°®¶¹´«Ã½'s 2026 commencement ceremonies will be held on campus from Thursday, May 14, through Saturday, May 16.
Spring 2026 Commencement
Ceremonies take place at the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Events Center with the exception of the first two ceremonies on Thursday, which take place at the Anderson Center. Each Commencement ceremony is approximately 2 hours.
Doors open 45 minutes prior to ceremony start time for all ceremonies.*
*Door times subject to change.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
| TIME | LOCATION | SCHOOL/CEREMONY | GRADUATES INCLUDED |
| 9am | Anderson Center Osterhout Theater | School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | SOPPS masters & PharmD candidates |
| 12:30pm | Anderson Center Osterhout Theater | Doctoral Hooding Ceremony | PhD and EDD candidates |
| 4:30pm | Events Center | Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
Decker doctoral*, masters and undergrad candidates *Decker PhD, DNP, DPT, OTD |
Friday, May 15, 2026
| TIME | LOCATION | SCHOOL/CEREMONY | GRADUATES INCLUDED |
| 8:30am | Events Center | Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science | Watson masters and undergrad candidates |
| 1pm | Events Center | College of Community and Public Affairs | CCPA masters and undergrad candidates |
| 4:30pm | Events Center | School of Management | SOM masters and undergrad candidates |
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Check Harpur Spring ceremonies to determine your ceremony
| TIME | LOCATION | SCHOOL/CEREMONY | GRADUATES INCLUDED |
| 8:30am | Events Center | Harpur College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 1 | Harpur 1 masters and undergrad canidates |
| 12:30pm | Events Center | Harpur College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 2 | Harpur 2 masters and undergrad canidates |
| 4:30pm | Events Center | Harpur College of Arts and Sciences Ceremony 3 | Harpur 3 masters and undergrad canidates |