Texas A&M Set To Graduate More Than 10,000

By Nancy Sawtelle, Office of the Provost
Originally posted on Texas A&M Today

Texas A&M University is projected to award more than 10,000 degrees this month during 14 commencement ceremonies held across Texas and at its branch campus in Doha, Qatar.

The College Station-based commencement ceremonies begin May 10 with the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degrees presented by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.

Seven ceremonies featuring 11 colleges and schools will follow in Reed Arena May 11-12.

• Mays Business School, May 11.
• College of Liberal Arts, May 11.
• College of Science, May 11
• College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (non-DVM), May 11.
• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, May 12.
• College of Architecture, May 12.
• College of Geosciences, May 12.
• College of Nursing, May 12.
• School of Public Health, May 12.
• College of Engineering doctoral degrees, May 12.
• College of Education and Human Development, May 12. 

The College of Engineering ceremony (non-Ph.D.) will be in Kyle Field on May 13.  

Other commencements outside College Station:

• School of Law, May 12.
• Galveston Campus, May 13.
• College of Medicine, May 20.
• College of Dentistry, May 23.
• Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, May 27.
• Qatar Campus marked its 10th graduating class by awarding 95 students with bachelor’s and master’s degrees at ceremonies on May 4 in Doha, Qatar.

In all, students completing 10,074 degrees in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs will be recognized. 

“I’m proud to celebrate the work of our faculty and these students in not only reaching this personal pinnacle of graduation, but for the future impacts these graduates will have on our state, nation and world,” said President Michael K. Young.  “Texas A&M is meeting our fundamental commitment to Texas by graduating academically prepared students, with character defined by our core values and a commitment to the greater good.”

Supported by growing enrollments, student success initiatives and timely graduation incentives, this May’s ceremonies will feature the highest number of bachelor’s degrees (7,273), master’s degrees (1,903), professional degrees (558) and doctoral degrees (339) for any one semester in the university’s, as well as the state of Texas’, history.

These ceremonies also will include the commissioning of approximately 112 members of the Corps of Cadets as part of the May 12 ceremonies. Additionally, midshipmen of
Texas A&M Galveston’s Texas A&M Maritime Academy will receive their officer licenses for the U.S. Merchant Marine during the branch campus’ ceremony.

The number of students receiving commissions is the most since 1984 for a comparable period, with the newly commissioned officers representing all four branches of the armed forces.

University officials point out that the graduation and commissioning figures are based on current filings and related status and can be expected to vary slightly by the time of the ceremonies.

For a full listing of the commencement ceremonies, see graduation.tamu.edu.

The university’s May 11-13 College Station-based commencement exercises will be broadcast on KAMU-TV. Video recordings can also be purchased by downloading order form from KAMU-TV website or via shortcut at tx.ag/graduationvideo.