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UCLA Commencement Schedule 2026

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. 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 

Date                            Time              CeremonyLocation                  Recommended Parking Location
Friday, June 1211:00 AMCollege Commencement 11:00 a.m. CeremonyPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7, PS 8, or PS 9
Friday, June 123:00 PMCollege Commencement 3:00 p.m. CeremonyPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7, PS 8, or PS 9
Friday, June 127:00 PMCollege Commencement 7:00 p.m. CeremonyPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7, PS 8, or PS 9

UCLA Departmental Graduations 

Date                      Time           Ceremony                Location                         Recommended Parking Location 
Thursday, June 11                                           9:30 AM                              Neuroscience                                                Royce Hall                                        PS 5                                  
Thursday, June 117:30 PMCollege Honors RecognitionRoyce HallPS 5
Friday, June 128:30 AMGenetic CounselingLuskin Conference CenterPS 8
Friday, June 123:00 PMMaster of Quantitative EconomicsCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS 7
Friday, June 124:00 PM Master of Social ScienceFowler Museum, Lenart AuditoriumPS 5
Friday, June 125:30 PMAmerican Indian StudiesCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS 7
Saturday, June 138:00 AMPsychology - UndergraduatePauley PavilionPS DD, PS 8, or PS 9
Saturday, June 139:00 AMAtmospheric & Oceanic SciencesDe Neve Plaza Room
Saturday, June 139:00 AMGeographyCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV
Saturday, June 139:00 AMIntegrative Biology & PhysiologyCourt of SciencesPS 9
Saturday, June 139:00 AMSociologyWilson Plaza
Saturday, June 1310:00 AMChicana/o and Central American StudiesCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS SV
Saturday, June 1310:00 AMDisability StudiesJames West Alumni CenterLot A or PS 2
Saturday, June 1311:00 AMAnthropologyDickson Court North
Saturday, June 1311:00 AMArt HistoryLaw School Courtyard
Saturday, June 1311:00 AMClassicsDodd Hall 247
Saturday, June 1311:30 AMAfrican American StudiesFowler Museum, Lenart AuditoriumPS 3 or PS 5
Saturday, June 1312:00 PMPsychology - Graduate StudiesSchoenberg Hall
Saturday, June 131:00 PMHumanitiesRoyce Hall
Saturday, June 131:00 PMMolecular, Cell & Developmental BiologyCourt of SciencesPS 9
Saturday, June 132:00 PMLabor StudiesCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS SV
Saturday, June 133:00 PMGender StudiesCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV
Saturday, June 133:00 PMSpanish & Portuguese ReceptionRolfe Hall CourtyardPS 3
Saturday, June 134:00 PMPhilosophyRoyce Hall
Saturday, June 135:00 PMChemistry & BiochemistryCourt of SciencesPS 9
Saturday, June 135:00 PMInstitute for Society & GeneticsKerckhoff PatioPS 2
Saturday, June 136:00 PMEconomicsPauley PavilionPS DD, PS 8 or PS 9
Saturday, June 136:30 PMInternational Institute*Royce Hall
Sunday, June 148:30 AMPolitical SciencePauley PavilionPS 8
Sunday, June 149:00 AMEcology & Evolutionary BiologyWilson Plaza
Sunday, June 149:00 AMHistoryDickson Court North
Sunday, June 149:00 AMMathematicsCourt of Sciences
Sunday, June 149:00 AMPhysics & AstronomyAckerman Grand Ballroom
Sunday, June 1410:00 AMMicrobiology, Immunology & Molecular GeneticsKerckhoff PatioPS 2 or PS 9
Sunday, June 1410:30 AMAsian American StudiesSchoenberg Hall
Sunday, June 1410:30 AMCommunicationRoyce Hall
Sunday, June 1412:30 PMEarth, Planetary & Space Sciences Young Hall Patio
Sunday, June 141:30 PMInstitute of the Environment & SustainabilityAckerman Grand BallroomPS 2 or PS 9
Sunday, June 142:00 PMEnglishDickson Court North
Sunday, June 142:00 PMLinguisticsRoyce HallPS 5
Monday, June 1510:00 AMStatistics & Data SciencePauley Pavilion
TBDTBDComputational & Systems BiologyTBDTBD

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Professional School Ceremonies 

DateTime      CeremonyLocation                       Recommended Parking Location
Friday, May 15                                                              10:30 AM                             School of Law                                                                 Pauley Pavilion                                             
PS 4 or PS 7                                        
Sunday, May 3110:00 AMSchool of DentistryRoyce Hall/QuadPS 5
Thursday, June 113:00 PMDivision of Graduate Education Doctoral HoodingRoyce HallPS 5
Friday, June 129:00 AMLuskin School of Public Affairs (Graduate)Royce HallPS 5
Friday, June 122:00 PMSchool of Theater, Film & TelevisionRoyce HallPS 5
Friday, June 123:00 PMLuskin School of Public Affairs (Undergraduate)Ackerman Grand BallroomPS 2 or PS 9
Friday, June 124:00 PMAnderson School of ManagementWilson PlazaPS 4
Friday, June 124:00 PMHerb Alpert School of MusicDickson Court NorthPS 2
Friday, June 125:30 PMFielding School of Public HealthRoyce Hall
Saturday, June 138:30 AMSchool of NursingRoyce HallPS 3 or PS 5
Saturday, June 1312:30 PMSchool of Education & Information Studies (Undergraduate)Wilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
Saturday, June 131:00 PMSamueli School of Engineering (BS Graduates)Pauley PavilionPS DD, PS 8 or PS 9
Saturday, June 134:00 PMSchool of the Arts & ArchitectureDickson Court NorthPS 2
Saturday, June 134:30 PMSchool of Education & Information Studies (Graduate)Wilson PlazaPS 4 or PS 7
Sunday, June 1412:30 PMSamueli School of Engineering (MEng, M.S., Ph.D.)Pauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8
Monday, June 152:00 PMUniversity Extension Certificate GraduationPauley Pavilion
Event Details Shared with Invitees David Geffen School of Medicine  

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Graduation-Related Student Celebrations 

Date                               Time             CeremonyLocationRecommended Parking Location
Sunday, June 7                                                                           TBD                                                Bruin Resource Center, Students with Dependents End of Year Celebration                   TBD                                                       TBD
Sunday, June 711:00 AMDisabled Student Union Graduation CelebrationJames West Alumni CenterPS 8
Thursday, June 116:00 PMAthletics Graduation CelebrationPauley PavilionPS 4, PS 7 or PS 8
Saturday, June 1312:30 PMLavender ExtravaganzaUCLA Anderson School, Korn HallPS 3 or PS 5
Sunday, June 1410:00 AMJewish Student CelebrationCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV
Sunday, June 143:30 PMArmy ROTC CommissioningCovel Commons, Grand Horizon RoomPS SV
Sunday, June 144:00 PMAfrikan Student Union CelebrationWilson Plaza
Sunday, June 145:30 PMSamahang Pilipino Student CelebrationRoyce Hall
Sunday, June 146:00 PMLatinx Graduation CelebrationPauley Pavilion
Sunday, June 147:30 PMAsian Pacific Islander Graduation CelebrationJames West Alumni Center, Collins Alumni Conference RoomPS 8
Monday, June 1510:00 AMNaval ROTC CommissioningJanss TerracePS 2
Monday, June 151:00 PMAir Force ROTC CommissioningCarnesale Commons, Palisades RoomPS SV or PS 7
TBDTBDVietnamese Student CelebrationTBDTBD

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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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Please note: The above schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates and changes.