UAH Commencement

Spring 2025 Commencement

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Spring 2025 Commencement ceremony will be held Monday, May 5, 2025 at the Von Braun Center Propst Arena. 

The ceremonies will include all graduates for the Spring 2025 semester. Doctoral, Masters, and Bachelors degrees will be presented.

Spring 2025 Commencement Guide

Student Instructions

Candidates

Candidates will need to arrive at the Von Braun Center one and a half hours prior to the scheduled ceremony time. Students should report to their college line-up area in the Von Braun Center East Hall no later than one hour prior to the ceremony. 

Commencement in 2 minutes! Student perspective

What to Bring to Commencement

Degree candidates should purchase their caps and gowns from the UAH Campus Bookstore prior to the ceremony and must bring them, along with their tassels, to Commencement. Students should not bring purses, coats, etc., into the Von Braun Center. Personal items may not be left in the assembly or robing areas during the ceremony. Please refer to Guest Searches in the Commencement Guide for more information on prohibited items.  PLEASE NOTE: the Von Braun Center has instituted a clear bag policy.  Refer to the Commencement Guide for more information.

Academic Regalia

Commencement is an occasion marking a special time in a student's academic career. Appropriate attire for the occasion is a black academic gown and mortarboard. Undergraduate student members of academic honor societies may wear the insignia or honor cord of that academic honor society. Flowers, personal jewelry, pins or cords from social fraternities and sororities are not to be worn on academic robes. All graduates participating in the ceremony must wear their academic regalia.

Effective Fall 2024, the academic regalia for Bachelors and Masters students is Blue. 

Caps and Gowns

Caps and gowns may be purchased at Countdown to Cap and Gown or in the UAH Campus Bookstore Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Doctoral candidates should pre-order your cap and gown at least one month prior to the ceremony.

Guests

No tickets are required for guests. Please notify family and friends that the doors will open exactly one and a half hours prior to the scheduled ceremony time. Guests, family members and spouses are not permitted in the assembly or robing areas and should go directly to the arena.

The Von Braun Center is committed to creating a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience for all guests. All patrons entering the Von Braun Center during an event are subject to screening, which varies from event-to-event. Screenings range from visual inspection and bag search to screenings by a magnetometer (metal detector) and/or pat-down search conducted by security personnel. The purpose of the inspection is to detect prohibited items. Additionally, the Von Braun Center has instituted a clear bag policy.  For more information about prohibited items and the clear bag policy, please visit the VBC website.  

Information

Participation in Commencement

Fall Commencement - Students who have completed degree requirements in the Summer semester, as well as those who have applied for graduation and will complete all degree requirements for the Fall semester.
Spring Commencement - Students who have applied for graduation and will complete all degree requirements for the Spring semester.

Doctoral candidates: The Graduate School will email you a few weeks before the ceremony regarding information needed for participation.

Tassel Colors

  Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences - White

  Business - Drab

  Education - Light Blue

  Engineering - Orange

  Nursing - Apricot

  Science - Gold

  Doctoral - Old Gold