Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

This year's Fall Commencement Exercise will be held Sat., Dec. 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex.

Doors will open at 6:00 a.m.

Yes. Rehearsal is scheduled for Fri., Dec. 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. All graduates are required to attend.

Yes. The 2021 Fall Commencement Exercise at Alcorn will be a ticketed event.

Yes. The live webcast can be viewed the day of Commencement via Facebook.

Yes. Reserved seating is available for wheelchair guests and guests with mobility concerns. Individuals will be directed to this location by Commencement staff. One guest may accompany each guest with mobility concerns.

No. The cap and gown are keepsake items.

Parking locations will be marked.

Platform and VIP guests will park at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex.

Marshals and commencement staff will park in the rear section of the Jack Spinks - Marino Casem Stadium.

Graduates and faculty will park in the new parking area located next to the Research and Extension Complex.

Guest parking will be available in the Jack Spinks - Marino Casem Stadium, the Center for Ecology and Natural Resources, Willie Mae Latham Taylor Park, Extension and Research Complex, Jesse A. Morris Sr./W.C. Boykin Agricultural Science Building and the K.L. Simmons Sr. Technology Building.

Persons with mobility concerns will park at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex.

Diplomas will be available immediately following the commencement exercise until 12:00 noon at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. The Office of Student Records and Graduate Studies staff will release diplomas only upon proper presentment of an Alcorn Goldcard, state-issued I.D., or driver’s license.

Undergraduate degrees
2nd Floor, Room 202

Graduate degrees
2nd Floor, Room 203

Caps and gowns will be available for pickup at the E.E. Simmons Gymnasium as follows.