VCU Commencement

Departmental Ceremonies

Department Banners Gentleman smiling with yellow band around gown. Nursing students celebrating Policeman holding rifles during ceremony

If your school and/or department is holding an individual ceremony, you will receive information concerning that ceremony from the school or department office. For specific information about individual ceremonies, please contact your department or dean's office.

Allied Health Professions

Saturday, May 12, 2012
3:00 PM
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 N. 3rd Street

The Honors College

Friday, May 11, 2012
3:00 PM
W.E. Singleton Performing Arts Center
Sonia Vhlacevic Concert Hall
922 Park Avenue

School of the Arts

Friday, May 11, 2012
12:00 PM
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Exhibit Hall A
403 N. 3rd Street

School of Business

Saturday, May 12, 2012
4:00 PM
Stuart C. Siegel Center
1200 W. Broad Street

School of Dentistry

Friday, May 11, 2012
1:00 PM
Richmond Centerstage
600 E. Grace Street

School of Education

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:15 PM
Stuart C. Siegel Center
1200 W. Broad Street

School of Engineering

Friday, May 11, 2012
6:00 PM
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Ballroom A
403 N. 3rd Street

Public Health

Monday, May 14, 2012
9:30 AM
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
1800 Lakeside Avenue

School of Medicine- MD Candidates Only

Friday, May 11, 2012
3:00 PM
Stuart C. Siegel Center
1200 W. Broad Street

School of Medicine

Friday, May 11, 2012
11:00 AM
Sanger Hall Rm 2-020
1101 E. Marshall Street

School of Nursing

Friday, May 11, 2012
7:30 PM
Stuart C. Siegel Center
1200 W. Broad Street

School of Pharmacy

Friday, May 11, 2012
2:00 PM
St. Paul's Baptist Church
4247 Creighton Road

School of Social Work

Friday, May 11, 2012
11:00 AM
Stuart C. Siegel Center
1200 W. Broad Street

University College

Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS)
Saturday, May 12, 2012
2:00 PM
University Student Commons Theater
907 Floyd Avenue, 1st Floor

VCU Life Sciences

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:00 PM
Eugene P. and Lois E. Trani Center for Life Sciences
1000 W. Cary Street
Room 1-51
*Please note, space is limited for guests

College of Humanities and Sciences

African American Studies

Saturday, May 12, 2012
3:00 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

Biology

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:30 p.m.
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 N. 3rd Street, Exhibit Hall C

Brandcenter

Saturday, May 12, 2012
3:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
2709 Monument Avenue

Chemistry (this is a change)

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:00 pm
VCU Temple Building
901 West Main Street, Room 1164

English

Saturday, May 12, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
1627 Monument Avenue

Forensic Science

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Grace E. Harris Hall – Auditorium (enter on Linden Street side)
1015 Floyd Avenue

Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies

Saturday, May 12, 2012
3:00 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

L. D. Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs

Saturday, May 12, 2012
2:00 pm.
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 N. 3rd Street, Exhibit Hall A

History

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Richmond Salons
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

LSEE (Liberal Studies in Early Elementary Education)

Saturday, May 12, 2012
3:00 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 1st Floor

School of Mass Communications

Saturday, May 12, 2012
5:00 p.m.
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 N. 3rd Street, Exhibit Hall C

Mathematics

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

Military Science & Leadership

Friday, May 11, 2012
10:00 a.m.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
800 S. Cathedral Place
Richmond, VA 23220

Philosophy

Saturday, May 12, 2012
3:00 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

Physics

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

Psychology

Saturday, May 12, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Stuart C. Siegel Center
1200 West Broad Street

Science

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

Statistical Sciences and Operations Research

Saturday, May 12, 2012
1:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballrooms
907 Floyd Avenue, 2nd Floor

School of World Studies

Saturday, May 12, 2012
2:00 p.m.
Greater Richmond Convention Center
403 N. 3rd Street, B21a
*Tickets are required for this event

Richmond Coliseum