College and Department Ceremonies
Along with the main Commencement ceremonies that recognize all of our graduates across disciplines, the various colleges and their departments host additional individual ceremonies recognizing their respective graduates.
The following is not a comprehensive schedule of all Spring 2022 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 |
| Agricultural Institute | Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m.; Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| College of Design | Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m.; McKimmon Center |
| College of Education | Friday, May 6 at 5 p.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Natural Resources | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Friday, May 6 at 2 p.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Witherspoon Cinema |
| Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Friday, May 6 at 1 p.m.; Nelson Hall, room 3400 |
| Department of Animal Science | Saturday, May 7 at 4 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Weaver Labs Pavilion |
| Department of Biological Sciences | Friday, May 6 at 11 a.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Saturday, May 7 at 5 p.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Chemistry | Friday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m.; Dabney Hall, room 222 |
| Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering | Friday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Communication (includes CRDM graduates with Communication advisors) | Saturday, May 7 at 4:30 p.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Computer Science | Thursday, May 5 at 8 a.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Crop and Soil Sciences | Saturday, May 7 at 1 p.m.; Dabney Hall, room 222 |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Thursday, May 5 at 11 a.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of English (includes CRDM graduates with English advisors) | Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences | Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures | Saturday, May 7 at 12:15 p.m.; Withers Hall, room 232A |
| Department of History | Saturday, May 7 at 3 p.m.; Withers Hall, room 232A |
| Department of Horticultural Science | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; James B. Hunt Library, IEI Duke Energy Hall |
| Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m.; James B. Hunt Jr. Library, room 1103 |
| Department of Materials Science and Engineering | Friday, May 6 at 2 p.m.; James B. Hunt Jr. Library, room 1103 |
| Department of Mathematics | Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry | Saturday, May 7 at 1 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Thursday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Park Shops, room 210 |
| Department of Physics | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Riddick Hall, room 301 |
| Department of Physiology | Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m.; Witherspoon Cinema |
| Department of Plant and Microbial Biology | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Bostian Hall, room 3712 |
| Department of Psychology (Graduate students only) | Friday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m.; SAS Hall, room 2203 |
| Department of Psychology (Undergraduate students only) | Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Department of Sociology and Anthropology (including Criminology) | Friday, May 6 at 2 p.m.; Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Department of Statistics | Friday, May 6 at 3 p.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Operations Research | Friday, May 6 at 11 a.m.; McKimmon Center |
| Interdisciplinary Studies (graduate: MA in Liberal Studies; undergraduate: Africana Studies; Arts Studies – Film, Music, Theater, or Visual Arts; International Studies; Science, Technology and Society; Self-Design; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies) | Friday, May 6 at 6 p.m.; Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| Poole College of Management | Saturday, May 7 at 11:30 a.m.; PNC Arena |
| Poole College of Management (Jenkins Graduate Programs Hooding Ceremony only) | Thursday, May 5 at 5 p.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Prestage Department of Poultry Science | Saturday, May 7 at 1:30 p.m.; Dabney Hall, room 124 |
| School of Public and International Affairs (Department of Political Science, Leadership in the Public Sector) | Saturday, May 7 at 2 p.m.; Talley Student Union, Stewart Theatre |
| School of Public and International Affairs: Masters of International Studies | Saturday, May 7 at 4:30 p.m.; University Club |
| School of Public and International Affairs: Public Administration (Master of Public Administration (MPA), PhD in Public Administration) | Saturday, May 7 at 3:30 p.m.; Town of Cary Council Chambers |
| School of Social Work | Friday, May 6 at 2 p.m.; Talley Student Union, State Ballroom |
| Wilson College of Textiles (Undergraduate and Master only) | Friday, May 6 at 8:15 a.m.; William Neal Reynolds Coliseum |
| Wilson College of Textiles (PhD only) | Friday, May 6 at 3:30 p.m.; Textiles Complex Convocation Center |