Future Commencement Schedules
Commencement ceremonies take place annually, typically on Mother's Day weekend. Below is a schedule of upcoming ceremonies. Additional commencement weekend events will take place on the Friday before the ceremonies.
Receptions for August and December graduates hosted by the president take place on the last day of classes each fall semester. Ceremonies are from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for bachelor's degree candidates and 6:00-8:00 p.m. for master's and doctoral degree candidates.
Ceremony Schedules
August/December 2012 and May 2013 Graduates:
Friday, December 7, 2012:
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 11, 2013:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: School of Communication
- 4:30 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 12, 2013:
- 9:00 AM: Kogod School of Business
- 1:00 PM: School of International Service
August/December 2013 and May 2014 Graduates:
Friday, December 6, 2013
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 10, 2014:
- 9:00 AM: School of Communication
- 1:00 PM: Kogod School of Business
- 4:30 PM: School of International Service
Sunday, May 11, 2014:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
Friday, December 5, 2014
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 9, 2015:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: School of Communication
- 4:30 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 10, 2015:
- 9:00 AM: Kogod School of Business
- 1:00 PM: School of International Service
August/December 2015 and May 2016 Graduates:
Friday, December 4, 2015
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 7, 2016:
- 9:00 AM: School of Communication
- 1:00 PM: Kogod School of Business
- 4:30 PM: School of International Service
Sunday, May 8, 2016:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
August/December 2016 and May 2017 Graduates:
Friday, December 9, 2016
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 13, 2017:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: School of Communication
- 4:30 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 14, 2017:
- 9:00 AM: Kogod School of Business
- 1:00 PM: School of International Service
August/December 2017 and May 2018 Graduates:
Friday, December 8, 2017:
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 12, 2018:
- 9:00 AM: School of Communication
- 1:00 PM: Kogod School of Business
- 4:30 PM: School of International Service
Sunday, May 13, 2018:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
August/December 2018 and May 2019 Graduates:
Friday, December 7, 2018
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 11, 2019:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: School of Communication
- 4:30 PM: College of Arts and Sciences
Sunday, May 12, 2019:
- 9:00 AM: Kogod School of Business
- 1:00 PM: School of International Service
August/December 2019 and May 2020 Graduates:
Friday, December 6, 2019
President’s Receptions for August and December Graduates (Bachelors' recipients, 5:00 p.m.; Masters' and Doctoral recipients, 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, May 9, 2020:
- 9:00 AM: School of Communication
- 1:00 PM: Kogod School of Business
- 4:30 PM: School of International Service
Sunday, May 10, 2020:
- 9:00 AM: School of Public Affairs
- 1:00 PM: College of Arts and Sciences