Diploma Ceremony Locations
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Note that tickets may be needed for certain diploma ceremonies. Questions about diploma ceremonies should be referred to the school or department. If you do not know where a particular building is, please refer to U.Va. Web Maps.
Under the severe-weather plan, only undergraduate and Master of Teaching degree candidates and their ticketed guests will attend Final Exercises in the John Paul Jones Arena at 10 a.m. All graduating students will participate in school or departmental (Arts & Sciences and Engineering) diploma ceremonies.
Locations of the 2013 Diploma Ceremonies
SCHOOL |
 FAIR-WEATHER LOCATION (Diploma Ceremonies Only) |
 INCLEMENT-WEATHER LOCATION (Finals on the Lawn/ All Diploma Ceremonies Inside) |
 SEVERE-WEATHER LOCATION (Finals and All Diploma Ceremonies Inside) |
| Architecture | Campbell Hall Terrace (1 p.m. Undergraduate; 3 p.m. Graduate), Map |
Slaughter Recreation Center
(1:15 p.m. Undergraduate; 3:15 p.m. Graduate), Map |
Undergraduates to John Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.); then all Architecture degree candidates to Slaughter Recreation Center (1:15 p.m. Undergraduates; 3:15 p.m. Graduates), Map |
| College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences |
See chart below | See chart below | Undergraduates to John
Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.), then locations below |
| Continuing & Professional Studies |
Pavilion VII Garden (12:30 p.m.), Map | Zehmer Hall (1 p.m.), Map |
Final Exercises in John Paul Jones Arena (10 a.m.), then Zehmer Hall (1 p.m.), Map |
| Curry School of Education (Undergraduate and Graduate) |
John Paul Jones Arena (1:30 p.m.), Map | John Paul Jones Arena (5 p.m.), Map |
Undergraduate and Master of Teaching degree candidates to John Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.); then all Curry degree candidates to John Paul Jones Arena (4:30 p.m.), Map |
| Darden Graduate Business School |
Darden School (1:15 p.m.), Map | North
Grounds Recreation Center (12:30 p.m.), Map |
North
Grounds Recreation Center (10 a.m.), Map |
| Engineering & Applied Science |
See chart below | See chart below | Undergraduates to John
Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.), then locations below |
| Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy | Alumni Hall Ballroom (1 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Law | Law School, Front Lawn (1:15 p.m.), Map | Memorial Gymnasium (5 p.m.), Map |
Memorial Gymnasium (10 a.m.), Map |
| McIntire School of Commerce |
The Lawn (12:45 p.m.), Map |
John Paul Jones Arena (3 p.m.), Map | Undergraduates to John Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.); then all Commerce degree candidates to John Paul Jones Arena (2:30 p.m.), Map |
| Medicine | The Paramount Theater (3 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Nursing | Rotunda, North Steps (12:30 p.m.), Map | McLeod Hall Auditorium (12:30 p.m.), Map |
Undergraduates to John Paul Jones Arena for Finals (10 a.m.); then all Nursing degree candidates to McLeod Hall Auditorium (1 p.m.), Map |
College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Diploma Ceremony Locations
MAJOR |
FAIR-WEATHER LOCATION (Diploma Ceremonies Only) |
INCLEMENT-WEATHER LOCATION (Finals on the Lawn/ All Diploma Ceremonies Inside) |
SEVERE-WEATHER LOCATION (Finals and All Diploma Ceremonies Inside) |
| African-American & African Studies | Minor Hall Auditorium (12:45 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| American Studies | Newcomb Hall, Southeast Terrace (12:45 p.m.), Map | Newcomb Hall Theatre (12:45 p.m.), Map | Newcomb Hall Theatre (12:45 p.m.), Map |
| Anthropology | Brooks Hall, Front Lawn (12:30 p.m.), Map | Student Activities Building (1 p.m.), Map | Student Activities Building (1 p.m.), Map |
| Archaeology | Brooks Hall, Front Lawn (12:30 p.m.), Map | Student Activities Building (1 p.m.), Map | Student Activities Building (1 p.m.), Map |
| Art | Hunter Smith Band Building (1 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Astronomy | The Dell, between the basketball courts and the Perry-Fishburn Tennis Courts ** (1 p.m.), Map |
Physics
Building 203 ** (1 p.m.), Map |
Physics
Building 203 ** (1 p.m.), Map |
| Biology | North
Grounds Recreation Center (2:30 p.m.), Map |
North
Grounds Recreation Center (4 p.m.), Map |
North
Grounds Recreation Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Biomedical Sciences * | Jordan Hall Conference Center Auditorium (12:30 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Chemistry | Chemistry Auditorium ** (1 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Classics | Pavilion IX, Lower Garden (12:30 p.m.), Map | Drama Building, Culbreth Theatre (3 p.m.), Map |
Drama Building, Culbreth Theatre (3 p.m.), Map |
| Cognitive Science | Maury Hall 209 **, (12:30 p.m.) Map |
Same | Same |
| Computer Science | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (3:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map |
| Drama | Drama Building, Caplin Theatre (1 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures & Cultures | Shea House (12:45 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Echols Scholars | University Chapel, (12:30 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Economics | McIntire Amphitheatre (12:30 p.m.), Map | Memorial Gymnasium (1 p.m.), Map | Memorial Gymnasium (1 p.m.), Map |
| English | The Lawn (3 p.m.), Map |
