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West Chester University: WCU Honors The Classes Of 2020 And 2021 With 28 Commencement Ceremonies
WCU's Class of 2021 will also participate in in-person commencement ceremonies this spring.
April 23, 2021
WCU’s Class of 2021 will also participate in in-person commencement ceremonies this
spring. To adhere to social-distancing guidelines, the University is hosting smaller, in-person outdoor ceremonies. Approximately 200 graduates, organized by college, will attend each ceremony. Several
colleges have large numbers of graduates, requiring several ceremonies for these colleges:
Arts and Humanities; Business and Public Management; Health Sciences; Sciences and
Mathematics; and the Graduate School.
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All ceremonies will be held in Farrell Stadium on South New Street. Each has a rain
date, which will also be held in Farrell Stadium.
For the Class of 2020, there will be 14 ceremonies scheduled on four dates: Saturday,
April 24, Sunday, April 25, Sunday, May 2, and Saturday, May 8.
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For the Class of 2021, there will be 14 ceremonies scheduled on five dates: Friday,
May 14, Saturday, May 15, Sunday, May 16, Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23.
Each ceremony will be approximately 45 minutes. All ceremonies will be live streamed. Visit the Commencement website www.wcupa.edu/commencement the day of the ceremony for the link.
Although masks are required for all graduates and guests, the graduates will have
an opportunity to remove their masks briefly on stage after they receive their diploma
covers and as they leave the platform for their formal photograph.
Graduates who completed their 2020 and 2021 degree requirements at the University’s Philadelphia campus have been invited to participate in the on-campus ceremonies. Pandemic-related event
restrictions in the city of Philadelphia prevent the University from holding a Philadelphia
Commencement Ceremony this spring. Complete details are available on the Philadelphia campus website.
Below is the chronological order of ceremonies for the Class of 2020 graduates. Ceremonies are for those earning their degrees in May; ceremonies for December 2020 graduates are indicated.
*Note about graduate students with an August graduation term: Graduate students who
earned their degrees in August 2020 will participate in the December 2020 ceremony.
Graduate students graduating in August 2021 will wait for the December 2021 ceremony.
9 a.m. | College of Education & Social Work
12 p.m. | College of Arts and Humanities | School of Music
3 p.m. | College of Health Sciences
5:30 p.m. | College of Health Sciences
9 a.m. | College of Business & Public Management
12 p.m. | College of Business & Public Management
3 p.m. | College of the Sciences & Mathematics
5:30 p.m. | College of the Sciences & Mathematics | University College
9 a.m. | December 2020 graduates
12 p.m. | December 2020 graduates
3 p.m. | December 2020 graduates
9 a.m. | The Graduate School
12 p.m. | The Graduate School
3 p.m. | December 2020 graduates
Below is the chronological order of ceremonies for the Class of 2021 graduates. Ceremonies are for those earning their degrees in May 2021.
*Note about graduate students with an August graduation term: Graduate students graduating
in August 2021 will wait for the December 2021 ceremony.
5:30 p.m. | Honors College
9 a.m. | College of Arts and Humanities | University College
12 p.m. | College of Arts and Humanities | School of Music
3 p.m. | College of Education & Social Work
6 p.m. | College of Education & Social Work
9 a.m. | College of Business & Public Management
12 p.m. | College of Business & Public Management
3 p.m. | College of Business & Public Management
9 a.m. | Graduate School
12 p.m. | Graduate School
3 p.m. | College of Health Sciences
6 p.m. | College of Health Sciences
9 a.m. | College of Sciences & Mathematics
12 p.m. | College of Sciences & Mathematics
This press release was produced by West Chester University. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
