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Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Graduates!<\/h2><\/div>

CONGRATULATIONS on being a Spring 2026 prospective graduate of Alcorn State University! The Spring Commencement Exercises will take place on Saturday, May 9th in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex.<\/p>\n

The University will continue to enforce safety protocols to protect the health and well-being of our campus community. <\/p>\n

If your future plans include graduate school, please consider applying to one of the exciting graduate<\/a> programs at Alcorn State University.<\/p>\n

This page will serve as your primary source of information for commencement updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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EVENT<\/th>\nDATE<\/th>\nLOCATION<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Application for Degree<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n
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  • Undergraduate Application for Degree<\/li>\n
  • Graduate Application for Degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cap & Gown Pick-up<\/td>\n\n

Wednesday, May 6\u2013Thursday, May 7, 2026
12 noon \u2013 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

E. E. Simmons Gymnasium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commencement Rehearsal<\/td>\nFriday, May 8, 2026
10:00 a.m.<\/td>\n		Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cap & Gown Pick-up<\/td>\nFriday, May 8, 2026
Immediately following rehearsal until 3:00 p.m. <\/em><\/td>\n		E.E. Simmons Gymnasium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commencement Day<\/td>\n\n

Saturday, May 9, 2026
9:00am<\/strong> (procession begins at 8:45 a.m.)  <\/em><\/p>\n

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  • Golden Class<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Graduate Studies <\/em><\/li>\n
  • College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences  <\/em><\/li>\n
  • School of Nursing<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    1:00pm<\/strong> (procession begins at 12:45 p.m.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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    • College of Arts & Sciences<\/li>\n
    • School of Business <\/li>\n
    • School of Education & Psychology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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Davey L. Whitney HPER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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About The<\/span>
\nCommencement Exercise<\/span><\/h3><\/h1><\/div>

Commencement is an exciting and memorable occasion for all of our graduates, but also a dignified and solemn one. Leaving before the ceremony has ended is disruptive and disrespectful to others. Graduates and their guests are expected to remain for the entire ceremony The last graduate to cross the stage should expect to receive the same honor as the first, so please show consideration for all graduates by remaining seated until the conclusion of the ceremony…Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Helpful Information<\/h3><\/div><\/p>\n

Answers to all of your Graduation-related questions.<\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Becoming A Brave Alumnus<\/h3><\/div><\/p>\n

As a graduate of Alcorn State University you are a member of a special community.<\/p>\n

Join the Brave Alumnus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":596,"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alcorn.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}