UPDATED October 31, 2024
The undergraduate commencement exercises will be held on Saturday December 14 in the Jones Health & Physical Education Center. The processional will begin promptly at 8:45 a.m. Each graduate will receive four (4) guest tickets.
Entrances to the venue open at 7:30 a.m. All guests should be seated no later than 8:30 a.m.
Please see the campus map for parking lot locations. Accessible parking is available in Lot 14.
The UNCP Bookstore will sell roses, balloons, alumni gifts, and apparel before the ceremony begins.
Photographs of each graduate will be taken during the ceremony and available for purchase at a later date. Information will be sent to the graduates after commencement.
Overflow seating with a livestream of the ceremony will be made available in the Givens Performing Arts Center.
The commencement speaker will be David Crabtree, Chief Executive Office, PBS North Carolina.
For more information about the undergraduate commencement ceremony, please contact the Graduation Team in the Registrar’s Office by emailing graduation@uncp.edu. You may also visit the registrar’s website for additional information.
Schedule of Events
| 7:30 a.m. |
Graduates’ check-in at the Auxiliary Gym located inside the Jones Health and Physical Education Center. Entrances open for family and guests. |
| 8:00 a.m. |
The platform party will robe and line up in the Chancellor's Dining Room. Faculty and administrators will robe and line up in Lumbee Hall. |
| 8:30 a.m. | Entrances close and guests should be seated. |
| 8:45 a.m. | Processional of graduates, faculty, and platform party begins. |
| A reception will be held near the Tommy Hawk statue following the ceremony. |