School & College Ceremonies
Colleges and Schools
2026 Ceremony Dates and Times
In addition to the main commencement ceremony, which will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in SECU Stadium, each graduate and their guests are invited to attend the individual ceremony for their school, college, or department. At these individual ceremonies, graduates will walk across the stage and have their names read.
Dates and times for the individual school, college and department ceremonies are available on this page, listed under the name of each school and college.
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources (AGNR)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Heather Buchanan
Visit the department site for more information.
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (ARCH)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: mapp.commencement@umd.edu
- This ceremony will be ticketed.
College of Arts & Humanities (ARHU)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
College of Arts and Humanities General Contact: Jessica White
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.
Ceremony #1
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Joint Program in Survey Methodology
- Neuroscience
- Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Ceremony #2
- 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
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- 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
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Amy Chester
- More Information
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: CMNSUGCommencement@umd.edu
- More Information
College of Education (EDUC)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Tatiana Herrera
A. James Clark School of Engineering (ENGR)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: engr-commencement@umd.edu
- For more information about the ENGR ceremony, visit here.
Philip Merrill College of Journalism (JOUR)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
- Time: 1:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Serap Rada
College of Information Studies (INFO)
Friday, May 22, 2026
- Time: 4:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Sarah Grun
School of Public Health (SPHL)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: sphcommencement@umd.edu
School of Public Policy (PLCY)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: sppevents@umd.edu
Office of Undergraduate Studies (UGST)
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
- Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room
- Contact: Lori Praniewicz
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.