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UCLA Commencement Schedule 2026 (Alphabetical)


Recommended parking locations are listed for each ceremony. Drivers may be redirected to other parking structures based on availability.

College of Letters & Science: Main Commencement Ceremony 

CeremonyDateLocationRecommended Parking Location
College Commencement 11:00 a.m. Ceremony   Friday, June 12                     Pauley Pavilion                            PS 4, PS 7, PS 8, or PS 9
College Commencement 3:00 p.m. CeremonyFriday, June 12Pauley Pavilion  PS 4, PS 7, PS 8, or PS 9
College Commencement 7:00 p.m. CeremonyFriday, June 12Pauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7, PS 8, or PS 9

UCLA Departmental Graduations 

CeremonyDateTimeLocationRecommended Parking Location
African American StudiesSaturday, June 13     11:30 AM       Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium        PS 3 or PS 5
American Indian StudiesFriday, June 125:30 PMCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS 7
AnthropologySaturday, June 1311:00 AMDickson Court NorthPS 2
Art HistorySaturday, June 1311:00 AMLaw School CourtyardPS 2
Asian American StudiesSunday, June 1410:30 AMSchoenberg HallPS 2
Atmospheric & Oceanic SciencesSaturday, June 139:00 AMDe Neve Plaza RoomPS DD
Chemistry & BiochemistrySaturday, June 135:00 PMCourt of SciencesPS 9
Chicana/o and Central American StudiesSaturday, June 1310:00 AMCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS SV
ClassicsSaturday, June 1311:00 AMDodd Hall 247PS 2
College Honors RecognitionThursday, June 117:30 PMRoyce HallPS 5
CommunicationSunday, June 1410:30 AMRoyce HallPS 5
Computational & Systems BiologyTBDTBDTBDTBD
Disability StudiesSaturday, June 1310:00 AMJames West Alumni CenterLot A or PS 2
Earth, Planetary & Space SciencesSunday, June 1412:30 PMYoung Hall PatioPS 9
Ecology & Evolutionary BiologySunday, June 149:00 AMWilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
EconomicsSaturday, June 136:00 PMPauley PavilionPS DD, PS 8 or PS 9
EnglishSunday, June 142:00 PMDickson Court NorthPS 2
Gender StudiesSaturday, June 133:00 PMCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV
Genetic CounselingFriday, June 128:30 AMLuskin Conference CenterPS 8
GeographySaturday, June 139:00 AMCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV
HistorySunday, June 149:00 AMDickson Court NorthPS 2
HumanitiesSaturday, June 131:00 PMRoyce HallPS 3 or PS 5
Institute for Society & GeneticsSaturday, June 135:00 PMKerckhoff PatioPS 2
Institute of the Environment & SustainabilitySunday, June 141:30 PMAckerman Grand BallroomPS 2 or PS 9
Integrative Biology & PhysiologySaturday, June 139:00 AMCourt of SciencesPS 9
International Institute*Saturday, June 136:30 PMRoyce HallPS 3 or PS 5
Labor StudiesSaturday, June 132:00 PMCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS SV
LinguisticsSunday, June 142:00 PMRoyce HallPS 5
Master of Quantitative EconomicsFriday, June 123:00 PMCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS 7
Master of Social ScienceFriday, June 124:00 PMFowler Museum, Lenart AuditoriumPS 5
MathematicsSunday, June 149:00 AMCourt of SciencesPS 9
Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular GeneticsSunday, June 1410:00 AMKerckhoff PatioPS 2 or PS 9
Molecular, Cell & Developmental BiologySaturday, June 131:00 PMCourt of SciencesPS 9
NeuroscienceThursday, June 119:30 AMRoyce HallPS 5
PhilosophySaturday, June 134:00 PMRoyce HallPS 3 or PS 5
Physics & AstronomySunday, June 149:00 AMAckerman Grand BallroomPS 2 or PS 9
Political ScienceSunday, June 148:30 AMPauley PavilionPS 8
Psychology - Graduate StudiesSaturday, June 1312:00 PMSchoenberg HallPS 2
Psychology - UndergraduateSaturday, June 138:00 AMPauley PavilionPS DD, PS 8 or PS 9
SociologySaturday, June 139:00 AMWilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
Spanish & Portuguese ReceptionSaturday, June 133:00 PMRolfe Hall CourtyardPS 3
Statistics & Data ScienceMonday, June 1510:00 AMPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8

