Graduation and Commencement

Graduation Requirements

See Drake Law School's graduation requirements.

Commencement Ceremonies

Fall Commencement - 2024

Drake University Ceremony - Saturday, December 14, at 10 a.m. in the Knapp Center

Check back here for additional commencement information from the University. 

Spring Commencement - 2025

Drake Law School Ceremony - Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the Knapp Center

At 6:10 p.m. law school graduates gather and line up alphabetically in the Opperman/Cartwright halls.  The bagpiper processional will walk from the law school to the Knapp Center at 6:50 p.m.  The ceremony lasts approximately ninety minutes and will be followed by a reception at the Courtside Club in Shivers Practice Facility (connected to east side of Knapp Center).

Knapp Center doors open to guests at 6 p.m. No tickets are required, nor is there a limit to the number of guests allowed.

Graduates will receive a Law School Commencement program during the ceremony and may request up to two additional programs following the ceremony.  

Additional commencement information will be available here on the University's Commencement page. 

Video

Live-streaming video of the commencement ceremony will be available at http://www.drake.edu/stream. 

Transcripts

Order your official Drake University transcript on the University Registrar's website.