Commencement

The University holds two commencement ceremonies each year, one in December and one in May. All baccalaureate and master's degree candidates for spring ceremonies are eligible to participate in the May ceremony and all baccalaureate and master's degree candidates for the fall semester are eligible to participate in the December ceremony.

Baccalaureate and master's degree candiates for the summer are eligible to participate in either the preceding May or the following December ceremony.

Doctoral degree candidates are eligible to participate in their commencement ceremony held in the semester during which they complete their degree requirements (May or December). Doctoral candidates who complete their program during the summer semester are eligible to participate in the December or May ceremony following the completion of the degree requirements.  

Check the University's web site, www.wichita.edu, and click on Commencement for up-to-date information. All reservations to attend commencement are made on-line through Shocker One Stop (SOS). You will receive an invitation from the Office of Academic Affairs approximately four to five weeks before the ceremony. You will have until three school days before the ceremony to submit your on-line reservation to attend: a specific date will be noted on the invitation. You will receive an on-line confirmation. Please print your confirmation so that you will have the instruction regarding check-in procedures.