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College of Charleston Graduation Schedule and Details
The College of Charleston will hold five commencement ceremonies from May 6th to 8th. All ceremonies will require social distancing and face coverings.
A ceremony for graduates from all schools will take place at 2 pm on Thursday, May 6th, at the College of Charleston Patriots Point Soccer Stadium. Four additional ceremonies will take place in the Cistern Yard on the following dates and times:
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2 pm on Friday, May 7th
- The Graduate School; School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs; and School of Sciences and Mathematics, 6 pm on Friday, May 7th
- School of Business, 9 am on Saturday, May 8th
- School of the Arts and School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, 1 pm on Saturday, May 8th
Space will be limited at all events. Only graduates who chose to participate in commencement at the Patriots Point Soccer Stadium are permitted to have guests attend the ceremony in person. Each participant for the Patriots Point ceremony will receive four general admission tickets.
Because of limited capacity in the Cistern Yard due to COVID-19 protocols, no guests will be allowed to attend commencement ceremonies in the Cistern Yard. Participants in the Cistern Yard ceremonies will each receive two general admission tickets for guests to watch the ceremony via a satellite location on campus, including Rivers Green (71 Coming St.), Stern Center Garden (71 George St.) and the School of Sciences and Mathematics Building’s Courtyard (202 Calhoun St.).
Undergraduate Class of 2021: By the Numbers*
| 1,366 | Graduates | |
| 11 | Students graduating with top honors | |
| 6 | Students graduating with A.B. degrees | |
| 20 | Youngest graduate | |
| 69 | Oldest graduate | |
| 32 | States and territories (including Washington D.C.) represented | |
| 21 | Countries represented (in addition to U.S.) | |
| 131 | School of the Arts graduates | |
| 369 | School of Business graduates | |
| 210 | School of Education, Health, and Human Performance graduates | |
| 398 | School of Humanities and Social Sciences graduates | |
| 85 | School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs graduates | |
| 231 | School of Sciences and Mathematics graduates |
* Numbers may change once final grades for spring 2021 are posted.
Top Majors
Communication: 101 students
Biology: 100 students
Psychology: 95 students
Public Health: 86 students
Business Administration: 78 students
Undergraduate Class of 2021: Honors College by the Numbers
- 91 Students in the Class of 2021
- 26 are double majors
- 3 are triple majors
- 4 students are graduating in three years
- 43 are majors in the School of Sciences and Mathematics
- 27 are majors in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- 23 are majors in the School of Business
- 17 are majors in the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
- 7 are majors in the School of the Arts
- 6 are majors in the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance
- 93 percent of Honors College students received Latin honors
- 31 percent of students will graduate summa cum laude
- 30 percent of students will graduate magna cum laude
- 33 percent of students will graduate cum laude
- 100 percent of students participated in local community service
- 100 percent of students completed mentored research projects
- 49 percent of students presented at a professional or academic conference
- 22 percent of students have published their research
- 92 percent of students participated in an internship and/or another relevant professional experience
- 90 percent of students held a student leadership position on campus
- 58 percent of students had at least one international experience
- 38 percent of students have a job offer and plan to enter the workforce
- 25 percent of students have been admitted to a graduate or professional school and plan to enroll
- 20 students are members of the Charleston Fellows Program
- 7 students are members of the International Scholars Program
- 11 students participated in the Honors STEAM Entrepreneurship-Living Learning Community (E-LLC)
- 5 students are Swanson Scholars; 5 are Boykin Scholars; 4 are Colonial Scholars; 3 are Draisin Scholars; 3 are Pinckney Scholars; 1 is an Automated Trading Desk Scholar; 1 is a Huge Scholar; 1 is a John C. Hodge Scholar; 1 is a Jill Conway Scholar; 1 is a Class of 1938 Scholar; 1 is a Chad V. Adams Scholar
- 4 students are ExCEL Award recipients
- 1 student received a Goldwater Scholarship
- 1 student received a DoD SMART Scholarship
- 2 students received a Critical Language Scholarship
Graduate Class of 2021: By the Numbers
122 | Master’s degree and graduate certificate candidates | |
8 | M.A. in Communication | |
7 | M.A. in Community Planning, Policy, and Design | |
1 | M.A. in English | |
12 | M.A. in History | |
3 | M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education | |
8 | M.A.T. in Elementary Education | |
1 | M.A.T. in Middle Grades Education | |
4 | M.A.T. in Performing Arts Education | |
1 | M.Ed. in Languages | |
2 | M.Ed. in Science and Mathematics for Teachers | |
8 | M.Ed. in Teaching, Learning and Advocacy | |
45 | Master of Business Administration | |
9 | Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing | |
16 | Master of Public Administration | |
7 | M.S. in Accountancy | |
9 | M.S. in Child Life | |
4 | M.S. in Computer and Information Science | |
2 | M.S. in Data Science and Analytics | |
23 | M.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies | |
6 | M.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies & Master of Public Administration concurrent program | |
5 | M.S. in Historic Preservation | |
5 | M.S. in Mathematical Sciences | |
7 | M.S. in Marine Biology | |
6 | Arts and Cultural Management Graduate Certificate | |
5 | English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate | |
1 | Operations Research Graduate Certificate | |
11 | Special Education Graduate Certificate | |
1 | Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Certificate |
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