Congratulations on a job well done! Commencement is your time to celebrate with your friends and family. You are forever a part of the Milligan community. Together, we look forward to seeing the university’s mission lived out in your lives.
Friday, December 13
| Commencement Rehearsal (everyday attire) | 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Seeger Memorial Chapel |
| Commencement (graduation regalia) | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (line up at 6:30 p.m.) Seeger Memorial Chapel |
Seeger Memorial Chapel (Mary B. Martin Auditorium) is the location for rehearsal and commencement. Rehearsal begins in Walker Auditorium on the lower level of the building.
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Tickets are not required for December commencement.
Graduation regalia (cap, gown, and tassel) will be available in the bookstore beginning November 1. The prices for regalia (plus tax) are as follows: Undergraduate: $58.95; Graduate $108.95; Doctoral $132.95. Graduation announcements and time/place cards are available in the bookstore for $9.99 plus tax (package of five).
All graduates should wear their caps, gowns, and tassels to the ceremony. Graduate students should bring their hoods to the ceremony and carry them in the graduation line. Graduate program directors will hood the students as they cross the stage.
Honors for undergraduate students are calculated based on the anticipated cumulative grade point average at the end of the fall 2024 semester (Summa Cum Laude: 3.95 – 4.0, Magna Cum Laude: 3.75 – 3.94, Cum Laude: 3.5 – 3.74). Honors calculations are based on the cumulative GPA from the official transcript, which is truncated at the thousandths place. The GPA on the student transcript in Self-Service is truncated at the hundredths place. (Example: A GPA that appears as 3.75 in Self-Service might be a 3.749 on the official transcript.)
Honor cords will be distributed at commencement rehearsal.
Only students who have met all obligations (parking tickets, financial, academic, testing, library, etc.) receive diplomas.
Students who borrowed federal loans are required to complete loan counseling. A Student Financial Services representative will contact students with more information. Students with questions may contact Erica Stone (EMStone@milligan.edu or 423.975.8050) or Elizabeth Williams (LEWilliams@milligan.edu or 423.461.8967).
Childcare will be provided free of charge in the Runner classroom (downstairs on the mid-level). Parents of young children are encouraged to take advantage of this service.
To make arrangements for guests with special seating needs, contact Stacy Dahlman.
The ceremony will be broadcast online at milligan.edu/streaming for friends and family members who are unable to attend.
For information about visiting campus, hotel accommodations or to view a campus map, see milligan.edu/about/location/.
Graduates with questions about any of the information provided above may contact Stacy Dahlman, Associate Dean for Academic Administration and Registrar