March 5, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford and Sayre has announced the schedule for Commencement ceremonies for 2020 and 2021 graduates.
2020 Commencement ceremonies were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
All ceremonies will be held at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center and will also be live-streamed.
According to a press release from the school, in order to comply with CDC guidelines and SWOSU regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, guest seating will be limited to two guests per graduate. Bar-coded tickets for guests will be provided to graduates, and tickets will be scanned for admission. The tickets will be available through stubwire.com at a future date. Guests will be required to wear masks and observe social distance.
All 2021 undergraduate ceremonies are on Saturday, May 1, either at 10 a.m. or 4 p.m. All 2020 undergraduate ceremonies are on Sunday, May 2.
All pharmacy students, 2020 and 2021, will graduate on Friday evening, April 30, at 7 p.m.
All master’s and Ed.S. (Educational Specialist) students, 2020 and 2021, will graduate on Saturday, May 1, at 1 p.m.
Officials say the SWOSU graduation application deadline is April 11. After that date, students may submit a graduation application and participate in the appropriate commencement ceremony, but their name will not be printed in the program.
