The University of Idaho’s Winter 2025 Commencement will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the ICCU Arena in Moscow.
Two ceremonies will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., with the attended ceremony depending on the graduate’s college.
Ceremony attendance is voluntary. There are currently 145 students registered to attend the morning ceremony and 134 students registered for the afternoon ceremony.
A total of 602 UI students applied to graduate this fall. Of those, three will graduate with associate degrees, 406 with bachelor’s degrees, 166 with master’s degrees, 28 with doctoral degrees, one with a specialist degree and eight with juris doctorates. Another 74 will receive academic certificates and two will receive specialist certificates, according to Rebecca Frost, assistant registrar at UI.
The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will be for students graduating from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, College of Business and Economics, College of Engineering, College of Natural Resources and the College of Science.
The 2 p.m. ceremony will be for students graduating from the College of Art and Architecture, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and the College of Letters Arts and Social Sciences.
Tickets are not required for commencement ceremonies, and general seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Academic regalia, commonly called a cap and gown, is required when participating in UI commencement ceremonies. For those who have not yet purchased regalia, contact Alumni Services at [email protected] for information on ordering regalia after the deadline.
Graduates should arrive and be ready for the lineup one hour and fifteen minutes before the ceremony’s start time, according to the UI commencement FAQs. There will not be a rehearsal.
Doors will open at approximately 8 a.m. for the morning ceremony and 12:30 p.m. for the afternoon ceremony to allow additional time for guests to go through the necessary security checks.
Graduating students should come dressed and are not permitted to have bags.
UI will be enforcing its clear bag policy and conducting bag checks at all entrances for the ceremonies. Guests will be allowed to have clear bags no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches, or non-clear wristlets, clutches, wallets and bags no larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches. For a list of allowed and prohibited items, visit the UI venue polices website.
Flowers and memorabilia are available for preorder at the commencement group website. All orders will be ready for pickup at the ICCU Arena entrance on the day of the ceremony. Photo and video memorabilia will be available for order after the ceremonies.
Photography will be provided by GradImages, which will reach out to graduating students a few weeks following commencement regarding accessing ceremony photos. If there are issues accessing ceremony photos or an email is not received, GradImages can be contacted at (800) 261-2576 or by email at [email protected].
The ceremonies will be live streamed starting at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. PST for each ceremony and can be accessed through uidaho.edu/newsroom/live.
Joshua Reisenfeld can be reached at [email protected].