May 2021 Commencement

The 2021 Spring Commencement Ceremony was held over two days at Bobcat Stadium.  

The ceremonies on May 13 and May 14 drew 3,656 participants. A total of 4,235 students were approved for degrees in spring of 2021. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the ceremony was held outside where more guests were accommodated. In 2020, commencements were a mixture of virtual and in-person ceremonies.

This year’s commencement featured Robert Earl Maxwell, former CEO of St. David’s Foundation, who received an honorary doctoral degree at the 6 p.m. ceremony on May 13; and Alan L. Tinsely, a member of the Texas State University System Board of Regents, who delivered the keynote address for the 10 a.m.  May 14 ceremony.

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graduation cap reading "gracias mama & papa"
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May 13
10 a.m. Degree candidates from the Department of Anthropology; Department of English; Department of Geography; Department of Political Science; Department of Psychology; Department of Sociology; University College; and the Graduate College.  

2 p.m. Degree candidates from the College of Applied Arts; Department of History; International Studies; International Relations; Department of Philosophy; Department of World Languages and Literatures; and the Graduate College.  

6 p.m. Degree candidates from the College of Health Professions; Department of Accounting; Business Administration; Department of Computer Information Systems and Quantitative Methods; Department of Management; and the Graduate College  

May 14
2 p.m. Degree candidates from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication; School of Music; Department of Theatre and Dance; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Ingram School of Engineering; Department of Mathematics; and the Graduate College.