John Paul Jones Arena (7:15 p.m.), Map | John Paul Jones Arena (6:45 p.m.), Map |
| Environmental Sciences | Clark Hall, West Lawn (12:30 p.m.), Map | Clark Hall 107 and 108 (12:30 p.m.), Map | Clark Hall 107 and 108 (12:30 p.m.), Map |
| Environmental Thought & Practice | Pavilion III, Garden (3 p.m.), Map |
Newcomb Hall Theatre (3 p.m.), Map | Newcomb Hall Theatre (3 p.m.), Map |
| French & Comparative Literature | French House, 1404 Jefferson Park Avenue (12:45 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Germanic Languages | Pavilion II, Lower Garden ** (1:15 p.m.), Map | McKim Hall, Sandridge Auditorium (3:30 p.m.), Map | McKim Hall, Sandridge Auditorium (3:30 p.m.), Map |
| Global Development | Pavilion III, Garden (12:30 p.m.), Map | Wilson Hall 301 (12:30 p.m.), Map | Wilson Hall 301 (12:30 p.m.), Map |
| History (Undergraduate) | Rotunda, North Steps (3 p.m.), Map |
Memorial Gymnasium (3 p.m.), Map | Memorial Gymnasium (3 p.m.), Map |
| History (Graduate) | South Lawn Commons Building, Nau Auditorium (12:45 p.m.) Map | Same | Same |
| Human Biology | Newcomb
Hall, South Meeting Room (3:15 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Interdisciplinary Major | University Chapel (12:30 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Jewish Studies | Rotunda, Lower West Oval Room (2:30 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Linguistics | Newcomb Hall, Commonwealth Room (12:45 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Mathematics | Pavilion I, Lower Garden (12:30 p.m.), Map | Gilmer Hall Auditorium, Rm. 130 (1 p.m.), Map | Gilmer Hall Auditorium, Rm. 130 (1 p.m.), Map |
| Media Studies | South Lawn Commons Building, Nau Auditorium (3:15 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Medieval Studies | University Chapel (12:30 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures | Shea House (1:15 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Music | Old
Cabell Hall Auditorium (3:30 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Neuroscience | Harrison Institute/ Small Special Collections Library Auditorium (3 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Philosophy | Pavilion IV, Lower Garden (12:30 p.m.), Map | Wilson Hall 402 (12:30 p.m.), Map | Wilson Hall 402 (12:30 p.m.), Map |
| Physics | The Dell, between the basketball courts and the Perry-Fishburn Tennis Courts ** (1 p.m.), Map |
Physics
Building 203 ** (1 p.m.), Map |
Physics
Building 203 ** (1 p.m.), Map |
| Political
Philosophy, Policy, & Law Program |
University Chapel (3 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Political & Social Thought Program | Harrison Institute/ Small Special Collections Library Auditorium (12:45 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Politics - Foreign Affairs & Government |
McIntire Amphitheatre (3 p.m.), Map | John Paul Jones Arena (1 p.m.), Map | John Paul Jones Arena (12:30 p.m.), Map |
| Psychology | Aquatic and Fitness Center (1 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Public Health | McKim Hall, Sandridge Auditorium (12:30 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Religious Studies | Newcomb Hall Ballroom (1 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Slavic Languages | Pavilion VI, Lower Garden (12:30 p.m.)**, Map | Jefferson Hall (12:30 p.m.), Map |
Jefferson Hall (12:30 p.m.), Map |
| Sociology | Old Cabell Hall Auditorium (1 p.m.), Map | Same | Same |
| Spanish, Italian & Latin American Studies | Drama Building, Culbreth Theatre (1 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Statistics | Ern Commons (1:30 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality | Newcomb Hall, South Meeting Room (12:45 p.m.), Map |
Same | Same |
School of Engineering & Applied Science Diploma Ceremony Locations
MAJOR |
FAIR-WEATHER LOCATION (Diploma Ceremonies Only) |
INCLEMENT-WEATHER LOCATION (Finals on the Lawn/ All Diploma Ceremonies Inside) |
SEVERE-WEATHER LOCATION (Finals and All Diploma Ceremonies Inside) |
| Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering | Thornton Hall, Darden Court (1:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Biomedical Engineering | Carter-Harrison Research Building (MR5) Courtyard (1:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Chemical Engineering | Kent
House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (1:30 p.m.), Map |
Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (1:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Computer Engineering | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (3:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map |
| Computer Science | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (3:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map |
| Electrical Engineering | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (3:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map |
| Engineering Physics | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (1:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Engineering Science | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (1:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Kent House/Dabney House, Front Lawn (1:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (4 p.m.), Map |
| Systems and Information Engineering | Thornton Hall, Darden Court (3:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map | Aquatic and Fitness Center (6:30 p.m.), Map |
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