Important Dates

Spring 2023 Commencement

• March 15th, 2023 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline
• No rehearsal will be held. Graduates will be sent a link to an instructional video that will cover all the pertinent details of the ceremony.
• May 6, 2023 – Commencement Ceremony: 7:30pm
• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, this information must be submitted to the Registrar's Office before your degree can be conferred. Failure to do so may result in your conferral date being moved to a later date.

Summer 2023 Graduation

• June 15, 2023 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline

• August 4, 2023 – Degree Conferral Date (date degree will be posted to transcript)
• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, this information must be submitted to the Registrar's Office before your degree can be conferred. Failure to do so may result in your conferral date being moved to a later date.

Note: UMHB no longer conducts Summer Commencement Ceremonies. Summer graduates are invited to attend the following Fall commencement Ceremony.

Fall 2023 Commencement

• October 15th, 2023 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline
  
• No rehearsal will be held. Graduates will be sent a link to an instructional video that will cover all the pertinent details of the ceremony.
  
• December 1, 2023 – Commencement Ceremony: 1:00 pm
  
  
• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, this information must be submitted to the Registrar's Office before your degree can be conferred. Failure to do so may result in your conferral date being moved to a later date.

UMHB's commencement ceremonies are held in Crusader Stadium. Other UMHB facilities or the Bell County Expo Center may serve as an alternate venue in the instance of inclement weather or scheduling conflicts with athletic events. Notification of a venue change will be publicized as soon as one is determined via email, text messaging system, and social media.