Schedule

May 1, 2025

1:00 p.m. – Belk Auditorium

May 2, 2025

9:00 a.m. – Belk Auditorium

Commencement for Occupational Therapy and Doctoral Hooding

11:00 a.m. – Belk Auditorium

ROTC Commissioning Ceremony Practice

1:00 p.m. – Edmunds Hall

Pharmacy Hooding and Commencement Practice

3:00 p.m. – Belk Auditorium

Pharmacy Hooding and Commencement 

10:00 a.m. – Belk Auditorium

The Class of 2025 professional degree candidates will formally receive their academic hoods representing the pharmacy profession and their graduate diplomas.  Degree Plus candidates will also receive their Bachelor of Science diplomas.  Tickets are not required for this event.

College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Practice

11:00 a.m. – Vance Plaza (Rain Plan:  Templeton Gym)

Hall of Fame/Wysor Saber Award and ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

2:00 p.m. – Edmunds Hall

The commissioning ceremony is for cadets who have successfully completed all of the requirements to graduate and commission a s a second lieutenant in the United States  Army.  The Highlander Battalion is composed of students from Presbyterian College,  Lander University, and Newberry College.  The Wysor Saber Award and the Kimberly Hampton Leadership Award will be presented to cadets who have distinguished themselves while participating in the ROTC program

Teacher Induction Ceremony (reception to follow)

4:00 p.m. – Neville Hall Kuhne Auditorium

The induction ceremony is for graduating students who have successfully completed all of the requirements to graduate and are recommended for teacher certification. During this ceremony, graduates affirm their commitment and dedication to the teaching profession by collectively reciting the oath for graduating educators. Graduates are also individually recognized as they publicly begin the transition from pre-service educators to professional educators.

There will be a reception following in the Cornelson Lobby.

Baccalaureate Service

6:00 p.m. – Belk Auditorium

Scotty’s Send Off

7:00 p.m. – Springs Great Room

Hosted by the Offices of Alumni Relations and Student Affairs, Scotty’s Send Off will begin in Springs Student Center immediately following the Arts & Sciences Baccalaureate Service in Belk Auditorium and continue until 10 p.m. Graduates and their guests are invited to mingle, take pictures, and enjoy the accomplishments of the past four years with a live band, dance floor, and photo station.  While you may still want to have dinner prior to the Baccalaureate service, there will be a progressive array of hors d’oeuvres served throughout the night. We will provide a limited number of free drink tickets to graduates and a cash bar will be available. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Christie Mueller, Coordinator of College and Advancement Events, at clmueller@presby.edu or Carson Drake, Director of Student Involvement at cgmurphy@presby.edu.

College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Exercises

10:00 a.m. – Vance Plaza (Rain Plan: Templeton Gym)

Seating will be open on the Vance Plaza for commencement exercises. Accessible parking, for guests with disabilities, will be available in the parking lots behind Jacobs Hall and the Harrington-Peachtree Center; Accessible seating will be marked.

Inclement Weather

Inclement weather may necessitate that we hold commencement inside.  We will determine the location by 8:30 a.m. and notify students through campus e-mail and the text message alert system.

Residence Halls

All residence halls and apartments will close by 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025.  For information regarding Commencement activities for PC School of Pharmacy, click here.