Fall 2025 Commencement Information

Jason Degen, Director of Commencements

Ceremonies: This fall, the five university commencement ceremonies will be held in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. They are as follows:

• Doctoral Degree Ceremony

Friday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. (processional to begin at 1:40 p.m.).

• Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees Ceremony #1: 

Friday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. (processional to begin at 6:30 p.m.): Colleges of CALS, HHP, ART, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, PHHP, and Veterinary Medicine.

• Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees Ceremony #2:

Saturday, December 13 at 9:00 a.m. (processional to begin at 8:30 a.m.): Colleges of Journalism and Communications and Warrington College of Business.

• Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees Ceremony #3:

Saturday, December 13 at 2:00 p.m. (processional to begin at 1:30 p.m.): Colleges of DCP and Liberal Arts and Sciences.

• Master’s, Specialist’s, and Bachelor’s Degrees Ceremony #4:

Saturday, December 13 at 7:00 p.m. (processional to begin at 6:30 p.m.): College of Education, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

Ordering Regalia

Regalia orders will be accepted through October 30th via https://facultydirect.herffjones.com

Payment is required when placing an order.

Formal academic regalia is required for all faculty members participating in the ceremonies as platform party members or as an escort/hooding faculty member for doctoral candidates.

Faculty escorts for candidate hooding

Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Plant Medicine degrees will invite a faculty member to serve as their escort and hooder.

Candidates for Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Occupational Therapy will be hooded by designated faculty members from their respective programs.

Faculty serving as escorts should familiarize themselves with the ceremony particulars – https://commencement.ufl.edu/fall/doctoral-escorts/

The Commencement Office will be sending out escort confirmation letters with the same particulars found on the above webpage. If you wish to receive a confirmation letter, please submit the escort information to the Graduate Information Management System (UF GIMS) by October 16th, 2025.

Independently, candidates will supply their escort information for ceremony announcement to the third-party vendor system, Tassel.

Marshal Robes

Faculty members serving as marshals at the university-wide ceremonies do NOT need to order academic regalia; a marshal robe will be provided free of charge for use during the ceremonies. If you are an escort and would also like to serve as a marshal, please contact your college’s commencement coordinator to volunteer.