West Chester University has organized three days of commencement ceremonies to accommodate more than 3,000 spring graduates and their guests. Combined with the number of graduates from the University’s fall commencement last December, WCU has graduated a total of 4,365 students (both undergraduate and graduate) for the academic year 2023-2024 — 3,315 undergraduates and 1,050 graduates.

The campus ceremonies take place between Friday, May 10, and Sunday, May 12, in Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall in Philips Memorial Building and Hollinger Field House.

WCU President Christopher Fiorentino will preside over his final spring WCU commencement ceremonies prior to his retirement on Jun. 30. He will attend the 9 AM and 12 PM ceremonies, both on Sunday, May 12, in Hollinger Field House. Chancellor for the PA State System of Higher Education Daniel Greenstein will attend the 12 PM ceremony on Sunday, May 12, in Hollinger Field House.

Undergraduate students will graduate by department and College. Also, two ceremonies for the 777 graduate-level candidates will take place on Saturday, May 11: The 3 PM ceremony in Hollinger for graduates of the College of Education and Social Work, Arts & Humanities, and the School of Music; and the 6 PM ceremony in Hollinger for graduates of the Colleges of Business & Public Management, Health Sciences, and Sciences & Mathematics.

Several special ceremonies recognize specific graduating populations with the awarding of special stoles or cords before the commencement ceremonies.

This is the 32nd year for WCU to host a Kente celebration, which affirms and celebrates the cultural identity of students who identify as Alaskan Native, Asian and Asian American, Black and African American, Caribbean American, Desi American, Latina/o/x, Native American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Multiracial. The service, at which Kente cloth stoles are awarded, takes place Thursday, May 9, at PM p.m. in Hollinger Field House.

On May 9, the WCU Honors College hosts a service to award graduating students their cords. It takes place at 8 PM in Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall.

WCU’s Philadelphia location will host two commencement ceremonies for May and August 2024 graduates on Saturday, May 11, at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing. The undergraduate ceremony for 50 students will begin at 9:30 AM, and the graduate ceremony for 66 students will begin at 12 PM. Both will be livestreamed.

The procession for each hour-long ceremony begins 15 minutes prior to the ceremony start time. Tickets are required for guests three years of age and older. All ceremonies will be livestreamed and recorded.

Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies

Friday, May 10:

5:00 PM | College of Education and Social Work | Hollinger Field House

• Early and Middle Grades
• Special Education
• Social Work
• Secondary Education and K12 Health and Physical Education

6:00 PM | University College + School of Music | Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall

• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Liberal Studies
• Department of Instrumental Music
• Department of Music Education and Therapy
• Department of Music Theory, History, and Composition
• Department of Vocal and Keyboard Music

Saturday, May 11:

9:00 a.m. | College of Science and Mathematics | Hollinger Field House

• Psychology
• Political Science
• Anthropology & Sociology
• Mathematics
• Computer Science

9:30 AM | College of Arts and Humanities | Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall

• Art + Design
• English
• History
• Languages & Cultures
• Philosophy
• Theater & Dance
• Women & Gender Studies

12:00 PM | College of Health Science | Hollinger Field House

• Communication Science & Disorders
• Health
• Nutrition
• Nursing

12:30 PM | College of Science and Mathematics | Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall

• Biology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Earth & Space Sciences
• Pharmaceutical Product Development
• Physics and Engineering

3:30 PM | College of Health Science | Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall

• Kinesiology
• Sports Medicine

Sunday, May 12:

9:00 AM | College of Business and Public Management | Hollinger Field House

• Management
• Marketing

9:30 AM | College of Arts and Humanities | Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall

• Communication & Media

12:00 PM | College of Business and Public Management | Hollinger Field House

• Economics & Finance
• Accounting
• Criminal Justice
• Geography & Planning
• Business Analytics

Learn more at West Chester University. Enrolling more than 17,000 students, West Chester University is the largest institution in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Founded in 1871, the University is a comprehensive public institution, offering a diverse range of more than 200 undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in more than 50 fields of study.