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UCLA Commencement Schedule 2023

2023 Commencement Schedule

Below is the preliminary schedule for UCLA's 2023 Commencement ceremonies in chronological order. Some ceremonies may be subject to change. To see the schedule listed alphabetically by department name, please click here.

College of Letters & Science: Main Commencement Ceremony 

UCLA Departmental Graduations 

Date Time Ceremony Location
Thursday, June 15 7:30 PM College Honors Recognition Royce Hall
Friday, June 16 8:45 AM Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Switzer Plaza
Friday, June 16 3:00 PM Master of Quantitative Economics Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room
Friday, June 16 4:00 PM  Master of Social Science Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium
Friday, June 16 4:00 PM American Indian Studies Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room
Saturday, June 17 8:00 AM Psychology - Undergraduate Pauley Pavilion
Saturday, June 17 9:00 AM Integrative Biology & Physiology Court of Sciences
Saturday, June 17 9:00 AM Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Saturday, June 17 9:00 AM Sociology Wilson Plaza
Saturday, June 17 9:00 AM Geography Kerckhoff Patio
Saturday, June 17 10:00 AM Chicana/o and Central American Studies Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room
Saturday, June 17 11:00 AM Anthropology Dickson Court North
Saturday, June 17 11:30 AM African American Studies Fowler Museum, Lenart Auditorium
Saturday, June 17 12:00 PM Psychology - Graduate Studies Schoenberg Hall
Saturday, June 17 12:30 PM Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Kerckhoff Hall, Young Grand Salon
Saturday, June 17 12:45 PM Earth, Planetary & Space Sciences Young Hall Patio
Saturday, June 17 1:00 PM Art History, Classics, and Philosophy Reception Coral Tree Walk
Saturday, June 17 1:00 PM Humanities I* Royce Hall
Saturday, June 17 2:00 PM Neuroscience Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Saturday, June 17 2:00 PM Institute for Research on Labor & Employment Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room
Saturday, June 17 2:30 PM Spanish & Portuguese Reception Rolfe Hall Courtyard
Saturday, June 17 3:00 PM Gender Studies Carnesale Commons, Palisades Room
Saturday, June 17 3:30 PM Humanities II* Royce Hall
Saturday, June 17 4:30 PM Chemistry & Biochemistry Court of Sciences
Saturday, June 17 5:00 PM Institute for Society & Genetics Kerckhoff Patio
Saturday, June 17 6:00 PM Economics Pauley Pavilion
Saturday, June 17 6:30 PM International Institute* Royce Hall
Saturday, June 17 7:00 PM Statistics Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Sunday, June 18 9:00 AM Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Wilson Plaza
Sunday, June 18 9:00 AM History Dickson Court North
Sunday, June 18 9:00 AM Mathematics Court of Sciences
Sunday, June 18 9:00 AM Physics & Astronomy Kerckhoff Patio
Sunday, June 18 9:00 AM Political Science Pauley Pavilion
Sunday, June 18 10:30 AM Asian American Studies Schoenberg Hall
Sunday, June 18 10:30 AM Communication Royce Hall
Sunday, June 18 11:00 AM Computational & Systems Biology Covel Commons, Grand Horizon Room
Sunday, June 18 1:30 PM Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics Kerckhoff Patio
Sunday, June 18 1:30 PM Institute of the Environment & Sustainability Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Sunday, June 18 1:30 PM English Dickson Court North
Sunday, June 18 5:30 PM Department of Linguistics Royce Hall

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Professional School Ceremonies 

Date Time Ceremony Location
Friday, May 12 3:30 PM School of Law Dickson Court North
Friday, June 2 4:00 PM David Geffen School of Medicine Dickson Court North
Sunday, June 4 10:00 AM School of Dentistry Royce Hall/Quad
Thursday, June 15 3:00 PM Division of Graduate Education Doctoral Hooding Royce Hall
Friday, June 16 9:00 AM Luskin School of Public Affairs (Graduate) Royce Hall
Friday, June 16 2:00 PM School of Theater, Film & Television Royce Hall
Friday, June 16 3:00 PM Luskin School of Public Affairs (Undergraduate) Kerckhoff Patio
Friday, June 16 4:00 PM Anderson School of Management Wilson Plaza
Friday, June 16 4:00 PM Herb Alpert School of Music Dickson Court North
Friday, June 16 5:30 PM Fielding School of Public Health Royce Hall
Saturday, June 17 8:30 AM School of Nursing Royce Hall
Saturday, June 17 12:30 PM Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science (BS Undergraduates) Pauley Pavilion
Saturday, June 17 4:00 PM School of the Arts & Architecture Dickson Court North
Saturday, June 17 4:00 PM School of Education & Information Studies Wilson Plaza
Sunday, June 18 1:30 PM Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Science (MS/PHD Graduates) Pauley Pavilion
Friday, June 23 4:30 PM University Extension Certificate Graduation Royce Hall

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Graduation-Related Student Celebrations 

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Projected Commencement Dates for 2024-2025

(All projected dates are tentative and subject to change)

2024: Friday-Sunday, June 14-16

2025: Friday-Sunday, June 13-15

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Humanities I Departments

Humanities II Departments

Asian Languages and Cultures Art History
Comparative Literature Classics
French & Francophone Studies Musicology
Germanic Languages Philosophy
Italian Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Linguistics Study of Religion
Scandinavian  
Slavic East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures  
Spanish & Portuguese  

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.