Reminders
Time & Location
Mississippi University for Women's Spring Commencement exercises will be held on May 9, 2025.
Degrees will be conferred in Rent Auditorium in Whitfield Hall on The W’s campus.
Key Reminders
- There will be no commencement rehearsal.
- Each graduate will receive five tickets.
- There will be no extra tickets, no general admission, and no one (including infants and children) will be admitted without a ticket. Family and friends (including ALL children and infants) must have an admission ticket to enter. The Nissan Auditorium located in Parkinson Hall will be open on campus to view live stream broadcast.
- The only regalia that students will be permitted to wear at Commencement is the regalia (caps, gowns, hoods) issued from The W bookstore and honor cords issued by the Registrar’s Office. Students are not allowed to wear other cords, pins, medallions, sashes, etc. of sororities, fraternities, etc. Students are not allowed to decorate their mortar board (cap) in any way.
Caps/Gowns/Honor Cords
The only regalia that students will be permitted to wear at Commencement is the regalia (caps, gowns, hoods) issued from Barnes & Noble and honor cords issued by the Registrar’s Office. You are not allowed to wear other cords, pins, medallions, sashes, etc. of sororities, fraternities, etc. You are not allowed to decorate your mortar board (cap) in any way.
Gold honor cords, for first bachelor degree students whose current cumulative and W grade point averages are 3.50 and above, will be distributed on the day of commencement at the ticket pickup location. Blue honor cords will be distributed to students with Departmental Honors. Green cords will be distributed to students who are recognized as Women’s College 1884 Scholars and 1884 Fellows. Honors read for commencement are based on current GPAs (at the conclusion of the fall semester). However, honors printed on diplomas and transcripts will be based on final calculations.
Diplomas
The diploma presentation at commencement is a ceremonial event, as degrees are officially awarded after the ceremony, once all requirements have been verified by the Registrar’s Office. The university has partnered with Parchment to distribute both paper and digital diplomas once all degrees have been conferred. During the ceremony, the university president will present the diploma cover to each graduate. A faculty or staff member may present the diploma cover, if they are a relative of the graduate. Requests for this must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office at least 10 days before the ceremony.
Transfer Credit
The deadline for submission of transfer work to the Office of the Registrar is May 23, 2025. Please notify faculty involved from other campuses of this deadline and request their assistance. If an official transcript will not be available by this date, please notify The W Registrar's Office no later than May 23, 2025. Please note that transfer credit will be added to your W record and your degree will be posted only upon receipt of an official transcript. You will not graduate if official transcripts of grades are not received, and you must reapply for your degree.
University Accounts
The deadline for candidates to clear University accounts is 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to Commencement. Offices included are University Accounting (Comptroller), Housing, Health Center, Library, Registrar, Student Affairs and Campus Police. Diplomas and/or transcripts will not be issued to candidates until all accounts are cleared.
Commencement Photography
GradImages will take pictures of all graduates as they cross the stage. GradImages will send proofs to each graduate directly. Contact information for GradImages: (800) 261-2576, www.gradimages.com, ecc.giservice@gradimages.net