College and Department Ceremonies
The various colleges and their departments host additional, individual ceremonies recognizing their respective graduates.
Spring 2025 Ceremonies
The following is not a comprehensive schedule of all Spring 2025 college and department ceremonies taking place. Students with questions regarding their college or department ceremony should contact their respective academic department for more information.
Colleges or departments that would like their ceremony information to be provided below can contact the University Commencement team for assistance.
| College or Department | Date and Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Institute | Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| College of Design | Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. | McKimmon Center |
| College of Education | Friday, May 2 at 11:30 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Natural Resources | Friday, May 2 at 8 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Friday, May 2 at 3 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Room 117 |
| Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Thursday, May 1 at 12 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Animal Science | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | D.S. Weaver Labs Pavilion |
| Department of Biological Sciences | Friday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Saturday, May 3 at 6 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Chemistry | Friday, May 2 at 1:30 p.m. | Dabney Hall, Room 222 |
| Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Friday, May 2 at 1:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of Communication (includes CRDM graduates with Communication advisors) | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Computer Science | Thursday, May 1 at 11:30 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Thursday, May 1 at 3 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of English (includes CRDM graduates with English advisors) | Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology | Friday, May 2 at 1 p.m. | J.C. Raulston Arboretum |
| Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | Saturday, May 3 at 5 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of History | Friday, May 2 at 1 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Room 117 |
| Department of Horticultural Science | Friday, May 2nd at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Room 1103 |
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Room 1103 |
| Department of Mathematics | Friday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Thursday, May 1 at 8 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Nuclear Engineering (including MEng graduates) | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Park Alumni Center |
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies | Friday, May 2 at 3 p.m. | Park Shops, Room 210 |
| Department of Physics | Saturday, May 3 at 1:30 p.m. | Riddick Hall, Room 301 |
| Department of Physiology | Friday, May 2nd at 5 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Room 117 |
| Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Bostian Hall, Room 3712 |
| Department of Psychology – Graduates only | Friday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. | SAS Hall, Room 2203 |
| Department of Psychology – Undergraduates Last Name A-L only | Sunday, May 4 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Psychology – Undergraduates Last Name M-Z only | Sunday, May 4 at 1 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Sociology and Anthropology (including Criminology) | Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Statistics | Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Department of World Languages and Cultures | Friday, May 2 at 12 p.m. | Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering – Graduates only (includes Operations Research, Engineering Management, and Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering) | Friday, May 2 at 9 a.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering – Undergraduates only (includes Operations Research, Engineering Management, and Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering) | Friday, May 2 at 11 a.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A. in Liberal Studies; Arts Studies – Film, Music, Theater, or Visual Arts; Interdisciplinary Studies – Africana Studies, Self-Design, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; B.A. International Studies; Science, Technology and Society) | Friday, May 2 at 6 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Poole College of Management – Jenkins Graduate Programs only | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Poole College of Management – Undergraduates only | Saturday, May 3 at 6 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Prestage Department of Poultry Science | Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. | Dabney Hall, Room 124 |
| School of Public and International Affairs (Master of International Studies) | Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. | NC State University Club, Lutz Ballroom |
| School of Public and International Affairs (B.A. Leadership in the Public Sector; B.A./B.S. Political Science) | Friday, May 2 at 6 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| School of Public and International Affairs (Public Administration, MPA and Ph.D.) | Friday, May 2 at 4 p.m. | NC State University Club, Lutz Ballroom |
| School of Social Work | Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Wilson College of Textiles – Masters and Undergraduates only | Thursday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Wilson College of Textiles – Ph.D. only | Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. | Textiles Complex |
Fall 2025 Ceremonies
College and department ceremonies will be scheduled by employees in the respective academic unit and published here early in the spring term when ceremony details are reported to our University Commencement team. We will not be able to answer inquiries about the date, time or location of college and department ceremonies before they are reported to us.