College and Department Ceremonies
The various colleges and their departments host additional, individual ceremonies recognizing their respective graduates.
Fall 2026 Ceremonies
The following may not be a comprehensive schedule of all Fall 2026 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, December 11 at 9 a.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| College of Design | Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. | McKimmon Center |
| College of Education | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Talley Ballroom |
| College of Natural Resources | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | No fall ceremony | All graduates invited to participate in the spring |
| Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences | Saturday, December 12 at 4 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, room 117 |
| Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Friday, December 11 at 11 a.m. | Nelson Hall, room 3400 |
| Department of Animal Science | Friday, December 11 at 3 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, room 126 |
| Department of Biological Sciences | Thursday, December 10 at 2 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, room 1103 |
| Department of Chemistry | TBA | TBA |
| Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Friday, December 11 at 11 a.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Communication (includes CRDM graduates with Communication advisors) | Friday, December 11 at 3:30 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Computer Science | Thursday, December 10 at 11 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | Saturday, December 12 at 3 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Thursday, December 10 at 8 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of English (includes CRDM graduates with English advisors) | Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, Talley Ballroom |
| Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology | Friday, December 11 at 1 p.m. | JC Raulston Arboretum, York Auditorium |
| Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | Saturday, December 12 at 4 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of History | Friday, December 11 at 2:30 p.m. | Withers Hall, room 232A |
| Department of Horticultural Science | Friday, December 11 at 3 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Integrative Humanities and Social Sciences | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, room 117 |
| Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Saturday, December 12 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, room 1103 |
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | No fall ceremony | All graduates invited to participate in the spring |
| Department of Mathematics | Friday, December 11 at 10 a.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, room 117 |
| Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Thursday, December 10 at 10 a.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | Thursday, December 10 at 2 p.m. | Nelson Hall, room 3400 |
| Department of Nuclear Engineering | No fall ceremony | All graduates invited to participate in the spring |
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | Park Shops, room 210 |
| Department of Physics and Astronomy | Saturday, December 12 at 2 p.m. | Riddick Hall, room 301 |
| Department of Physiology | TBA | TBA |
| Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | Saturday, December 12 at 3 p.m. | Nelson Hall, room 3400 |
| Department of Psychology | Saturday, December 12 at 4 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Talley Ballroom |
| Department of Sociology and Anthropology (including Criminology) | Friday, December 11 at 1 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Statistics | Friday, December 11 at 2:30 p.m. | SAS Hall, room 2203 |
| Department of World Languages and Cultures | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | Withers Hall, room 232A |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (includes Bachelor of Science, Masters of Engineering Management, and Operations Research) | Thursday, December 10 at 1 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering | TBA | TBA |
| Poole College of Management | Thursday, December 10 at 5 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Prestage Department of Poultry Science | Saturday, December 12 at 3 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, room 126 |
| School of Public and International Affairs (B.A. Leadership in the Public Sector; B.A./B.S. Political Science; Master of International Studies; Public Administration, MPA and Ph.D.) | Friday, December 11 at 5:30 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Talley Ballroom |
| School of Social Work | Friday, December 11 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, room 1103 |
| Wilson College of Textiles – Masters and Undergraduate Ceremony | Thursday, December 10 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Wilson College of Textiles – Doctoral Ceremony | Friday, December 11 at 1 p.m. | Textiles Complex, Convocation Center, room 2225 |
Spring 2027 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.