School & College Ceremonies
Colleges and Schools
2026 Ceremony Dates and Times
In addition to the main commencement ceremony, held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at SECU Stadium, each graduate and their guests were invited to attend the individual ceremony for their school or college. At these individual ceremonies, graduates walked across the stage and had their names read.
Dates, times, and recordings for the individual school and college ceremonies are available on this page, listed under each school and college.
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (AGNR)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
This ceremony will be ticketed. Visit the Agriculture & Natural Resources ceremony site for more information.
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Heather Buchanan
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (ARCH)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
This ceremony will be ticketed. Visit the Architecture, Planning & Preservation ceremony site for more information.
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: mapp.commencement@umd.edu
College of Arts & Humanities (ARHU)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the Arts & Humanities ceremony site for more information.
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Jessica C. White, jcwhite@umd.edu
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the Arts & Humanities ceremony site for more information.
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Betsy Yuen, myuen@umd.edu
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences (BSOS)
Friday, May 22, 2026
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) will have two ceremonies at 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The ceremony each graduate will attend is determined by their major.
These ceremonies are not ticketed. Visit the Behavioral & Social Sciences ceremony site for more information.
Ceremony #1 (9:00 a.m.)
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Joint Program in Survey Methodology
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Ceremony #2 (12:30 p.m.)
- African American & Africana Studies
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Environmental Science & Policy
- Geographical Sciences
- Government & Politics
- Hearing & Speech Sciences
- Social Data Science
- Security & Terrorism Studies
Both ceremonies will be held in the XFINITY Center.
Contact: bsosdeanevents@umd.edu
Robert H. Smith School of Business (BMGT)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed. Visit the Business ceremony site for more information.
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
This ceremony is not ticketed. Visit the Business ceremony site for more information.
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
Contact: smithcommencement@umd.edu
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences (CMNS)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences Graduate ceremony site for more information.
- Master's Ceremony
- Time: 8:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Amy Chester
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences Graduate ceremony site for more information.
- Doctoral Ceremony
- Time: 10:30 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Amy Chester
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences Undergraduate ceremony site for more information.
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: CMNSUGCommencement@umd.edu
College of Education (EDUC)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed. Visit the Education ceremony site for more information.
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Tatiana Herrera
A. James Clark School of Engineering (ENGR)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the Engineering ceremony site for more information.
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: engr-commencement@umd.edu
Philip Merrill College of Journalism (JOUR)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed.
- Time: 1:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Serap Rada
College of Information (INFO)
Friday, May 22, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed. Visit the Information ceremony site for more information.
- Time: 4:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Sarah Grun
School of Public Health (SPHL)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
This ceremony is not ticketed. Visit the Public Health ceremony site for more information.
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: sphcommencement@umd.edu
School of Public Policy (PLCY)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
This ceremony will be ticketed. Visit the Public Policy commencement website for more information.
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: sppevents@umd.edu
Office of Undergraduate Studies (UGST)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
This ceremony will not be ticketed. Visit the Individual Studies Program ceremony website for more information.
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
- Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room
- Contact: Lori Praniewicz
2027 Commencement
The 2027 commencement ceremonies will be held from May 23 through May 26. The main commencement ceremony will be held on Monday, May 24. School and college commencement ceremonies will be held between Sunday, May 23, and Wednesday, May 26.
The exact dates and times of each ceremony will be announced in September 2026. Please check commencement.umd.edu for updates.
All future commencement dates are also available on the university's academic calendar.