UCF graduations: 1st in-person ceremonies since pandemic's start to be held

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Head's up Knights: Graduations are back!

The University of Central Florida (UCF) announced on Thursday that it will hold in-person commencement ceremonies between May 6th and 8th at the Addition Financial Arena for its Spring 2021 graduates.

They said that these are the first in-person ceremonies since the fall 2019 semester and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be seven separate and successive ceremonies. They will be live-streamed on UCF's main Facebook and YouTube pages.

Two guests per student are allowed the attend the ceremonies, UCF said.

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The school also said that the ceremonies are part of a larger Spring 2021 graduation celebration, taking place between April 30th and May 8th. 

More than 8,900 degrees will reportedly be granted this spring.

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