Recognition ceremonies
To complement University-wide Commencement, colleges and academic units host smaller recognition ceremonies where student names are read, graduates cross the stage, and diploma covers are distributed. Recognition ceremonies will be held across three campus locations on Friday and Saturday, May 14-15, 2027. Ceremonies by college and academic unit will be listed below once the schedule is finalized.
All recognition ceremonies require tickets for guest entry. Graduates receive six (6) tickets for their ceremony by RSVPing through RAMweb. The University Honors Program ceremony only provides three (3) guest tickets per RSVP’d graduate due to the size of the ceremony. Digital tickets will be sent to student email accounts a few weeks before commencement ceremonies.
Note: Doors open and graduates line up one (1) hour before ceremonies begin.
Agricultural Biology; Horticulture & Landscape Architecture; Soil & Crop Sciences
Friday, May 14, 5-7 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4 p.m.
Agricultural & Resource Economics; Animal Sciences
Saturday, May 15, 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4:30 p.m.
Management; Marketing; MBA; Impact MBA
Friday, May 14, 9:30-10 a.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 8:30 a.m.
Accounting; MAcc; Finance & Real Estate; MFin; Computer Information Systems; MCIS
Friday, May 14, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 10 a.m.
All Engineering Majors
Friday, May 14, 2-3:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 1 p.m.
All graduate students, originally admitted to CSU by the Graduate School, should attend Graduate School recognition ceremonies.
There are two exceptions: College of Business master’s candidates are included in COB ceremonies, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) candidates have a dedicated hooding ceremony hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. See college tabs above for further detail.
Doctoral Candidates
Hooding Ceremony
Friday, May 14, 8-10 a.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 a.m.
Master’s Candidates
Saturday, May 15, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7:30 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Construction Management; Food Science & Human Nutrition; Health & Exercise Science
Saturday, May 15, 12-1:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 11 a.m.
Design & Merchandising; Human Development & Family Studies; School of Education; School of Social Work
Saturday, May 15, 3-4:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 2 p.m.
Communications Studies; English; Journalism & Media Communication
Friday, May 14, 12-1:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 11 a.m.
Anthropology & Geography; International Studies; Sociology; Languages, Literatures & Cultures; Race, Gender & Ethnic Studies
Saturday, May 15, 12-1:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 11 a.m.
Art & Art History; School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Saturday, May 15, 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 1:30 p.m.
Economics; History; Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts; Philosophy; Political Science
Saturday, May 15, 5:30-7 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4:30 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Forest & Rangeland Stewardship; Ecosystem Science & Sustainability; Geology
Friday, May 14, 3-4:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 2 p.m.
Fish, Wildlife & Conservation Biology; Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Friday, May 14, 6-7:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent
Doors open/student processional lineup: 5 p.m.
Biochemistry; Biology; Zoology; Chemistry; Natural Sciences; Physics
Friday, May 14, 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4 p.m.
Computer Science; Psychology; Mathematics; Statistics; Data Science
Friday, May 14, 8-10 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 p.m.
Air Force & Army ROTC Commissioning
Saturday, May 15, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 1:30 p.m.
University Honors Program
Saturday, May 15, 8-9:30 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 p.m.
Students are allotted three (3) guest tickets for the Honors Program ceremony due to program size and venue capacity limits.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Hooding Ceremony
Friday, May 14, 8-10 a.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 a.m.
Bachelor’s Graduates, Group 1 (TBA)
Friday, May 14, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 10:30 a.m.
Bachelor’s Graduates, Group 2 (TBA)
Friday, May 14, 2:30-4 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 1:30 p.m.
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