Dec. 14: Minnesota State Mankato Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday, December 14, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Bresnan Arena, Taylor Center
Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato will award 2,016 degrees to 1,696 students at the end of the fall 2024 semester, with approximately 700 students planning to participate in commencement ceremonies scheduled for 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, Dec. 14 in Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.
(NOTE TO EDITORS: The number of degrees does not equal the number of graduates because some students earn more than one degree.)
Graduates of the College of Allied Health and Nursing and College of Business will participate in the 9 a.m. ceremony. Graduates of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, College of Education and College of Humanities and Social Sciences will participate in the noon ceremony. Each ceremony will be approximately 90 minutes long.
There are no restrictions on numbers of guests attending the ceremonies for each graduate. No strollers, balloons, noise makers or signage are allowed in Bresnan Arena. Minnesota State Mankato has implemented a clear bag policy. Livestreaming captioning services will be provided for each ceremony. Links for the livestreams are available at: https://www.mnsu.edu/commencement-services/commencement-information/
Candidates for graduate degrees will graduate with the college of their affiliation.
Advanced degrees to be awarded by Minnesota State Mankato at the conclusion of the fall semester include six doctor of education degrees, seven doctor of nursing practice degrees and one doctor of school psychology degree.
Graduate degrees to be awarded include 29 master of arts degrees, 18 master of accounting degrees, 10 master of arts in teaching degrees, 12 master of business administration degrees, four master of fine arts degrees, 196 master of science degrees, 24 master of social work degrees, nine professional science master’s degrees, 32 specialist in educational leadership degrees and 265 graduate certificates.
Degrees to be awarded at the undergraduate level include 25 bachelor of arts degrees, 16 bachelor of business degrees, one bachelor of computer application development degree, nine bachelor of fine arts degrees, 1,111 bachelor of science degrees, 27 bachelor of science in integrated engineering degrees, three bachelor of science in civil engineering degrees, three bachelor of science in computer engineering degrees, three bachelor of science in electrical engineering degrees, seven bachelor of science in mechanical engineering degrees, 24 bachelor of science in social work degrees, 82 associate of arts degrees and 91 undergraduate certificates.
Undergraduate students receiving recognition include 283 students graduating summa cum laude (3.8 grade point average and higher), 191 students graduating magna cum laude (grade point averages of 3.6 to 3.79) and 203 students graduating cum laude (grade point averages of 3.4 to 3.59).
More information about the Minnesota State Mankato fall commencement is at www.mnsu.edu/commencement-services/.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 15,251 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.
