Dec. 10: Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday, December 10, 2022
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. and noon
Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato will award 2,193 degrees to 1,936 students at the end of the fall 2022 semester, with approximately 700 students planning to participate in commencement ceremonies scheduled for 9 a.m. and noon Saturday, Dec. 10 in Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena on the Minnesota State Mankato campus.
(NOTE TO EDITORS: The number of graduates 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. Live-streaming captioning services will be provided for each ceremony.
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 10 doctor of education degrees, five doctor of nursing practice degrees and three doctor of school psychology degrees.
Graduate degrees to be awarded include 39 master of arts degrees, 12 master of accounting degrees, four master of arts in teaching degrees, 11 master of business administration degrees, six master of fine arts degrees, 165 master of science degrees, one master of science in nursing degree, 34 master of social work degrees, six professional science master’s degrees, 33 specialist in educational leadership degrees and 62 graduate certificates.
Degrees to be awarded at the undergraduate level include 41 bachelor of arts degrees, 16 bachelor of business degrees, 13 bachelor of fine arts degrees, 1,300 bachelor of science degrees, 32 bachelor of science in integrated engineering degrees, three bachelor of science in civil engineering degrees, nine bachelor of science in computer engineering degrees, six bachelor of science in electrical engineering degrees, six bachelor of science in mechanical engineering degrees, 37 bachelor of science in social work degrees, 37 associate of arts degrees and 45 undergraduate certificates.
Undergraduate students receiving recognition include 262 students graduating summa cum laude (3.8 grade point average and higher), 249 students graduating magna cum laude (grade point averages of 3.6 to 3.79) and 256 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/graduation/.
Minnesota State Mankato, a comprehensive university with 14,482 students, is part of the Minnesota State system, which includes 26 colleges and seven universities.
