Important Dates

Fall Commencement

• September 30, 2018 - Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline

• December 6, 2018 – Rehearsal (3 pm lineup in Bell County Expo Center)

  • The Registrar’s Office will be closed from 2 pm to 5 pm but will reopen from 5 pm to 7 pm on December 6 to assist graduates with any last minute needs.

• December 7, 2018 – Commencement (11 am lineup and 1 pm ceremony in Bell County Expo Center)
  

  • The Registrar’s Office will be closed all day on December 7.

• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, the deadline for providing this information to our office is January 7, 2019. Receipt of documents any time after that date will result in your graduation date being changed to May 2019.

Spring Commencement

• January 31, 2019 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline

• May 10, 2019 – Rehearsal (1 pm lineup in Mayborn Arena)

  • The Registrar’s Office will be closed from 12 pm to 3 pm but will reopen from 3 pm to 5 pm on May 10 to assist graduates with any last minute needs.

• May 11, 2019 –Commencement (5:30 pm lineup in Mayborn Arena; 7:15 pm march to Crusader Stadium; 7:30 pm ceremony in Crusader Stadium)

• If you owe the Registrar’s Office official transcripts or test scores, the deadline for providing this information to our office is June 11, 2019. Receipt of documents any time after that date will result in your graduation date being changed to August 2019.

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

Summer Graduation

• May 31, 2019 – Application for Degree and Graduation Fee Deadline

• August 5, 2019 – 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 5, 2019. Receipt of documents any time after that date will result in your graduation date being changed to December 2019.

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 and text messaging system.