UCO to Graduate More Than 1,400 Students at Commencement Ceremonies, May 9-10

May 2, 2025

A group of UCO graduates standing during a prior year ceremony.
A group of UCO graduates standing during a prior year ceremony.

Editor's Note: A link to the complete list of spring 2025 graduates, as of April 25, 2025, organized by hometown and state, is included at the end of this release. Questions regarding the list should be directed to Degree Certification at 405-974-2392, not the media contact.

The University of Central Oklahoma will celebrate the achievements of approximately 1,438 spring and summer graduates during the Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremonies May 9-10, in Central’s Hamilton Field House. 

UCO President Todd G. Lamb will give remarks at each of the university’s four ceremonies. 

Commencement ceremonies are scheduled as follows: 

  • 1 p.m., Friday, May 9: College of Education and Professional Studies
  • 5 p.m., Friday, May 9: Jackson College of Graduate Studies
  • 10 a.m., Saturday, May 10: College of Business and College of Liberal Arts
  • 2 p.m., Saturday, May 10: College of Mathematics and Science and College of Fine Arts and Design

Graduates and guests attending the ceremonies are asked to arrive early, as the field house traditionally fills to capacity. All guests are required to have a ticket for entry; children under 3 do not require a ticket.

Limited parking to the west of the field house will be reserved for those with disabilities. All campus parking spaces, except those in the reserved lot to the west of the field house, will be open during the commencement events for those attending the ceremonies.

The ceremonies may be viewed online at streaming.uco.edu, with livestreaming beginning approximately 15 minutes before each ceremony.

Additionally, Central will livestream each commencement ceremony on UCO’s Facebook page. The Facebook livestream will capture the traditional graduate walk from Old North to Hamilton Field House, weather permitting.

For more information about Central’s graduation, visit www.uco.edu/commencement

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Cutline: The University of Central Oklahoma will celebrate the achievements of approximately 1,438 graduates during the Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremonies May 9-10, in Central’s Hamilton Field House. Pictured, a group of UCO graduates stand during a prior year ceremony.

Devan Wielgos

Devan Wielgos

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, UCO University Communications

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The University of Central Oklahoma is a campus community in motion—leading, innovating and creating transformative learning opportunities that foster success for our students. As Oklahoma’s largest metropolitan university, we provide high-quality, nationally recognized programs that are always evolving and adapting to the needs of our students and the community. This commitment is rooted in our founding in 1890 as the state’s teacher’s college, training those who would educate the next generation of leaders and innovators. We remain dedicated to offering an accessible, affordable education, earning national accolades for social mobility, veterans’ outreach and first-generation student programs.

Guided by the motto “ubi motus est” – which translates to “where movement is” – the university continues to evolve and grow, offering 119 undergraduate and 81 graduate programs to our more than 12,000 students from our main campus in Edmond, Oklahoma, and facilities throughout the Oklahoma City metro. Our colors were the first adopted of any university in the state, and our Bronze and Blue symbolize our greatest strengths—the illumination of new ideas and the endless expanse of a clear sky above. At UCO, anything is possible.

The university is governed by the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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