School & College Ceremonies

In addition to the main commencement ceremony, held on Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. 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 walk across the stage and have their names read. See the dates, times, locations, and additional information for these ceremonies below.

Ceremony Dates and Times

Monday, May 20

Philosophy
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Louise Gilman

Tuesday, May 21

American/Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Stephanie M. Smith

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

Communication
- Time: 8:30 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Carlin Bokal

History and Jewish Studies
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Jodi Hall
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

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

Music
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: Gideon D'Addio

Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre
- Contact: Susan Miller

Wednesday, May 22

Art History & Classics
- Time: 10:30 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
- Contact: Dana Persaud
English, Comparative Literature
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Karen Lewis

College of Arts and Humanities General Contact: Jessica White

More Information

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 check this website regularly for an update on which of the two ceremonies you will be invited to attend.

Ceremony 1

Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: XFINITY Center
The following majors will participate in ceremony 1:
- Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
- Joint Program in Survey Methodology
- Neuroscience Major
- Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology

Ceremony 2

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: XFINITY Center
The following majors will participate in ceremony 2:
- Department of African American Studies
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Economics
- Environmental Science and Policy Program
- Department of Geographical Sciences
- Department of Government and Politics
- Social Data Science Major
- National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

Contact: Ramonda Renee Fabian