School & College Ceremonies
Colleges and Schools
2025 Ceremony Dates and Times
In addition to the main commencement ceremony, which will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 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. For a chronological order of all ceremonies, see our Schedule of Ceremonies page.
Information on ticketing for each ceremony is listed under the section for that ceremony. Note that while a ceremony may not require tickets, the ceremony may have an RSVP requirement. Schools and colleges with RSVP requirements will contact their graduates to provide specific details on the RSVP process for their ceremony.
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Time: 3:30 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Heather Buchanan
This ceremony will not be ticketed.
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- This ceremony will be ticketed. Visit the department site for more information.
Contact: mapp.commencement@umd.edu
College of Arts & Humanities
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Department of Communication
- Time: 8:30 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Carlin Bokal
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Department of Philosophy & Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Louise Gilman
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Departments of American Studies & Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Time: 12:30 p.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Elece Smith
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Department of Art & Immersive Media Design Program
- Time: 12:30 p.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: Brandon Morse
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Department of History and the Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies Studies
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Memorial Chapel
- Contact: Jodi Hall
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
- Time: 3:30 p.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: sllc-ceremony@umd.edu
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Department of Linguistics
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
- Location: Marie Mount Hall
- Contact: Kimberly Kwok
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- School of Music
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: Gideon D'Addio
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Department of Art History & Archaeology
- Time: 10:30 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
- Contact: Dana Persaud
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Department of English & Comparative Literature Program
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Karen Lewis
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- School of Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre
- Contact: Kate Wander
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
College of Arts and Humanities General Contact: Jessica White
College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) will have two ceremonies. Please locate your major below to determine which ceremony you will attend. Both ceremonies will be held in the XFINITY Center.
Ceremony 1 | Ceremony 2 |
|---|---|
African American & Africana Studies | Criminology & Criminal Justice
|
Anthropology | Hearing & Speech Science
|
Economics | Joint Program in Survey Methodology
|
Environmental Science & Policy | Neuroscience
|
Geography | Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
|
Government & Politics | Psychology
|
Social Data Science | Sociology |
| Security & Terrorism Studies | |
These ceremonies will not be ticketed.
Contact: bsosdeanevents@umd.edu
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 8:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 11:30 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
Contact: smithcommencement@umd.edu
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Amy Chester
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 2:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: CMNSUGCommencement@umd.edu
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
College of Education
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Undergraduate Ceremony
- Time: 9:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Graduate Ceremony
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
Contact: Tatiana Herrera
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: engr-commencement@umd.edu
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
- Location: Reckord Armory
- Contact: Serap Rada
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
College of Information Studies
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Time: 8:00 a.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: Sarah Grun
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
School of Public Health
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
- Location: XFINITY Center
- Contact: sphcommencement@umd.edu
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
School of Public Policy
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall
- Contact: sppevents@umd.edu
- This ceremony will be ticketed.
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
- Location: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
- Contact: Lori Praniewicz
- This ceremony will not be ticketed.
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