TUCSON - The University of Arizona announced that its spring commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 will now be held online after COVID-19 forced the in-person ceremony, typically held at Arizona Stadium, to be canceled.

According to UArizona, the online ceremony will be held Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. MST.

The countdown to Commencement starts today…only 35 days before we celebrate you! Congratulations, Class of 2020. We can't wait to bring the celebration to you! Watch the update from @UArizonaPres. #MoveForward #BearDownLife #WildcatForLifehttps://t.co/ByyMxIityX pic.twitter.com/Cxp5TvdP97 — #BearDownMaskUp (@uarizona) April 10, 2020

In addition to the online graduation ceremony, an in-person ceremony for university graduates has been scheduled to take place in the fall during UArizona's homecoming week on Friday, Oct. 30.

On March 20, UArizona initially announced it would cancel its 2020 Convocation and Commencement ceremonies in Tucson, Phoenix, Yuma and Sierra Vista due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are incredibly saddened 2020 Convocations and Commencement cannot take place in-person as originally scheduled this May. @uarizonapres has offered a form in his email for feedback on an alternate graduation experience. We would love to hear from you.https://t.co/6Zz8F3YLJK — #BearDownMaskUp (@uarizona) March 20, 2020

For the latest information about UArizona's graduation ceremonies, visit commencement.arizona.edu.