Commencement and Diplomas

Beginning with December 2024 Commencement in Omaha, students have the option to choose to have their attire shipped directly to them, at an extra charge, or to pick it up in person at the time/date is listed above. Information will come from the Academic Records office, not the location coordinator.

For spring commencement, Omaha participants can pick up their attire on Wednesday, April 30 from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, May 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pickup is in Williams Science Hall, 2^nd floor.

For spring commencement, Lincoln, Norfolk, Kearney and Scottsbluff participants will receive information from their location coordinators.

Commencement ceremonies last approximately two hours.

Students are not required to participate in the ceremony if they don’t feel comfortable. The ceremony will be live-streamed so you are able to watch and see your fellow graduates walk across the stage.

UNMC has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation both locally and nationally. If at any point between now and the scheduled ceremony COVID-19 trends present an increased risk for safety, we will modify our planning and update our graduates and campus community. 

We remain committed to the health and safety of the campus and community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Per Dr. Meza and the Chancellor’s office, masks are not required.

We strongly encourage gathering outside of the arena pre- and post-ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, graduates will be directed to the robing area outside the arena to pick up their diploma. We ask that guests not congregate by the robing area, and they should meet graduates in a location outside the building.

There will be no COVID-related restrictions on the number of guests allowed per graduate and tickets will not be issued.

The in-person ceremony will be live-streamed for any guests to view remotely. Access to the live-stream will be made available to graduating students a few days prior to the ceremony.

All HOLD information can be found in MyRecords. You must clear the HOLD with the appropriate department/person/college.

All degrees are expected to be posted by the end of the month after Commencement, contingent upon completion of all UNMC and degree requirements.

A professional photographer will take photos of each student.

For the Omaha, GradImages is the professional photographer for the ceremony.  Proofs will be sent to your email or you can access the photos at https://www.gradimages.com/Home/Search. All questions regarding photos should be addressed directly to GradImages.

For other campuses, contact the location coordinator for details about photos.

All graduating students will need to mail their photo id (no clip or additional card) to:

Photo ID Card Office
984290 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha NE  68198-4290

Students in Omaha will also have the option to turn in their UNMC badge during attire pick up.  

Students can contact the Academic Records office at academicrecords@unmc.edu.