Commencement

East Carolina University – Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony

The East Carolina University Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held December 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. inside Minges Coliseum.

For general questions about Commencement, send an email to commencement@ecu.edu.

All ECU fall 2024 graduates, including those earning undergraduate, masters, doctoral and professional degrees, will be REQUIRED to complete an RSVP form to participate in the university commencement ceremony. The RSVP deadline is December 1.

The required RSVP process will assist with logistical planning and students who have completed the RSVP no later than December 1 will receive additional instructions to their ECU email account. Guest tickets are not required for the university ceremony in Minges Coliseum.

ECU also intends to host college specific recognition ceremonies on campus during the afternoon and evening of December 13. Details for the college recognition ceremonies are posted below.

REQUIRED ACTION:

Click here to RSVP for the 2024 Fall University Commencement Ceremony – this link will only be active until December 1, 2024.


Have you registered for Graduation?

Graduating students for Fall 2024 needed to apply to graduate (via Pirate Port) by September 15, 2024 to ensure the student’s name is included in the University Ceremony Program. Click here to via the process of applying to graduate.


The East Carolina University Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony will be held on December 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. inside Minges Coliseum.

Below is the listing of the College Ceremonies. All College Ceremonies will take place on December 13th.  Since Health and Human Performance has two ceremonies and Thomas Harriot Arts and Sciences has four ceremonies, graduates should pay attention to the degree listings below to determine which ceremony to attend.

Minges Coliseum

  • 1pm – Engineering and Technology
  • 4pm – Business
  • 7pm – Nursing

Main Campus Student Center Ballrooms

  • 1pm – Arts and Sciences #1
    • (Applied Sociology; Economics; Health Psychology; Neuroscience Studies; Political Science; Psychology; Public Administration; Quantitative Economics and Econometrics; Sociology and Security Studies)
  • 4pm – Health and Human Performance #1
    • (Health Education and Promotion / Human Development and Family Science / Social Work)
  • 7pm – Health and Human Performance #2
    • (Interior Design and Merchandising / Kinesiology / Recreation Sciences

Wright Auditorium

  • 1pm – Fine Arts and Communication
  • 4pm – Allied Health Sciences
  • 7pm – Education

Hendrix Theater (inside the Mendenhall Building)

  • 1pm – Arts and Sciences #2
    • (African and African American Studies; Criminal Justice; History; and Maritime Studies)
  • 3pm – Arts and Sciences #3
    • (Anthropology; Applied Atmospheric Science; Biomedical Physics; Community and Regional Planning; Environmental Studies; Geography; Geographic Information Science and Technology; Geology; Mathematics; and Planning and Development)
  • 5pm – Arts and Sciences #4
    • (Biology; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine and Chemistry; and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
  • 7pm – Arts and Sciences #5
    • (English; Foreign Languages and Literatures; Hispanic Studies; Philosophy; Professional Writing and Information Design; Rhetoric, Writing and Professional Communication; Religious Studies; and University Studies)

 ECHI

  • 1pm – Brody Sciences

Ticket Information for Fall 2024 (updated October 25)

  • University Ceremony at 10am – No Guest Tickets are required
  • College Ceremonies – Guest tickets ARE required for entry. Each ceremony will have an allotment of 6 guest tickets per graduate.

Colleges Using Central Ticket Office for Distribution:

  • College of Allied Health Sciences
  • College of Business (excluding DE students)
  • College of Engineering & Technology
  • College of Fine Arts & Communication (excluding DE students)

Tickets can be picked up October 28-December 2 between 10:00am-5:00pm.

Students in other colleges/departments should refer to the email from their department about the ticket process.

If you have a college specific question, please click the link below to reach that college’s representative.