UTSA Fall 2011 Commencement ceremonies are Dec. 15-17 at Main Campus
(Dec. 9, 2011) -- More than 3,000 graduation candidates are eligible to walk across the stage this week as UTSA celebrates three days of commencement ceremonies from Thursday, Dec. 15 through Saturday, Dec. 17 in the Convocation Center on the Main Campus. After Saturday's ceremonies, UTSA will have more than 85,000 alumni. UTSA President Ricardo Romo will officiate at the ceremonies in the Convocation Center.
A total of 3,016 graduation candidates are eligible to participate in six ceremonies at the Main Campus including 2,349 bachelor’s students, 614 master's students and 53 doctoral students.
>> The five UTSA commencement ceremonies at the Convocation Center (not including the Honors College ceremony) will be telecast live on AT&T U-verse channel 99, Grande Cable channel 21 and Time Warner Cable channel 98 and on the UTSA Information Technology website.
- Ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15 when graduation candidates from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts are eligible to walk the stage.
- The Honors College ceremony will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16. Honors College graduates represent students enrolled in UTSA's seven other colleges. These students are invited to participate in both the Honors College ceremony and with their classmates in the ceremonies for their degree majors.
- At 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16, graduation candidates from the College of Education and Human Development will walk the stage.
- Ceremonies continue Saturday with three commencement exercises. At 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, graduation candidates from the College of Business will participate in the ceremony.
- The 1 p.m. ceremony will include candidates from the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences.
- The final exercise of the day is 4:30 p.m. and will include degree candidates from the College of Architecture and the College of Public Policy.
Free parking for commencement ceremonies will be available in the lot south of the Convocation Center. If the lot fills, overflow parking will be available in the Bosque Street garage at $1.75 per hour Thursday and Friday.
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UTSA Fall 2011 Commencement preliminary statistics
(Statistics may change when finalized in January 2012.)
College |
Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
Doctorates |
Total |
Architecture |
74 |
13 |
0 |
87 |
Business |
589 |
97 |
15 |
701 |
Educ. and Human Dev. |
400 |
228 |
12 |
640 |
Engineering |
114 |
67 |
11 |
192 |
Liberal and Fine Arts |
754 |
74 |
2 |
830 |
Public Policy |
142 |
65 |
3 |
210 |
Sciences |
276 |
70 |
10 |
356 |
Total |
2,349 |
614 |
53 |
3,016 |
Events
This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main CampusAt this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusRoadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.
Student Union Paseo, Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.