Commencement

December Commencement

South Carolina State University's Fall 2024 Commencement will be conducted on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. in Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center.
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Special Events

Teacher Induction Ceremony

Teacher Induction Ceremony
Monday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m.
Barbara Vaughan Recital Hall Fine Arts Building on the campus of South Carolina State University.

Educational Leadership Hooding Ceremony

Department of Educational Leadership Hooding Ceremony
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
11:30 a.m.
Barbara Vaughan Recital Hall Fine Arts Building on the campus of South Carolina State University.

Army ROTC Fall Commissioning Ceremony

The SC State Army ROTC Bulldog Battalion will conduct its Fall 2024 Commissioning Ceremony, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. in the 1890 Building Auditorium.

Commencement News

From Serbia to SC State: Graduating senior Luka Stefanovic shines as scholar-athlete with 4.0 GPA

Luka Stefanovic, an international student from Serbia and a graduating senior at South Carolina State University, has redefined excellence both on and off the tennis court. Click here to read more.

NFL executive/SC State alumnus Ted Crews to address December graduates

South Carolina State University will conduct Fall 2024 Commencement Convocation on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. in Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center. The commencement address will be delivered by 1999 SC State graduate Ted Crews, who is amid his first season as special advisor to the president/CEO and chief administrative officer for the Chicago Bears after joining the Bears organization in April. Click here to read more.

Spring 2024 Commencement

Friday, May 10
Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

Spring 2024 Commencement Program

Spring 2024 Commencement Photo Gallery

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Graduation Forms

Graduation Application

Graduation Approval

Graduation Eligibility

Recent Commencement News

SC State graduating basketball player achieves 4.0 GPA in electrical engineering technology

What do 4.0 and 7 feet have in common? The answer is Dallas James, a South Carolina State University engineering technology student graduating with a perfect grade point average – a record he achieved while playing all four years as a 7-foot center for the Bulldogs basketball team.
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Deaf graduating senior ready to put SC State degree to use with young children

Xenia Johnson is following in her grandmother’s footsteps. She wants future South Carolina State University students to follow in hers. When she graduates on Friday with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development, Johnson will be SC State’s first deaf graduate, at least in recent memory.
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SC State inducts six graduating seniors into teaching profession

South Carolina State University’s College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences (CEHSS) on Monday, May 6, inducted six graduating students into the teaching profession.
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After losing both parents, recent SC State ROTC grad ready to complete family legacy

As a newly commissioned Army officer, 2nd Lt. Quinshawn R. Norwood knows he may have to step up in times of crisis. He had role models who did just that.
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Medical pioneer to SC State grads: ‘Believe in your abilities.’

With four degrees from four universities under his belt, Dr. Fabien McGill is ready to transform young lives as the principal of a new charter school in Orangeburg.
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SC State inducts 7 into teaching profession, helping fill gap in minority representation

The future teachers include the university’s first graduating cohort of Minority Access to Teacher Education Bridge Scholars.
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