Most details for the 2021 ceremonies have been finalized. As additional information becomes available, this page will be updated.
If your question is not answered here, please contact commencement@ewu.edu.
This year, each college will have its own commencement ceremony. To find out which ceremony you should attend, locate your major course of study in the list below.
If you are earning two majors or two degrees and they are in different colleges, you can attend whichever ceremony you prefer—or both!
8:45 a.m. - College of Social Sciences
- Addiction Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Developmental Psychology
- Behavioral Health
- Child Life
- Children's Studies
- Communication Studies
- Counselor Education
- Criminal Justice
- Critical GIS and Public Anthro
- Economics
- Experiential Learning
- Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
- Geography
- Health Psychology
- History
- Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- International Affairs
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Social Studies Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Women's and Gender Studies
11:00 a.m. - College of Business
- Business Analytics
- Data Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Professional Accounting
- Supply Chain Management
1:00 p.m. - College of Arts, Letters & Education
- Art History
- Creative Writing
- Early Childhood Education and Special Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Studies
- Elementary Education
- English as a Second Language
- English Education
- English Studies
- Film
- Humanities
- Journalism
- Literacy, Reading and Writing
- Music
- Music: Instrument, Choral, Gen
- Philosophy
- Spanish
- Spanish Education
- Special Education & Elementary Endorsement
- Studio Art
- Technical Communication
- Theatre
- Transition to Teaching
3:00 p.m. - College of Health Science and Public Health
- Athletic Training
- Comm Sciences & Disorders
- Dental Hygiene
- Exercise Science
- Health and Fitness
- Health and Physical Education
- Health Services Administration
- Nursing
- Outdoor Recreation
- Outdoor Recreation Leadership
- Public Health
- Recreation & Tourism Management
- Therapeutic Recreation
4:15 p.m. - College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Technology
- Biology
- Biology Education
- Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Computer Science
- Chemistry/Biochemistry Education
- Construction Management Technology
- Data Science
- Earth & Space Science Secondary
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Geology
- Manufacturing Technology
- Mathematics
- Mathematics/Middle Level
- Mathematics Education
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Natural Science Education
- Physics
- Technology
- Visual Communication Design
You can watch the commencement ceremony on the main page of the commencement website. This single link is for all ceremonies. Please feel free to share this link with your family and friends who may wish to tune in.
The Commencement Day videos will be published on the main commencement website.
Grad photos will not be included with the reading of the names for the 2021 ceremonies.
However, graduates are invited to share their grad photos to be included in the opening university video. To do so, post your photo on social media and use #eagle4life or #ewugrad2021.
Each ceremony will follow the same basic order of events:
- Opening:
- University video
- Pomp and Circumstance, performed by the EWU Brass Ensemble
- Convening of the ceremony
- Presentation of the Colors
- National Anthem, performed by the EWU Choir
- Welcome & Greetings:
- Provost
- President
- ASEWU President
- Board of Trustees Chair
- Closing remarks
- Transition to college-specific ceremony lead by the Deans
- College-Specific:
- Greetings from the Dean
- Recognition of Emeriti and France B. Houston Award
- Master/doctoral degrees:
- Presentation of candidates
- Conferral of degrees
- Reading of the names
- Hooding of the graduates
- Baccalaureate degrees:
- Presentation of candidates
- Conferral of degrees
- Reading of the names
- Moving of the tassels
- Dean's closing remarks
- Alma Mater, performed by the EWU Choir
The EWU EagleStore will have caps and gowns available for purchase online beginning mid-February.
When ordering online, please allow 3 weeks for processing and delivery of caps & gowns and 5 weeks for imprinted items.
Although the 2021 Ceremony will be virtual, in general, when commencement is in-person graduates participating in the ceremony are expected to wear the appropriate academic cap and gown.
There is no need to wear a cap and gown for the virtual ceremony.
The 2021 virtual Grad Fair is scheduled for April 12-18.
Grad Fair is the Eagle Store's kick-off for their graduation merchandise. It is an opportunity to order your cap and gown, graduation announcements and other graduation items. Order early to ensure prompt delivery!* Graduation regalia is available for purchase online starting in mid-February.
Join the Eagle Store in celebrating you through cap decorating contests, chances to win prizes and special discounts.
*Please allow 3 weeks delivery and processing for caps and gowns and 5 weeks for imprinted items.
Spring 2021 degrees will be awarded and visible on your unofficial/official transcripts 2-4 weeks after the end of the term. Diplomas will be sent out approximately 4-6 weeks after the term has ended to your DIPLOMA MAILING ADDRESS. If you do not have a diploma address on file, it will be sent to your PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS.
Diplomas are only mailed when all financial obligations to the university have been met. Request for international mailing should be made here.
Note: the diploma address and/or permanent address is different than the mailing address. To verify your address or to ADD a DIPLOMA MAILING address, go to EagleNET, click on Personal Information and see the Address section.
For Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 graduates, a diploma cover and 2021 Commencement program will be mailed with your diploma. Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 graduates can request a diploma cover or Commencement program here.
You are welcome to walk at a future in-person ceremony! We hope to celebrate our alumni who graduated during the pandemic in some way in the Fall. An official RSVP will be posted on this site; please continue to check back here for details as we get closer to Fall 2021.
Graduation application fees will not be refunded.
The graduation application fee helps fund commencement-related expenses, including the planning of virtual celebrations and the administrative tasks of processing graduation applications, printing and mailing diplomas, and so much more.
Unfortunately, we do not know for certain when the CDC or state restrictions on large gatherings will be lifted. We are considering other options for celebrations later in the year.
