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The Baccalaureate services date back to 1432 at Oxford University , where each bachelor was required to deliver a sermon in Latin as part of his academic exercise. Because the earliest universities in this country were founded primarily to educated ministers, the British practice of a Baccalaureate service continued.

Today, the service is usually an interfaith one that celebrates the completion of an undergraduate academic career. In our modern times, the sermon doesn't have to be done by a religious person. It can be done by the dean or principal of the school, an invited guest or by the school valedictorian. The baccalaureate services can be serious or light-hearted. In some cases, a time limit is set on the length of the speech, depending on the size of the graduation class.

The baccalaureate might be included in the graduation ceremony while for other schools it is a separate event that takes place before the commencement (a day or a few hours).