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East Carolina University – Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony

For general questions about Commencement, send an email to commencement@ecu.edu.

The East Carolina University Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be held May 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

All ECU spring 2025 graduates, including those earning undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees, will have to complete an RSVP form to participate in the university commencement ceremony.

Spring 2025 University Ceremony – Student RSVP Form

No guest tickets are required for the ECU Commencement ceremony. Students will not be individually recognized at the university commencement ceremony.

**Please note, the commencement ceremony is scheduled to last about 90 minutes. There will be very little time in between the end of the university ceremony and the line-up time for the CFAC ceremony. If you plan to participate in both events, make plans to bring snacks as you will not have time to leave the area and return for the 1:00 CFAC ceremony.

In addition, ECU will host college recognition ceremonies in the afternoon and evening of May 9 and during the day on May 10 in various locations. Guest tickets are required and are limited per graduate based on venue size and graduate numbers. Details about tickets will be announced by the colleges.

The College of Fine Arts and Communication Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Friday, May 9
1:00pm
Minges Coliseum

RSVP: link coming soon (March 24)

Each student wearing a cap and gown will have their name called out and be individually recognized at the CFAC ceremony. We anticipate the program to last no longer than 90 minutes.

The CFAC recognition ceremony will require guest tickets. Each graduate will be allotted six (6) guest tickets. Tickets will be distributed at the Central Ticket Office located in the Main Student Center beginning Monday, March 24 – Friday, April 25. Online students will have their guest tickets mailed to their home address listed on the RSVP form – unless otherwise requested. Keep checking your ECU email and the commencement website for additional information. Details about unclaimed or extra tickets will be shared in late April.

Grad Expo – Dowdy Student Store

March 18 and 19
10:00am – 6:00pm
March 20
10:00am – 2:00pm

The Spring 2025 Grad Expo will be at the Dowdy-Student Store in the Main Student Center. This is the Kick-Off for undergraduate and master’s degree students to get their cap & gown, stoles, and honor cords. For undergraduate students, you do not need to pay for the cap and gown as the cost was built into other student fees. For master’s degree students, there is no cost for the cap and gown, but you will need to purchase your hood separately if you wish to participate in the ceremony. Dowdy Student Stores will know which color hood goes with each specific degree. Honor cords, stoles and extra tassels require additional fees.

Online Students

If you are not in the Greenville area during the semester and you are an undergraduate or master’s degree student graduating, please complete the form on the commencement website to place your order for your cap and gown. This form is for students that live outside of Greenville and would like their regalia shipped to them for an additional shipping fee. The spring 2025 form will be available in late March.

NOTE: For honor cords or master’s hood, go to ecu.bncollege.com FIRST before filling out the distance education form as you will need to include the order number.

For any questions about graduation regalia, please contact SM8397@bncollege.com.

Check the Commencement website for up-to-date information.
https://commencement.ecu.edu/

Congratulations!!

Message for ECU Sustainability Program about Confetti on campus!

Congratulations, Pirates! When you celebrate your achievements this year and take graduation pictures with you friends and family, remember confetti is litter. It is also harmful to wildlife and contributes to ocean plastic waste when it enters the storm drain and flows downstream.

Please help keep our beautiful, award-winning campus clean. Instead of using confetti, streamers, or balloons in your photos, we recommend using bubbles, flower petals, or the filters on your phone.