Please email commencement@olemiss.edu for any other questions you may have.
Get Ready for Commencement!
Get ready to mark this incredible achievement with a day you’ll never forget! Your commencement is a celebration of your hard work, and we’re here to make sure it goes smoothly.
- From attire guidelines to arrival times and seating arrangements, this guide has everything you need to prepare for the big day.
Find essential information on tickets, guest details, photography, and picking up your diploma, so you can focus on celebrating your success with family and friends.
Commencement Checklist
Make sure you’re on track and ready to celebrate. Hotty Toddy!
- Order your cap and gown from Grad Supply.
- Purchase your Ole Miss brick and join the Ole Miss Alumni Association.
- Join other recent graduates in supporting Ole Miss Athletics by becoming a member of the Young Alumni Program.
- Contact the Office of the Bursar for any questions regarding your student account or institutional loans.
Questions about your diploma application? Email Caitlin Bagwell, cbagwell@olemiss.edu, with any questions. - Receive a coupon for 20% off your purchase of $50 or more when you pre-register with Grad Images before graduation day.
- Career Center professionals are available to assist you with your job search process and employment correspondence. Please visit the Career Center website to schedule an appointment.
- Order grad products, including your announcements, diploma frame and class ring, from Herff Jones.
- Contact the Office of Financial Aid for any questions before graduation regarding your borrowed loans. There are steps you should take to ensure that they remain in good standing after graduation.
Living the Tradition of Ole Miss Graduates
Commencemnt is a big day for you and the university. We're happy you've made it!
Commencement takes place all over our campus, even in the historic Grove, the heart of campus.
Cameras flash, capturing lifelong memories with friends, mentors, and family. These moments will be treasured, telling the story of a remarkable journey and a day of great pride.
Graduates proudly walk toward the stage, marking the end of a journey and the start of new possibilities. It’s a moment filled with excitement, anticipation, and joy.
Loved ones gather to celebrate this incredible milestone, sharing smiles, hugs, and laughter. Their support has been essential, and today they’re here to cheer on their graduate.
Receiving the diploma is a powerful moment—it represents years of dedication, late nights, and hard work. It’s the ultimate symbol of academic success.
The decorated cap is a personal statement, each design capturing a graduate’s unique journey and hopes. From inspirational quotes to vibrant designs, it’s a final, creative mark on their time at Ole Miss.
Commencement FAQ
Find all the answers to your commencement questions below.
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All caps and gowns should be ordered online. Information will be shared with graduates and their families via text messages and email.
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Graduates do NOT need to return caps and gowns this year. They are yours to keep and take with you when you leave the ceremony.
Convocation is the campus wide celebration of graduation that includes university awards and the main Commencement speaker. Students and faculty, dressed in academic regalia, sit in the Grove with the banners of the university’s schools and colleges. Morning Convocation begins at 9:00 a.m., and we encourage graduates and families to arrive early to the Grove to allow ample time for parking. In the event of inclement weather, morning Convocation will be held in the SJB Pavilion.
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Links for every ceremony, including Convocation, will be posted on the commencement website.
These programs will share more information with graduates and their families as details are finalized.
All students should apply for graduation via the myOleMiss portal. Please contact your respective school or college’s dean’s office with questions.
I have a question about my application.
Email Caitlin Bagwell, cbagwell@olemiss.edu
Individuals whose degrees were conferred in December 2024, May 2025 and August 2025 are considered graduates of the Class of 2025.
Information about individual ceremonies will be sent to graduates from the dean’s office closer to the date.
ADA parking for all SJB Pavilion ceremonies is recommended in the SJB Pavilion garage located off Hill Drive.
- Courtesy shuttles will be available in all lots surrounding the SJB Pavilion. A shuttle tent will be located in front of the SJB Pavilion where guests can wait for the shuttles that will return them to their vehicles after ceremonies conclude.
ADA parking for ceremonies at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts is available in ADA parking spots in the Ford Center lot.
Please get to the ceremony venue 1-hour prior to the ceremony start time. Please see an attendant or volunteer upon arrival and they will show you to the ADA seats sections. Due to limited surrounding seating, not all family members will be able to sit in the ADA section, but there will be room for guests and the rest of the party will be sat near by.
ASL interpreters will interpret every ceremony, including morning Convocation. A live stream with closed captioning will also be available at each ceremony for audience members to access on their smart phones and viewers at home. For more information related to accessibility, please visit the UM Commencement Accessibility page.
Visit gradimages.com to find graduation photos. Their customer service number is 1-800-261-2576.
Videos of graduation are uploaded to the website. Then uploaded again to Ole Miss’s You Tube Channel later in the month of May.
Visit the website of Herff Jones.
Visit the website of Herff Jones.
- Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral, PharmD, and certificates are 9”x12.”
- Law School diplomas are 20”x16.
Accessibility
* If you are a graduate and have accessibility questions about your ceremony, please reach out to your Dean’s office.
- ADA parking for all SJB Pavilion ceremonies is recommended in the SJB Pavilion garage located off of Hill Drive
- Complimentary shuttles will be available in all lots surrounding the SJB Pavilion. A shuttle tent will be located in front of the SJB Pavilion where guests can wait for the shuttles that will return them to their vehicles after ceremonies conclude.
- ADA parking for ceremonies at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts is available in ADA parking spots in the Ford Center lot.
- ADA seating in the SJB Pavilion is highlighted in yellow on the map below.
- ADA seating is available in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Please speak with the ushers upon arrival for assistance.
- ASL interpreters will interpret every ceremony.
- Each ceremony will have closed captioning and guests will be able to follow along on their smart phones by accessing the livestreams here.
Prohibited Items
The following items are prohibited during all Commencement exercises:
- Alcohol
- Weapons
- Poles and sticks
- Hand-held signs, banners, and flags
- Artificial noisemakers (air horns, cowbells, whistles, etc.)
- Full face coverings
- Non-service animals
The University of Mississippi reserves the right to prohibit any item deemed dangerous or inhibiting the overall guest experience.
Commencement Contacts
Office of Financial Aid
We are responsible for assisting students in navigating various financial aid options and providing guidance on scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs to make higher education accessible and affordable.
Office of the Registrar
Responsibilities of the Office of the Registrar include registration of students for classes, recording of class grades on official university records, maintaining and supplying transcripts of students’ academic work and processing course withdrawals.
