University of Georgia

CPH Graduation Celebration

The College of Public Health’s 2025 Spring Graduation Celebration will take place Friday, May 9, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in Grand Hall 7-8 of The Classic Center in downtown Athens.

For information on University-wide Spring Commencement activities, visit https://commencement.uga.edu/.

Registration

The ceremony will honor CPH students who graduated in Fall 2024 or plan to graduate Spring or Summer 2025. **The event is free, but students must RSVP at the link below to participate.**

RSVP here

Please note: Undergraduate and Masters students finishing their degrees in Summer 2025 may participate in the celebration. However, all PhD or DrPH students must have completed their degree requirements by the end of Spring 2025 to participate.

Academic Attire

Appropriate academic regalia must be worn to participate in the UGA Commencement or CPH Graduation Celebration. Caps, gowns and hoods may be purchased at the UGA Bookstore and other off-campus bookstores. Contact the University of Georgia Bookstore at 706-542-3171 or via email for purchasing information. Candidates should wear their tassels over the right eye until the degree is awarded and over the left eye afterwards.

Undergraduates Tassels:
BS Environmental Health tassels are mint green.
BS Health Promotion tassels are salmon.

Arrival Instructions

The CPH Graduation Celebration is expected to last approximately one-and-a-half hours. Please arrive at the Classic Center at 1:45 p.m. to check in. At this time, you will obtain an introduction card and line-up with the other graduation candidates behind the easel for your department. Group photos, including those for specific degree programs, will follow promptly at 2:00 p.m. ***Doors will open to the Grand Hall 7-8 for guests around 1:30. Ambassadors will be available to direct everyone to correct places from there.***

Parking

Parking for the CPH Graduation Celebration is available at the Classic Center or surrounding parking decks. Parking on the UGA Campus will also be free to students and visitors attending UGA’s graduate or undergraduate ceremonies. (More information can be found at https://commencement.uga.edu/.)

Diplomas

Diplomas will be mailed from the UGA Registrar’s Office approximately 6 weeks after commencement.

Questions?

Please email [email protected].

Undergraduates: Looking for information on how to apply for Graduation? Please check out the FAQs on the CPH Undergraduate Advising Office webpage.

Help us Celebrate!

Step in front of one of our UGA CPH logo Step & Repeat backdrops and grab a photo of yourself in your cap and gown or Georgia Red & Black.

Now, add some fun #UGAGrad GIFs and share it with us on social media at Facebook, X, or Instagram.  Don’t forget to use the hashtags #UGAPublicHealth, #UGA25, or #UGAGrad.  You might see your post on commencement.uga.edu.

Keep in Touch

We want to stay in touch! Join our the UGA College of Public Health Group on LinkedIn or take a moment to share your current address so we can include you in future mailings.

Class of 2024 Memories

Event Livestream

Watch or download the recorded livestream of the Class of 2024 Graduation Celebration on Vimeo (Provided by Livestream Events). Access it here.

Photography

You can view and download photography from the 2024 CPH Graduation Celebration from the folder located here. Photos from our photography vendor, GradImages, will be uploaded once we have them.

Video Slideshow

You can also view and download the video of the Class of 2024 photo slideshow featuring during our graduation program. Access it here.

Current Students