MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Moore County High School to Middle Tennessee State University pipeline is strong and multiple Moore County student will be among those earning degrees during the Fall 2025 graduation ceremony on Saturday. More than 1,600 of the newest MTSU alumni will accept their degrees on Saturday, December 13, during two commencement ceremonies to be attended by thousands of family, friends and supporters.
Held in Hale/Earle Arena inside Murphy Center locates at 2650 Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro, the first of two public ceremonies will be held at 9 a.m. when degrees will be conferred to graduate students and undergrads in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, and College of Education.
The afternoon ceremony begins at 2 p.m., when degrees will be conferred to graduate students and undergrads in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment, and University College.
Of the 1,624 students set to graduate, 1,332 are undergraduates and 292 are graduate students, including 258 master’s candidates, 13 education-specialist recipients and 21 doctoral candidates. Additionally, seven graduate students will receive graduate certificates, according to the university’s Registrar’s Office.
For those unable to attend in person, the event also will stream live at https://mtsu.edu/live and on the university’s Facebook channel, https://facebook.com/mtsublueraiders, and will be broadcast on MTSU’s “True Blue TV” station on local cable channels and at https://mtsu.edu/TrueBlueTV.
Clear bag policy, other details
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 inches. Gallon Ziploc bags are allowed. Small clutch purses no larger than 4.5 x 6.5 inches will also be permitted in addition to a clear bag.
MTSU will provide closed-captioning services for the live video streams as well as American Sign Language interpretation at the ceremony. The live coverage will begin about 15 minutes before commencement starts. •
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