IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION

SPRING CEREMONIES

• University Commencement – The Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 8, 2026, in the USA Mitchell Center.  Please visit the university’s commencement site for more information by clicking here.
• Whiddon College of Medicine – The College of Medicine’s Spring 2026 Academic Hooding Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in the USA Mitchell Center.  You may visit the College of Medicine’s ceremony website by clicking here, and please contact comstudentrecords@southalabama.edu if you have additional questions. 
• College of Nursing – The USA College of Nursing will be hosting two ceremonies this spring.  The BSN Commitment to Caring Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.  The College of Nursing’s Spring 2026 DNP Hooding Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 7, 2026 with the location and time TBD.  Please visit the College of Nursing’s ceremony website by clicking here.  You may also contact Arnedra Wilson at aswilson@southalabama.edu if you have additional questions.

ONLINE ORDER DEADLINE

• Friday, April 17, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. – Please visit the USA Bookstore to place an order if you miss the online order deadline.

REGALIA DISTRIBUTION:

• If you ordered by the deadline:  You may pick up your regalia order starting Wednesday, April 29, 2026, inside the USA Bookstore.
• If you did not order by the deadline: Please visit the USA Bookstore as soon as possible. Bookstore personnel will provide you with an expected date of arrival when you order.

Questions/Concerns – Please contact the USA Campus Bookstore at 251-460-7011 or sm8260@bncollege.com.  You may also contact Graduate Supply House, Inc. at george@gradsupply.com