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The ceremony for graduates of the College of Natural and Health Sciences will take place at 9 a.m.; the ceremony for graduates of the College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education and the College of Arts and Letters will follow at 12:30 p.m.; and the final ceremony for the graduates of the Sykes College of Business will take place at 4 p.m.

Between the three ceremonies, there are 2,384 bachelor’s degree candidates and 257 master’s degree candidates — 2,641 in all. The ceremonies also recognize the master’s candidates who will officially graduate in August.

At the morning ceremony, Carl Wilmarth ’77, owner of LaTech Equipment, will give the address, and Sofia Cuello ’25 will deliver the student challenge. In the 12:30 p.m. ceremony, Scott Leonard ’87, musician of the group Rockapella, will give the address, and Nicole Massey ’25 will deliver the student challenge. In the last ceremony, Laura Simon MBA ’05, M.S. ’11, assistant vice president of Sompo Insurance, will give the address, and Vassay Mubeen ’25 will deliver the student challenge.

Here are some statistics about the graduates:

Total graduates: 2,641
Countries represented: 17
Percent of graduates from Florida: 34%

Undergraduate students
Total bachelor’s degree candidates: 2,384
Summa cum laude (GPA 4.0): 25
Magna cum laude (GPA 3.75 or higher, but less than 4.0): 242
Cum laude (GPA 3.5 or higher, but less than 3.75): 406

Most popular undergraduate majors: Allied Health, Finance and Marketing

Graduate students
Total candidates: 257
With highest honors (GPA 4.0): 18
With honors (GPA 3.9 or higher, but less than 4.0): 15
MBAs awarded: 50
Doctorates awarded: 3