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Professional School Ceremonies 

CeremonyDate    Time      LocationRecommended Parking Location
Anderson School of ManagementFriday, June 124:00 PM                   Wilson Plaza                  PS 4
David Geffen School of MedicineEvent Details Shared with Invitees   
Division of Graduate Education Doctoral HoodingThursday, June 113:00 PMRoyce HallPS 5
Fielding School of Public HealthFriday, June 125:30 PM Royce Hall  PS 5
Herb Alpert School of MusicFriday, June 124:00 PMDickson Court NorthPS 2
Luskin School of Public Affairs (Graduate)Friday, June 129:00 AMRoyce HallPS 5
Luskin School of Public Affairs (Undergraduate)Friday, June 123:00 PMAckerman Grand BallroomPS 2 or PS 9
Samueli School of Engineering (BS Graduates)Saturday, June 131:00 PMPauley PavilionPS DD, PS 8 or PS 9
Samueli School of Engineering (MEng, M.S., Ph.D.)Sunday, June 1412:30 PMPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8
School of DentistrySunday, May 3110:00 AMRoyce HallPS 5
School of Education & Information Studies (Undergraduate)Saturday, June 1312:30 PMWilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
School of Education & Information Studies (Graduate)Saturday, June 134:30 PMWilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
School of LawFriday, May 1510:30 AMPauley PavilionPS 4 or PS 7
School of NursingSaturday, June 138:30 AMRoyce HallPS 3 or PS 5
School of the Arts & ArchitectureSaturday, June 134:00 PMDickson Court NorthPS 2
School of Theater, Film & TelevisionFriday, June 122:00 PMRoyce HallPS 5
University Extension Certificate GraduationMonday, June 152:00 PMPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8

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Graduation-Related Student Celebrations 

CeremonyDate              Time     LocationRecommended Parking Location
Afrikan Student Union CelebrationSunday, June 14                                             4:00 PM                                      Wilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
Air Force ROTC CommissioningMonday, June 151:00 PMCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV or PS 7
Army ROTC CommissioningSunday, June 143:30 PMCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS SV
Asian Pacific Islander Graduation CelebrationSunday, June 147:30 PMJames West Alumni Center, Collins Alumni Conference RoomPS 8
Athletics Graduation CelebrationThursday, June 116:00 PMPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8
Bruin Resource Center, Students with Dependents End of Year CelebrationSunday, June 7TBDTBDTBD
Disabled Student Union Graduation CelebrationSunday, June 711:00 AMJames West Alumni CenterPS 8
Jewish Student CelebrationSunday, June 1410:00 AMCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV
Latinx Graduation CelebrationSunday, June 146:00 PMPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8
Lavender ExtravaganzaSaturday, June 1312:30 PMUCLA Anderson School, Korn HallPS 3 or PS 5
Naval ROTC CommissioningMonday, June 1510:00 AMJanss TerracePS 2
Samahang Pilipino Student CelebrationSunday, June 145:30 PMRoyce HallPS 5
Vietnamese Student CelebrationTBDTBDTBDTBD

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Projected Commencement Dates for 2027-2028

(All projected dates are tentative and subject to change)

2027: Thursday-Sunday, June 10-13

2028: Thursday-Sunday, June 8-11

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International Institute

MajorsGraduate Programs
Global StudiesAfrican Studies M.A.
International Development StudiesEast Asian Studies M.A.
African & Middle Eastern StudiesLatin American Studies M.A.
Asian Studies 
European Studies 
Latin American Studies 

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