:00 p.m. – Dental Medicine
Saturday, May 4
- 9:00 a.m. – Arts & Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry)
- 11:00 a.m. – Arts & Sciences (Anthropology, Sociology)
- 1:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Foreign Languages & Literatures, Philosophy, Religious Studies, History, African & African American Studies)
- 3:00 p.m. – Arts & Sciences (Geology, Geography, Community & Regional Planning, Applied Atmospheric Science)
East Carolina Heart Institute
Friday, May 3
- 4:00 p.m. – Brody Sciences
If you have a college specific question, please click the link below to reach that college’s representative.
- Allied Health Sciences
- Business
- Brody School of Medicine
- Brody Sciences
- Education
- Engineering and Technology
- Fine Arts and Communications
- Health and Human Performance
- Nursing
- School of Dental Medicine
- Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
Have you registered for Graduation?
Graduating students for Spring 2024 / Summer 2024 must apply to graduate (via Pirate Port) by March 1, 2024 to ensure the student’s name is included in the University Ceremony Program.
Where do I get my cap and gown?
Dowdy Students Stores, located in the Main Campus Student Center, is East Carolina University’s official source for graduation regalia, merchandise, and apparel. Click here for detailed Cap and Gown information for Undergraduate, Masters, Distance Education and Doctoral students.
The Grad Expo for Spring 2024 will be March 12-13 from 10am-6pm and March 14 from 10am-5pm.