IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION

FALL COMMENCEMENT

Fall Commencement is scheduled for Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Belhaven University Center for the Arts Building (835 Riverside Dr, Jackson, MS 39202).  Please look below to see which of the four ceremonies you will be taking part in.

9:00 a.m. Ceremony

• • Master of Biblical & Theological studies
  • All Undergraduate Students

11:00 a.m. Ceremony

• • Doctor of Education
  • Education Specialist
  • Master of Education
  • Master of Education Reading Literacy
  • Master of Arts in Teaching

1:00 p.m. Ceremony

• • Doctor of Business Administration
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Organizational Leadership

3:00 p.m. Ceremony

• • International Graduates
  • Master of Science in Data Science
  • Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
  • Master of Health Administration
  • Master of Public Administration
  • Master of Sports Administration
  • Master of Science in Information Technology Management

REGALIA

Graduates may keep all parts of their regalia package.

REGALIA ORDERING DEADLINE

Monday, November 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT.  Please Note:  If you do not order your regalia by November 3, 2025, you will not be allowed to participate in the Fall 2025 Commencement Exercises.

REFUND REQUEST DEADLINE

Graduates may click here to request a refund prior to 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.  All regalia orders will become non-refundable after the November 5, 2025, refund request deadline.

REGALIA DISTRIBUTION

IN-STORE PICK-UP ORDERS:  Regalia distribution will begin at the Belhaven University Bookstore, on the Peachtree Street Campus in Jackson, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and will end on Thursday, December 11, 2025.  Pickup will be during regular bookstore hours on these days.

If you attend the Online campus and would like to receive your regalia prior to the commencement day, please select the option to have your regalia shipped to you.

If you are unable to pick up regalia during our regular pickup days, please plan to arrive at the Center for the Arts building about 15 minutes earlier than your posted arrival time to be able to receive your regalia and get dressed before lineup begins.

Please bring your receipt or a photo ID with you when you pick-up your regalia order.

SHIP-TO-HOME ORDERS:  Your regalia order will ship during the week of November 21, 2025.

REGALIA PRICES

All student regalia orders are non-refundable purchases after the November 5, 2025, refund request deadline.  Prices below do not reflect the additional $20.00 fee that will be added for SHIP-TO-HOME orders.  

• ASSOCIATE/BACHELOR PACKAGE – $62.98 before tax (Purchase – includes cap, gown, and tassel)
• MASTER/SPECIALIST PACKAGE – $119.98 before tax (Purchase – includes cap, gown, tassel, and hood)
• DOCTORAL PACKAGE – $190.98 before tax (Purchase – includes tam, gown, tassel, and hood)