Schedule

Friday, May 5

Rehearsal

A commencement rehearsal will be held on Friday, May 5, at 4:15 p.m. at the DSU Fieldhouse. You are encouraged to attend this practice session, so you will be familiar with:

• the location where graduates meet,
• the line of march,
• and the procedures for the ceremony.

For the benefit of our master's and doctoral graduates, we will also quickly walk through the hooding procedure.

Saturday, May 6

Hooding Ceremony

The Hooding Ceremony will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. to allow guests to be seated. No tickets are needed for this ceremony.

All masters and doctorate graduates should arrive in their regalia by 8:15 a.m. and go directly to the conference room area to line up.

Commencement Ceremony

The Commencement Ceremony will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m. and the Fieldhouse doors will open at 9:45 a.m. to allow guests to be seated.

All graduates, master's and doctorate graduates should arrive by 9:45 a.m. at the Madison Community Center double gym dressed in regalia. Enter through the Community Center doors.

Fieldhouse
North Washington Ave.
Madison, SD 57042
graduation@dsu.edu

Reserved Seating/Tickets

Tickets are not required for Fall Commencement. 

Limited tickets are available and required for general admission bleacher seating for the Spring Commencement.

Special Accommodation Seating: Tickets are required for floor seating which is available for family or friends who are unable to sit in the bleachers.

Questions? Please contact our events staff or call (605)256-5666.