The 2021 Tarleton State University December Commencement Ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, December 10th. Specific ceremony information is included below.
CEREMONY TIMES/LOCATION
All ceremonies will take place in Memorial Stadium on the Stephenville campus.
Please note: All ceremonies will include both graduate and undergraduate students. There will not be a separate graduate ceremony.
Friday, December 10th
10:00 AM
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
College of Business
College of Health Sciences and Human Services
3:00 PM
College of Education and Human Development
College of Liberal and Fine Arts
College of Science and Technology
INCLEMENT WEATHER RESCHEDULE
Inclement weather could impact ceremony start times on Friday, December 10th or require ceremonies to be rescheduled to Saturday, December 11th. Information regarding ceremony changes will be posted to the university website and pushed out via social media outlets. Please watch for updates.
TICKET DISTRIBUTION
Ticket distribution will begin Monday, November 15th
at 1:00 PM in the locations listed below.
- All students who applied for graduation will be considered eligible to participate in their commencement ceremony however, ceremony participation is optional.
- Undergraduate students will receive 8 tickets.
- Graduate students will receive 8 tickets.
- Students will be required to show picture ID before tickets are released.
Distribution will cease at 5:00 PM on Friday, December 3rd
- Any tickets not picked up by 5:00 pm will be made available on a first come, first served basis the following week as extra tickets.
Extra Ticket Distribution will begin at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 6th and 8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 7th
- Extra Ticket Distribution will take place in the same locations.
- Students who applied for graduation will be eligible for extra tickets.
- Undergraduates and Graduates are eligible for up to 4 additional tickets. 12 tickets total (8 original allotment + 4 extra).
Extra Ticket Distribution will cease at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 6th or when all tickets have been distributed.
GRADUATE STUDENTS: Tickets for ALL graduate students (all campuses) will be handled through the College of Graduate Studies on the Stephenville campus.
ONLINE STUDENTS: Tickets for Distance Learning students will be handled through the academic Dean’s offices on the Stephenville campus.
TICKET DISTRIBUTION LOCATIONS
Stephenville/Main Campus
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources:
Location: Joe W. Autry Agriculture Building, Room 101
Contact: Jenna Camp
Phone: 254-968-9227
Email: jcamp@tarleton.edu
College of Business:
Location: Business Building, Room 173
Contact: Kristi Bise
Phone: 254-968-9350
Email: bise@tarleton.edu
College of Education and Human Development:
Location: E.J. Howell Education Building, Room 105
Contact: Tracy Rogers
Phone: 254-968-9089
Email: trogers@tarleton.edu
College of Health Sciences and Human Services:
Location: Nursing, Room 337
Contact: Teresa Sanders
Phone: 254-968-1692
Email: tsanders@tarleton.edu
College of Liberal and Fine Arts:
Location: O.A. Grant Building, Room 241
Contact: Cory McCray
Phone: 254-968-9141
Email: cmccray@tarleton.edu
College of Science and Technology:
Location: Lamar Johanson Science Building, Room 119
Contact: Brandi Gilbert
Phone: 254-968-9781
Email: bgilbert@tarleton.edu
College of Graduate Studies:
Location: Admin Annex I
Contact: Abbie Driver
Phone: 254-968-9104
Email: gradinfo@tarleton.edu
Outreach Locations
Fort Worth Campus:
Location: Building #1, Room 318
Contact: Alisa Meriwether
Phone: 682-703-7070
Email: meriwether@tarleton.edu
Medical Laboratory Science:
Location: Schaffer Building, Front Desk
Contact: Quenton Radford
Phone: 817-926-1101
Email: qradford@tarleton.edu
Waco:
Location: Michaelis Academic Center Building, University Center Offices
Contact: Michelle Lancaster
Phone: 254-299-8322
Email: mlancaster@tarleton.edu
Midlothian:
Location: Building #2 Midlothian Higher Education Center, Navarro College Midlothian Campus
Contact: Kayla Kelly
Phone: 817-484-4225
Email: kelly@tarleton.edu
RELLIS:
Location: ACB2, Room 310
Contact: Carlos Pinkerton
Phone: 979-317-3407
Email: cpinkerton@rellis.tamus.edu
DIPLOMAS
Diplomas will be mailed to graduates 4-6 weeks following commencement ceremonies to the address the graduate provided on the graduation application.
Visit www.tarleton.edu/graduation for the most up-to-date information on Commencement Ceremonies including how to order regalia, ceremony streaming, and event day specifics.
For questions regarding ticketing, email commencementceremony@tarleton.edu
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