College and Department Ceremonies
The various colleges and their departments host additional, individual ceremonies recognizing their respective graduates.
Spring 2026 Ceremonies
The following may not be a comprehensive schedule of all Spring 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, May 8 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| College of Design | Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| College of Education | Friday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Natural Resources | Friday, May 8 at 7:30 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Friday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Cinema |
| Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Thursday, May 7 at 1 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Animal Science | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | DS Weaver Labs, Pavillion |
| Department of Biological Sciences | Friday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Saturday, May 9 at 6 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Chemistry | Friday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m. | Dabney Hall, Room 222 |
| Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Friday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of Communication (includes CRDM graduates with Communication advisors) | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Computer Science | Thursday, May 7 at 3 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of English (includes CRDM graduates with English advisors) | Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology | Friday, May 8 at 1 p.m. | JC Raulston Arboretum |
| Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | Saturday, May 9 at 5 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 1 |
| Department of History | Friday, May 8 at 1 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Auditorium (Room 117) |
| Department of Horticultural Science | Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Integrative Humanities and Social Sciences | Friday, May 8 at 6 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium (Room 1103) |
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. | James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Auditorium (Room 1103) |
| Department of Mathematics | Friday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Thursday, May 7 at 8 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | McKimmon Center |
| Department of Nuclear Engineering | Saturday, May 9 at 6 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Auditorium (Room 117) |
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies | Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. | Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Department of Physics and Astronomy | Saturday, May 9 at 1:30 p.m. | Riddick Hall, Room 301 |
| Department of Physiology | Friday, May 8 at 5 p.m. | Witherspoon Student Center, Cinema |
| Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Nelson Hall, Room 3400 |
| Department of Psychology – Graduates only | Friday, May 8 at 5:30 p.m. | SAS Hall, Room 2203 |
| Department of Psychology – Undergraduates only (last name A-L) | Sunday, May 10 at 10 a.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Psychology – Undergraduates only (last name M-Z) | Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Sociology and Anthropology (including Criminology) | Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Statistics | Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m.. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Department of World Languages and Cultures | Friday, May 8 at 11 a.m. | Withers Hall, Room 232A |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering – Undergraduate Ceremony (includes B.S. Industrial Engineering) | Friday, May 8 at 11 a.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering – Graduate Ceremony (includes Masters of Engineering Management; Operations Research) | Friday, May 8 at 9 a.m. | McKimmon Center, Room 2 |
| Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering | Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m. | Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh Memorial Auditorium |
| Poole College of Management – Undergraduate Ceremony | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Poole College of Management – Jenkins Graduate Ceremony | Saturday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Prestage Department of Poultry Science | Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. | Dabney Hall, Room 124 |
| 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.) | Thursday, May 7 at 11:30 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| School of Social Work | Friday, May 8 at 2 p.m. | Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Wilson College of Textiles – Masters and Undergraduate Ceremony | Friday, May 8 at 10:30 a.m. | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Wilson College of Textiles – Doctoral Ceremony | Friday, May 8 at 3 p.m. | Textiles Complex, Convocation Center (Room 2225) |
Fall 2026 Ceremonies
College and department ceremonies will be scheduled by employees in the respective academic unit and published here early in the fall 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.