2026 Commencement Schedule
Below is the preliminary schedule for UCLA's 2026 Commencement ceremonies in chronological order. Some ceremonies may be subject to change. The schedule can also be viewed alphabetically by department name.
College of Letters & Science: Main Commencement Ceremony
UCLA Departmental Graduations
| Date | Time | Ceremony | Location |
|---|
| Thursday, June 11 | 9:30 AM | Neuroscience | Royce Hall |
| Thursday, June 11 | 7:30 PM | College Honors Recognition | Royce Hall |
| Friday, June 12 | 8:30 AM | Master of Science in Genetic Counseling | Luskin Conference Center |
| Friday, June 12 | 3:00 PM | Master of Quantitative Economics | Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room |
| Friday, June 12 | 4:00 PM | Master of Social Science | Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium |
| Friday, June 12 | 5:30 PM | American Indian Studies | Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room |
| Saturday, June 13 | 8:00 AM | Psychology - Undergraduate | Pauley Pavilion |
| Saturday, June 13 | 9:00 AM | Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences | De Neve Auditorium |
| Saturday, June 13 | 9:00 AM | Geography | Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room |
| Saturday, June 13 | 9:00 AM | Integrative Biology & Physiology | Court of Sciences |
| Saturday, June 13 | 9:00 AM | Sociology | Wilson Plaza |
| Saturday, June 13 | 10:00 AM | Chicana/o and Central American Studies | Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room |
| Saturday, June 13 | 10:00 AM | Disability Studies | James West Alumni Center |
| Saturday, June 13 | 11:00 AM | Anthropology | Dickson Court North |
| Saturday, June 13 | 11:00 AM | Art History | Law School Courtyard |
| Saturday, June 13 | 11:00 AM | Classics | Dodd Hall 247 |
| Saturday, June 13 | 11:30 AM | African American Studies | Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium |
| Saturday, June 13 | 12:00 PM | Psychology - Graduate Studies | Schoenberg Hall |
| Saturday, June 13 | 1:00 PM | Humanities | Royce Hall |
| Saturday, June 13 | 1:00 PM | Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology | Court of Sciences |
| Saturday, June 13 | 2:00 PM | Labor Studies | Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room |
| Saturday, June 13 | 3:00 PM | Gender Studies | Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room |
| Saturday, June 13 | 3:00 PM | Spanish & Portuguese Reception | Rolfe Hall Courtyard |
| Saturday, June 13 | 4:00 PM | Philosophy | Royce Hall |
| Saturday, June 13 | 5:00 PM | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Court of Sciences |
| Saturday, June 13 | 5:00 PM | Institute for Society & Genetics | Kerckhoff Patio |
| Saturday, June 13 | 6:00 PM | Economics | Pauley Pavilion |
| Saturday, June 13 | 6:30 PM | International Institute* | Royce Hall |
| Sunday, June 14 | 8:30 AM | Political Science | Pauley Pavilion |
| Sunday, June 14 | 9:00 AM | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology | Wilson Plaza |
| Sunday, June 14 | 9:00 AM | History | Dickson Court North |
| Sunday, June 14 | 9:00 AM | Mathematics | Court of Sciences |
| Sunday, June 14 | 9:00 AM | Physics & Astronomy | Ackerman Grand Ballroom |
| Sunday, June 14 | 10:00 AM | Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics | Kerckhoff Patio |
| Sunday, June 14 | 10:30 AM | Asian American Studies | Schoenberg Hall |
| Sunday, June 14 | 10:30 AM | Communication | Royce Hall |
| Sunday, June 14 | 12:30 PM | Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences | Young Hall Patio |
| Sunday, June 14 | 1:30 PM | Institute of the Environment & Sustainability | Ackerman Grand Ballroom |
| Sunday, June 14 | 2:00 PM | English | Dickson Court North |
| Sunday, June 14 | 2:00 PM | Linguistics | Royce Hall |
| Monday, June 15 | 10:00 AM | Statistics & Data Science | Pauley Pavilion |
| TBD | TBD | Computational & Systems Biology | TBD |
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Professional School Ceremonies
| Date | Time | Ceremony | Location |
|---|
| Friday, May 15 | 10:30 AM | School of Law | Pauley Pavilion |
| Sunday, May 31 | 10:00 AM | School of Dentistry | Royce Hall/Quad |
| Thursday, June 11 | 3:00 PM | Division of Graduate Education Doctoral Hooding | Royce Hall |
| Friday, June 12 | 9:00 AM | Luskin School of Public Affairs (Graduate) | Royce Hall |
| Friday, June 12 | 2:00 PM | School of Theater, Film & Television | Royce Hall |
| Friday, June 12 | 3:00 PM | Luskin School of Public Affairs (Undergraduate) | Ackerman Grand Ballroom |
| Friday, June 12 | 4:00 PM | Anderson School of Management | Wilson Plaza |
| Friday, June 12 | 4:00 PM | Herb Alpert School of Music | Dickson Court North |
| Friday, June 12 | 6:00 PM | Fielding School of Public Health | Royce Hall |
| Saturday, June 13 | 8:30 AM | School of Nursing | Royce Hall |
| Saturday, June 13 | 12:30 PM | School of Education & Information Studies (Undergraduate) | Wilson Plaza |
| Saturday, June 13 | 1:00 PM | Samueli School of Engineering (BS Graduates) | Pauley Pavilion |
| Saturday, June 13 | 4:00 PM | School of the Arts & Architecture | Dickson Court North |
| Saturday, June 13 | 4:30 PM | School of Education & Information Studies (Graduate) | Wilson Plaza |
| Sunday, June 14 | 12:30 PM | Samueli School of Engineering (MEng, M.S., Ph.D.) | Pauley Pavilion |
| Monday, June 15 | 2:00 PM | University Extension Certificate Graduation | Pauley Pavilion |
| Event Details Shared with Invitees | | David Geffen School of Medicine | |
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Graduation-Related Student Celebrations
| Date | Time | Ceremony | Location |
|---|
| Sunday, June 7 | TBD | Bruin Resource Center, Students with Dependents End of Year Celebration | TBD |
| Sunday, June 7 | 11:00 AM | Disabled Student Union Graduation Celebration | James West Alumni Center |
| Thursday, June 11 | 6:00 PM | Athletics Graduation Celebration | Pauley Pavilion |
| Saturday, June 13 | 12:30 PM | Lavender Extravaganza | UCLA Anderson School, Korn Hall |
| Sunday, June 14 | 10:00 AM | Jewish Student Celebration | Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room |
| Sunday, June 14 | 3:30 PM | Army ROTC Commissioning | Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room |
| Sunday, June 14 | 4:00 PM | Afrikan Student Union Celebration | Wilson Plaza |
| Sunday, June 14 | 4:00 PM | Vietnamese Student Celebration | Schoenberg Hall |
| Sunday, June 14 | 5:30 PM | Samahang Pilipino Student Celebration | Royce Hall |
| Sunday, June 14 | 6:00 PM | Latinx Graduation Celebration | Pauley Pavilion |
| Monday, June 15 | 10:00 AM | Naval ROTC Commissioning | Janss Terrace |
| Monday, June 15 | 1:00 PM | Air Force ROTC Commissioning | Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room |
| TBD | TBD | Asian Pacific Islander Graduation Celebration | TBD |
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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
| Majors | Graduate Programs |
| Global Studies | African Studies M.A. |
| International Development Studies | East Asian Studies M.A. |
| African & Middle Eastern Studies | Latin American Studies M.A. |
| Asian Studies | |
| European Studies | |
| Latin American Studies | |
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Please note: The above schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates and changes.
