Almost 1,800 students will move their tassels and throw their hats in the air this Saturday as they celebrate their completed degrees at the all-university commencement ceremony. 

The ceremony, 1:30 p.m., Dec. 20, at Hilton Coliseum, features graduates from the undergraduate and graduate colleges and does not require tickets. 

Recipients include: 1,465 bachelor’s, 216 master’s and 111 doctoral degrees, according to Inside Iowa State. 

Each college will have its own commencement ceremony, as well. 

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Saturday, Dec. 20

9:30 a.m., Convocation

C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

Business

Friday, Dec. 19

5:00 p.m., Convocation

Hilton Coliseum

Design

Saturday, Dec. 20

9:30 a.m. in the Lyle E. Lightfoot Forum (atrium)

10 a.m., recognition ceremony in the Karol J. and Lila Furman Kocimski Auditorium. No cap/gown required. 

Engineering

Saturday, Dec. 20

Each department program has its own ceremony

• Aerospace Engineering

9-11 a.m.

Howe Hall Atrium & Lee Liu Auditorium

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

9:30-11 a.m.

Sukup Atrium

• Chemical and Biological Engineering

9-11 a.m.

Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building

• Civil and Environmental Engineering

9-11 a.m.

220-240 Scheman Building

• Construction Engineering

8:30-11 a.m., formal program begins at 9:30am

Rooms 166 Lounge and 167-179 Scheman Building

• Electrical and Computer Engineering and Software Engineering

9-10:30 a.m., Alumni Center

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 275 Scheman

• Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

9-11 a.m.

260-262 Scheman Building

• Materials Science and Engineering

9-10:30 a.m.

Hoover Hall Atrium

• Mechanical Engineering

9-11 a.m.

Great Hall, Memorial Union

Human Sciences

Friday, Dec. 19

3:00 p.m., Undergraduate Convocation

C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

4:15 p.m., Graduate Reception

C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Friday, Dec. 19

7:00 p.m., Convocation

C.Y. Stephens Auditorium