--- title: "School & College Ceremonies" date: 2024-08-27T12:50:00-04:00 author: apccello canonical_url: "https://commencement.umd.edu/school-college-ceremonies" section: Pages --- # School & College Ceremonies **School & College Ceremonies** *Colleges and Schools* ### 2026 Ceremony Dates and Times In addition to the [**main commencement ceremony**](https://commencement.umd.edu/main-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**](https://agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-students/agnr-commencement/) **for more information.** - Time: 2:00 p.m. - Location: Reckord Armory - Contact: [Heather Buchanan](mailto:hbuchan1@umd.edu) - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZWUd5kaOCg) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-AGNR-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-AGNR-Reckord-Armory&language=es) ### School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (ARCH) **Tuesday, May 19, 2026** **This ceremony** ***will*** **be ticketed. Visit the** [**Architecture, Planning & Preservation ceremony site**](https://arch.umd.edu/about/news-and-events/event-calendar/school-architecture-planning-preservation-commencement-2026) **for more information.** - Time: 2:00 p.m. - Location: Reckord Armory - Contact: - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/kE9NluSnauo) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ARCH-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ARCH-Reckord-Armory&language=es) ### 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**](https://arhu.umd.edu/academics/advising/graduation-commencement) **for more information.** - **Undergraduate Ceremony** - Time: 9:00 a.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - Contact: Jessica C. White, - [Watch the Undergraduate Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v08ayH-pLuk) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ARHU-U-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ARHU-U-Xfinity&language=es) --- **Wednesday, May 20, 2026** **This ceremony** ***is not*** **ticketed, but does require graduates to register to participate. Visit the** [**Arts & Humanities ceremony site**](https://arhu.umd.edu/academics/advising/graduation-commencement) **for more information.** - **Graduate Ceremony** - Time: 9:00 a.m. - Location: Reckord Armory - Contact: Betsy Yuen, - [Watch the Graduate Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UZzvOI6axE) - [English Captions](https://commencement.umd.edu/) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ARHU-G-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ARHU-G-Reckord-Armory&language=es) ### 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**](https://bsos.umd.edu/commencement-home) **for more information.** **Ceremony #1 (9:00 a.m.)** - Criminology & Criminal Justice - Joint Program in Survey Methodology - Neuroscience - Neuroscience and Cognitive Science - Psychology - Sociology - [Watch Ceremony 1 Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/X5uKeCgQKdc) --- **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 - [Watch Ceremony 2 Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/fQ6CQYFFcwI) ***Both ceremonies will be held in the*** [***XFINITY Center***](https://commencement.umd.edu/school-college-ceremonies/xfinity)***.*** **Contact:** - [BSOS 1 Ceremony Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BSOS-1-Xfinity) - [English Captions (Ceremony 2)](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BSOS-2-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions (Ceremony 1)](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BSOS-1-Xfinity&language=es) - [Spanish Captions (Ceremony 2)](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BSOS-2-Xfinity&language=es) ### Robert H. Smith School of Business (BMGT) **Tuesday, May 19, 2026** **This ceremony** ***is not*** **ticketed. Visit the** [**Business ceremony site**](https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/commencement) **for more information.** - **Undergraduate Ceremony** - Time: 2:00 p.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - [Watch the Undergraduate Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/pXAOpAORkd8) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BMGT-U-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BMGT-U-Xfinity&language=es) --- **This ceremony** ***is not*** **ticketed. Visit the** [**Business ceremony site**](https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/commencement) **for more information.** - **Graduate Ceremony** - Time: 6:00 p.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - [Watch the Graduate Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/VMi2j4yPNjA) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BMGT-G-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-BMGT-G-Xfinity&language=es) **Contact:** ### 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**](https://cmns.umd.edu/graduate/graduation-information) **for more information.