Fall 2025 Commencement at MTSU
Murphy Athletic Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Saturday, Dec. 13
Times TBA
Degrees will be conferred to graduates in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and College of Media and Entertainment. and University College. This includes all master’s, doctoral and undergraduate degree candidates for these academic colleges.
Speakers: TBA

Stacks of diploma covers await Middle Tennessee State University Class of 2025 spring graduates inside Murphy Center on the MTSU campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. MTSU’s fall commencement ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 13. (MTSU file photo by J. Intintoli)
PLEASE NOTE: Clear bag policy in effect at Murphy Center
For those attending commencement ceremonies in person, please note that a clear bag policy is in effect at Murphy Center as follows: Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC may not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Gallon ziploc bags are allowed. Small clutch purses no larger than 4.5″ x 6.5″ will also be allowed in addition to a clear bag
More information for ALL students receiving degrees is available here.
WATCH LIVE:
MTSU’s Fall 2025 commencement ceremonies will air live via streaming video at www.mtsu.edu/live, https://facebook.com/mtsublueraiders and http://mtsu.edu/trueblueTV and on local cable channels at http://mtsu.edu/trueblueTV.
You also can click on the photo above to watch the livestreams. The streams will begin about 15 minutes before the ceremony starts.
GRADUATION MISC.:
Complete news coverage, including a video and photos, from MTSU’s summer 2025 commencement ceremony is available here. Fall commencement coverage will be posted after the ceremony.
After receiving the final list of graduates from the Registrar’s Office, the Office of News and Media Relations routes that list through the Merit student achievement platform for publication of all graduates on MTSU’s Merit page and creation of news releases that are distributed to the hometown media for U.S.-based students. Graduates will also be notified via email when their commencement achievement is posted to Merit, and the achievement can then be shared by graduates to their social media accounts as they choose.
Merit is available to all enrolled MTSU students and is still accessible by students after graduation to share post-graduation achievements. Learn more about Merit.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate David M. Cowan is hooded by his major professor, Kevin Krahenbuhl, upon receiving his doctoral degree in education during the summer 2025 commencement ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 9, inside Murphy Center on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. At far left is MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee. Fall 2025 commencement ceremonies will be held Dec. 13. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)