Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Congratulatory Message
The 84th commencement ceremony at Missouri Southern State University will be in honor of the accomplishments of both spring and summer 2025 graduates.
Ceremony date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Ceremony location: Leggett & Platt Athletic Center
For parking information, click here.
2 p.m. Commencement Ceremony
Livestream Links
For your convenience, arrangements have been made with GradImages for a professional photographer at your graduation!
You will receive an email approximately one week after the ceremony. There is no obligation to purchase, and you will have the option of ordering several enlargement packages at very reasonable prices. If you don’t receive them within two weeks, please check spam folder or go to https://www.gradimages.com/Home/Search enter name, school and year.
If you need further assistance, please see the information below:
GradImages® is proud to support one of the biggest moments in a graduate’s life: walking across the stage and into the next chapter. With over 40 years of experience, we understand the importance of this moment and the desire to preserve these memories for a lifetime. Finding your graduate’s photos after the ceremony is easy. You can visit www.GradImages.com to view and purchase custom photo products like prints, plaques, specialty gifts, and more!
GradImages Contact Information:
Customer Service Department toll free number: 800-261-2576
Email: ecc.giservice@gradimages.net.
Website: www.gradimages.com
CHECK-IN:
10 a.m. Ceremony: Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for graduates and guests.
2 p.m. Ceremony: Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. for graduates and guests.
GUEST ATTENDANCE: There are no tickets required and no limit to number of guests per graduate.
LIVESTREAM: MSSU KGCS-TV will offer a live telecast and stream of the ceremonies. The link will be posted on the website on the Commencement Website the day prior. You may purchase a copy of the ceremony by contacting Maddy West at west-m@mssu.edu.
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS: GradImages will be taking professional pictures for purchase.
Reserved seating: Graduates who are hard of hearing, with limited mobility, mobility impaired, or need special seating accommodation should contact Chris Mitchell, Coordinator of Disability Services at disabilityservices@mssu.edu at least one week before the commencement ceremony.
Commencement ushers will assist and seat guests who are hard of hearing, mobility impaired, limited mobility, or needing special seating accommodations.
young Gym Mini-stage and photo booth offerings (optional):
Candidates may take pictures with faculty or individual pictures at a mini-stage set up in Young Gym. If you want a picture with a faculty member on the mini-stage, it may be helpful to plan ahead and notify the faculty member. Also, Young Gym has multiple photo backdrops with MSSU logos for personal pictures with family. Graduates will be limited to 3-5 minutes at the photo booths, so plan photo configurations with guests ahead of time to maximize allotted time. Commencement staff will be present to assist.
10 a.m. Ceremony: Photo booth opens from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
2 p.m. Ceremony: Photo booth opens from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Photo booths will also be available at the end of the ceremony for graduates.
PROCESSIONAL & RECESSIONAL ORDER:
CEREMONY INSTRUCTIONS:
President's Honor:
President’s Honor is awarded to baccalaureate degree candidates who have studied their junior and senior year at MSSU, earned a minimum of 45 credit hours, with a cumulative GPA of 4.0.
Eligible candidates may be recognized in their last semester at MSSU and during Commencement, however, actual award and notation on transcript will be after degree requirements have been satisfied.
In recognition of superior scholarships, the University awards honors to associate degree and baccalaureate degree graduates. Honors listed below are not earned until courses are completed, graded and posted on the student’s permanent record. Courses below the 100 level are excluded from this calculation.
Graduation Honors: Associate Degree - The student must have completed a minimum one half of the hours required for the degree in residence at Missouri Southern State University. The cumulative GPA required to receive:
First Honors | 3.90-4.00 |
Second Honors | 3.80-3.89 |
Third Honors | 3.70-3.79 |
Summa Cum Laude | 3.90-4.00 |
Magna Cum Laude | 3.80-3.89 |
Cum Laude | 3.70-3.79 |
For your convenience, arrangements have been made with GradImages for a professional photographer at your graduation!
You will receive an email approximately one week after the ceremony. There is no obligation to purchase, and you will have the option of ordering several enlargement packages at very reasonable prices. If you don’t receive them within two weeks, please check spam folder or go to https://www.gradimages.com/Home/Search enter name, school and year.
If you need further assistance, please see the information below:
GradImages® is proud to support one of the biggest moments in a graduate’s life: walking across the stage and into the next chapter. With over 40 years of experience, we understand the importance of this moment and the desire to preserve these memories for a lifetime. Finding your graduate’s photos after the ceremony is easy. You can visit www.GradImages.com to view and purchase custom photo products like prints, plaques, specialty gifts, and more!
GradImages Contact Information:
Customer Service Department toll free number: 800-261-2576
Email: ecc.giservice@gradimages.net.
Website: www.gradimages.com
Graduates/Students with questions should contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@mssu.edu or call 417-625-9389 or 417-625-9514.
Please note when MSSU is closed, the Office of the Registrar will be closed and will not be able to respond to inquiries.