Important Dates

Fall Commencement

• September 30, 2020 - Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline

• December 10, 2020 – Rehearsal (3 pm lineup in UMHB Mayborn Center Arena; 4 pm march to Crusader Stadium)

  • The Registrar’s Office will be closed from 2 pm to 5 pm but will reopen from 5 pm to 7 pm on December 10 to assist graduates with any last minute needs.

• December 11, 2020 – Commencement (11:45 am lineup in UMHB Mayborn Center Arena; 12:45 pm march to Crusader Stadium; 1:00 pm ceremony in Crusader Stadium)
  

  • The Registrar’s Office will be closed all day on December 11.

• The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19. Rehearsal and commencement plans must stay flexible to adapt to national and regional changes. The UMHB COVID-19 website (https://go.umhb.edu/coronavirus/covid-19) serves as the primary source for UMHB-related information on COVID-19, and updates will be posted here. Please rely on information that links directly from this site; other sources may not reflect the most current and accurate information.
  
  

• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, the deadline for providing this information to our office is January 11, 2021. Receipt of documents any time after that date will result in your graduation date being changed to May 2021.

Spring Commencement

• January 31, 2021 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline
  

• May 7, 2021 – Rehearsal (1 pm lineup in UMHB Mayborn Arena; 2 pm march to Crusader Stadium)

  • The Registrar’s Office will be closed from 12 pm to 3 pm but will reopen from 3 pm to 5 pm on May 7 to assist graduates with any last minute needs.

• May 8, 2021 – Commencement (6:15 pm lineup in UMHB Mayborn Arena; 7:15 pm march to Crusader Stadium; 7:30 pm ceremony in Crusader Stadium)
  
  

• The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19. Rehearsal and commencement plans must stay flexible to adapt to national and regional changes. The UMHB COVID-19 website (https://go.umhb.edu/coronavirus/covid-19) serves as the primary source for UMHB-related information on COVID-19, and updates will be posted here. Please rely on information that links directly from this site; other sources may not reflect the most current and accurate information.
  
  

• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, the deadline for providing this information to our office is June 8, 2021. Receipt of documents any time after that date will result in your graduation date being changed to August 2021.

Summer Graduation

• May 31, 2021 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline

• August 2, 2021 – Degree Conferral Date (date degree will be posted to transcript)

• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, the deadline for providing this information to our office is September 2, 2021. Receipt of documents any time after that date will result in your graduation date being changed to December 2021.

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

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.