December 2013 Ceremonies & Events
Some events are planned for outdoor locations and will be moved in case of inclement weather. Rain locations also are listed with each event. For current weather information for the Columbia, MO, area visit the Columbia Missourian Weather Web site.
Traditional academic regalia is worn by participating faculty and students in all commencement ceremonies at the University of Missouri.
Please check with your school/college regarding your participation in the graduation ceremony.
Note: Commencement locations subject to change.
Honors Ceremony
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
College of Arts and Science
Trulaske College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
Graduate School
College of Human Environmental Sciences
School of Health Professions
School of Journalism
School of Law
School of Medicine
School of Natural Resources
School of Nursing
School of Social Work
College of Veterinary Medicine
ROTC Commissioning of Officers
Mizzou Online Commencement
Honors Ceremony

8:30 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
For more information, contact commencement@missouri.edu or the appropriate Commencement liaison below.
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
12:30 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Hearnes Center
NOTE: The School of Natural Resources ceremony will be held separately. See details below.
Reception follows in the Hearnes Fieldhouse
For more information, contact Cafnr.missouri.edu and 573-882-8301.
College of Arts & Science
3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Hearnes Center
For more information, contact (573) 882-3004 or visit our website at
http://coas.missouri.edu/students/commencement.shtml.
Trulaske College of Business
2:00 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013
Hearnes Center
For more information, contact businessadvising@missouri.edu, (573) 884-2823 or (573) 882-7073.
College of Education
No Ceremony is held in December.
For more information, contact (573) 882-7832.
College of Engineering
6:00 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
For more information, contact (573) 882-3552.
Graduate School
6:30 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Hearnes Center
Ceremony for graduates receiving Masters, Educational Specialist, or Doctoral Degrees.
For more information, contact (573) 884-8006 or (573) 882-6311.
College of Human Environmental Sciences
11:30 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
For more information, contact (573) 882-6424.
School of Health Professions
2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
For more information, contact (573) 882-8011.
School of Journalism
3:30 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
For more information, contact (573) 882-1908.
School of Law
There is no December graduation ceremony for the School of Law.
For more information, contact (573) 882-6487 or (573) 882-8269.
School of Medicine
There is no December graduation ceremony for the School of Medicine.
For more information, contact (573) 882-9219.
School of Natural Resources
5:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
Reception Immediately following ceremony.
For more information, contact (573) 882-1730.
School of Nursing
1:00 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013
Jesse Auditorium, Jesse Hall
Reception follows in the Jesse Hall Rotunda
For more information, contact (573) 882-0228 or (573) 882-0277.
School of Social Work
Graduating students in this discipline participate in the College of Human Environmental Sciences ceremony.
For more information, contact (573) 882-6206 or visit our website at http://ssw.missouri.edu.
College of Veterinary Medicine
There is no December graduation ceremony for the School of Veterinary Medicine. All students participate in the May ceremony.
For more information, contact (573) 884-6774.
ROTC Commissioning of Officers
ROTC – Date, time and location - TBD
For more information, contact (573) 882-6693.
Mizzou Online Commencement
http://mudirect.missouri.edu/commencement/
OnlineCommencementSummerandFall2011/index.html
For more information, contact (573) 882-1583.
