School & College Ceremonies

In addition to the main commencement ceremony, held on Monday, May 20, each graduate and their guests were invited to attend the individual ceremony for their school, college, or department. At these individual ceremonies, graduates walked across the stage and had their names read. See the dates, times, locations, and additional information for the 2024 ceremonies below.

In 2025, the main commencement ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 21. School, college, and department ceremonies will be held from Wednesday, May 21, through Friday, May 23. The exact dates, times, and locations of ceremonies will be announced in the Fall of 2024

2024 Ceremony Dates, Times, and Details

Wednesday, May 22

Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall.
- Watch the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall.
- Watch the Undergraduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation Live Stream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

More Information

Contact: Kristen Stack

Monday, May 20

Philosophy; Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Louise Gilman
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Tuesday, May 21

American/Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Time: 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Elece Smith
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–American/Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Art/Immersive Media Design
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre
- Contact: Brandon Morse
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Communication
- Time: 8:30 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Carlin Bokal
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–Communication livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

History and Jewish Studies
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Jodi Hall
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Cinema and Media Studies
- Time: 3:30 p.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: sllc-ceremony@umd.edu
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Cinema and Media Studies livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Linguistics
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
- Location: Marie Mount Hall
- Contact: Kimberly Kwok
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Music
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: Gideon D'Addio
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–Music Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre
- Contact: Susan Miller
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies Live Stream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Wednesday, May 22

Art History & Classics
- Time: 10:30 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
- Contact: Dana Persaud
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–Art History & Classics Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning
English, Comparative Literature
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Karen Lewis
- Watch the College of Arts & Humanities–English, Comparative Literature Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

College of Arts and Humanities General Contact: Jessica White

More Information About ARHU Ceremonies

Wednesday, May 22

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) will have two ceremonies at the times listed below. If you are a BSOS graduate or guest, please look for your department name below to note the time of your ceremony.

Ceremony 1

Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: XFINITY Center
Watch the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Ceremony 1 Livestream
Live English Captioning
Live Spanish Captioning

Ceremony 2

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: XFINITY Center
Watch the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Ceremony 2 Livestream
Live English Captioning
Live Spanish Captioning

Please refer to the table below to determine which ceremony you should attend:

Ceremony 1 \| 3:30 p.m.	Ceremony 2 \| 7:00 p.m.
Criminology and Criminal Justice	African American and Africana Studies
Hearing and Speech Sciences	Anthropology
Joint Program in Survey Methodology	Economics
Neuroscience	Environmental Science and Policy
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science	Geographical Sciences
Department of Psychology	Government and Politics
Department of Sociology	Social Data Science
	Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

Contact: Ramonda Renee Fabian

More Information About BSOS Ceremonies

Wednesday, May 22

Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Watch the Undergraduate Robert H. Smith School of Business Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning
Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 12:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Watch the Graduate Robert H. Smith School of Business Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Contact: smithcommencement@umd.edu

Monday, May 20

Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Amy Chester
- Watch the Graduate College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Tuesday, May 21

Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: CMNSUGCommencement@umd.edu
- Watch the Undergraduate College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Tuesday, May 21

Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Watch the Undergraduate College of Education Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning
- Live Mandarin Captioning
Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Watch the Graduate College of Education Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning
- Live Mandarin Captioning

Contact: Tatiana Herrera

Monday, May 20

Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 8:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Watch the Undergraduate A. James Clark School of Engineering Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning
Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 11:30 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Watch the Graduate A. James Clark School of Engineering Livestream
- Live English Captioning
- Live Spanish Captioning

Contact: engr-commencement@umd.edu