** - **Master's Ceremony** - Time: 8:00 a.m. - Location: Reckord Armory - Contact: [Amy Chester](mailto:alevine@umd.edu) - [Watch the Masters Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/-Eclu1j2tjc) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-MAS-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-MAS-Reckord-Armory&language=es) --- **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**](https://cmns.umd.edu/graduate/graduation-information) **for more information.** - **Doctoral Ceremony** - Time: 10:30 a.m. - Location: Reckord Armory - Contact: [Amy Chester](mailto:alevine@umd.edu) - [Watch the Doctoral Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/toDqkkbQzbo) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-PHD-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-PHD-Reckord-Armory&language=es) --- **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**](https://cmns.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-students/graduation-information) **for more information.** - **Undergraduate Ceremony** - Time: 9:00 a.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - Contact: - [Watch the Undergraduate Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/2260_doA3hI) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-U-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-U-Xfinity&language=es) - [Russian Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-CMNS-U-Xfinity&language=ru) ### College of Education (EDUC) **Wednesday, May 20, 2026** **This ceremony** ***is not*** **ticketed. Visit the** [**Education ceremony site**](https://education.umd.edu/students/commencement) **for more information.** - Time: 1:30 p.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - Contact: [Tatiana Herrera](mailto:therrera@umd.edu) - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1_5pKSz4Ew) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-EDUC-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-EDUC-Xfinity&language=es) - [French Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-EDUC-Xfinity&language=fr) - [Simplified Chinese Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-EDUC-Xfinity&language=zh) ### 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**](https://eng.umd.edu/commencement) **for more information.** - Time: 9:00 a.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - Contact: - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/igB46hC4mSQ) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ENGR-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-ENGR-Xfinity&language=es) ### 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](mailto:sdrada@umd.edu) - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/live/i4SKveyud9k) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-JOUR-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-JOUR-Reckord-Armory&language=es) ### College of Information (INFO) **Friday, May 22, 2026** **This ceremony** ***is not*** **ticketed. Visit the** [**Information ceremony site**](https://ischool.umd.edu/academics/graduation-commencement/) **for more information.** - Time: 4:00 p.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - Contact: [Sarah Grun](mailto:sgrun@umd.edu) [**More Information About INFO Ceremonies**](https://ischool.umd.edu/academics/graduation-commencement/) - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gklUaFnIdD8) - [English Captions](https://commencement.umd.edu/) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-INFO-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-INFO-Xfinity&language=es) ### School of Public Health (SPHL) **Thursday, May 21, 2026** **This ceremony** ***is not*** **ticketed. Visit the** [**Public Health ceremony site**](https://sph.umd.edu/events/sph-spring-2026-commencement-ceremony) **for more information.** - Time: 1:30 p.m. - Location: XFINITY Center - Contact: - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfUZ5Rw6mGQ) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-SPHL-Xfinity) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-SPHL-Xfinity&language=es) ### School of Public Policy (PLCY) **Thursday, May 21, 2026** **This ceremony** ***will*** **be ticketed. Visit the** [**Public Policy commencement website**](https://spp.umd.edu/commencement) **for more information.** - Time: 9:00 a.m. - Location: Reckord Armory - Contact: - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNqs0AvYXfw) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-PLCY-Reckord-Armory) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-PLCY-Reckord-Armory&language=es) ### Office of Undergraduate Studies (UGST) **Thursday, May 21, 2026** **This ceremony** ***will*** **not be ticketed. Visit the** [**Individual Studies Program ceremony website**](https://www.ivsp.umd.edu/current_graduation.html) **for more information.** - Time: 11:00 a.m. - Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room - Contact: [Lori Praniewicz](mailto:ljusie1@umd.edu) - [Watch the Ceremony Livestream](https://youtube.com/live/x92APuj5xe8) - [English Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-IVSP-STAMP) - [Spanish Captions](https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UMD-IVSP-STAMP&language=es) **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**](https://commencement.umd.edu/) for updates. All future commencement dates are also available on the [**university's academic calendar**](https://provost.umd.edu/calendar).