MSU to hold in-person graduation ceremonies

BOZEMAN — Montana State University will host its 134th commencement in person on Saturday, May 1, at Bobcat Stadium.

There will be two outdoor ceremonies in the stadium. The Colleges of Agriculture, Arts and Architecture, Letters and Science and Gallatin College will begin at 9 a.m., with the processional beginning at 8:40 a.m.

The Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Education, Health and Human Development, Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering and the College of Nursing will begin at 1:30 p.m., with the processional beginning at 1:10 p.m.

The ceremonies will follow local COVID-19 safety precautions. During the ceremony, face masks are required to be worn at all times and social distancing will be observed. Each graduating student may invite a maximum of four in-person guests and RSVPs will be accepted through April 9. Tickets will be delivered electronically the week of the ceremony and are required for admission. Guest tickets are non-transferrable between students.

On-campus parking will be free the day of commencement, however attendees may not park in reserved spots. There will be shuttles available to transport guests from parking lots to the stadium. Parking options can be found at https://www.montana.edu/commencement/family_guests.html.

For those who are unable to attend in person, MSU will livestream the ceremonies. A link to watch the events will be live on May 1 at https://www.montana.edu/commencement/. Links to watch individual college celebrations can be found at https://www.montana.edu/commencement/colleges/index.html.

For more information about MSU’s 2021 spring commencement ceremony, visit https://www.montana.edu/commencement/.