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  <title><![CDATA[Spring Commencement Ceremonies to Span Three Days ]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech<span>’</span><span>s unprecedented growth in</span><span> student </span><span>enrollment</span><span> means more graduates — and more graduates attending Commencement. </span><span>This semester,</span><span> </span><span>ceremonies will span three days in McCamish Pavilion in order to keep ceremony times consistent and provide a celebratory experience for all graduates.</span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>Tickets will be </span><span>required</span><span> for all bachelor’s and master’s ceremonies, and each graduate will receive </span><span>four tickets. </span><span>Additional</span><span> tickets may be available at will call the day of the ceremony, depending on the number of students who RSVP to attend.</span><span> </span><span>Tickets are not </span><span>required</span><span> to attend the Ph.D. ceremony.</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p><span><span><span>Students must RSVP by March 15 to receive guest tickets. </span><a href="http://commencement.gatech.edu/rsvp"><span>RSVP for Commencement.</span></a> </span></span></p>

<p><span><span>Students eligible to graduate this semester were notified at the end of January of the ceremony schedule below. </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span>Graduates</span><span> </span><span>are mixed </span><span>by college and degree level to have </span><span>approximately the</span><span> same </span><span>amount</span><span> </span><span>of participants </span><span>at each ceremony. This</span><span> ensures</span><span> the shortest ceremony time for each </span><span>event.</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p><span><span>All ceremonies will take place at McCamish Pavilion. Commencement moved back to McCamish Pavilion in Fall 2023 after a three-year, </span><span>pandemic-</span><span>induced stint </span><span>at</span><span> Bobby Dodd Stadium.&nbsp; </span></span></p>

<p><span><span>Graduates will also have the chance to celebrate their accomplishments during </span></span><a href="https://commencement.gatech.edu/grad-fest" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US"><span>Grad</span><span> </span><span>Fest Week</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span>, Feb. 26 – March 1, as well as at the </span></span><a href="https://commencement.gatech.edu/presidents-graduation-celebration" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US"><span>President’s Graduation Celebration</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span> on Friday, May 3.</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p><span><span>View a full breakdown of which majors are in each ceremony at </span></span><a href="https://commencement.gatech.edu/schedule" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><span><span lang="EN-US"><span>commencement.gatech.edu/schedule</span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-US"><span>. </span></span></p>

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<h4><span lang="EN-US"><span>Spring 2024 Commencement </span><span>Ceremony Schedule</span></span></h4>

<h5><span lang="EN-US"><span>Thursday, May 2</span></span><span><span> </span></span></h5>

<p><strong>Ph.D. <span>C</span><span>eremony&nbsp; </span></strong></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>4 p.m.</span></span><span> </span></p>

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<h5><span><span>Friday, May 3</span></span><span><span> </span></span></h5>

<p><strong lang="EN-US"><span>Friday Morning Ceremony</span></strong><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>9 a.m.</span></span><strong lang="EN-US"><span> </span></strong></p>

<p><span><span>Bachelo</span><span>r</span><span>’s</span><span>: </span><span>Scheller </span><span>College of Business, College of Design, Ivan Allen College</span><span> of Liberal Arts</span><span>, and College of Sciences</span></span></p>

<p><span><span>Master</span><span>’</span><span>s: </span><span>Scheller</span><span> </span><span>College of Business, College of Design, Ivan Allen College</span><span> </span><span>of Liberal Arts</span><span>, and College of Sciences</span></span></p>

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<p><strong lang="EN-US"><span>Friday Afternoon&nbsp;Ceremony</span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>3 p.m</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p><span><span>Bachelor</span><span>’s</span><span>: </span><span>College of Computing</span></span><em lang="EN-US"><span> </span></em><span lang="EN-US"><span>and select majors from College of Engineering</span></span><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>Master</span><span>’</span><span>s: </span><span>Select majors from College of Engineering</span></span></p>

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<h5><span><span>Saturday, </span><span>May 4</span></span><span><span> </span></span></h5>

<p><strong lang="EN-US"><span>Saturday Morning&nbsp;Ceremony</span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>9 a.m.</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p><span><span>Bachelor</span><span>’s</span><span>: </span><span>Select College of Engineering major</span><span> (mechanical engineering)</span></span><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>Master</span><span>’</span><span>s: College of Computing</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong lang="EN-US"><span>Saturday Afternoon Ceremony</span></strong><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>3 p.m.</span></span><span> </span></p>

<p><span><span>Bachelor</span><span>’s</span><span>: Interdisciplinary major and s</span><span>elect College of Engineering majors</span></span><span><span> </span></span></p>

<p><span lang="EN-US"><span>Master</span><span>’</span><span>s: </span><span>All Interdisciplinary majors</span></span><span> </span></p>
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