Graduation will be on Saturday, May 7, and will have separate ceremonies for each department.

Commencement will begin at 9 a.m. with the College of Sciences and the Graduate School. Each graduating student will get seven tickets.

At noon, the College of Arts and Humanities, the Graduate School and the School of Continuing Education or General Studies will have their ceremony and the graduating students will receive seven tickets.

At 3 p.m., the College of Education and Professional Studies and the graduate students will have their graduation ceremony and each student will receive six tickets.

At 6 p.m., students from the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences and the Graduate School will be graduating will also receive six tickets.

Additional tickets can be picked up on Friday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union and will be given away for free on a first come, first serve basis.

Students who are unable to pick up their tickets during the normal distribution hours can call Alumni Services at 217-581-6616, and they will be held until the day of the ceremony. Student should arrive between 60 to 90 minutes before the ceremony to distribute tickets to their guests.

Students can pick up their caps and gowns from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Union. Students must have a photo ID when picking up their cap and gown.

If someone else goes to pick up a student’s cap and gown they must have a signed note from that student with their name, E-number, college degree and major.

Any student who will not be on campus until commencement day can pick up their cap and gown in the Fieldhouse of Lantz Arena an hour before commencement on graduation day.