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 15-16. Find ceremonies by college and academic unit below.
All recognition ceremonies require tickets for guest entry. Graduates can receive up to six (6) tickets with the option to request additional tickets, should they become available, through the RSVP form. The University Honors Program ceremony only guarantees three (3) guest tickets per RSVP’d graduate due to the size of the ceremony. Digital tickets will be sent to student email accounts the week of commencement ceremonies.
Did you miss the RSVP deadline? Find instructions for last-minute participation.
Note: Doors open and graduates line up one (1) hour before ceremonies begin, with the exception of the Graduate School ceremony.
College of Agricultural Sciences List of Graduates
Agricultural & Resource Economics; Animal Sciences
Friday, May 15, 8-9:30 a.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 a.m.
Agricultural Biology; Horticulture & Landscape Architecture; Soil & Crop Sciences
Friday, May 15, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 10 a.m.
College of Business List of Graduates
Management; Marketing; Computer Information Systems; MCIS; MBA
Friday, May 15, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 10 a.m.
Accounting; MAcc; Finance & Real Estate; MFin
Friday, May 15, 2-3:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 1 p.m.
All Engineering Majors
Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering List of Graduates
Livestream | Program
Friday, May 15, 8-9:30 a.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 a.m.
Master’s and Doctoral Candidates
Graduate School Lists of Candidates (organized by college)
Livestream | Program
All graduate students, originally admitted to CSU by the Graduate School, should attend this recognition ceremony.
There are two exceptions: College of Business master’s candidates are included in COB ceremonies, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine candidates have a dedicated hooding ceremony hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. See college tabs above for further detail.
Saturday, May 16, 1-3 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 12:30 p.m.
Please note: Doors open and graduates must begin to lineup 30 minutes prior to the ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
College of Health & Human Science List of Graduates
Design & Merchandising; Human Development & Family Studies; School of Education; School of Social Work
Saturday, May 16, 4:30-6 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 3:30 p.m.
Construction Management; Food Science & Human Nutrition; Health & Exercise Science
Saturday, May 16, 7:30-9 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 6:30 p.m.
College of Liberal Arts List of Graduates
Art & Art History; School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Friday, May 15, 8-9:30 a.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 a.m.
Anthropology & Geography; International Studies; Sociology; Languages, Literatures & Cultures; Race, Gender & Ethnic Studies
Friday, May 15, 2-3:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 1 p.m.
Economics; History; Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts; Philosophy; Political Science
Friday, May 15, 5-6:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4 p.m.
Communications Studies; English; Journalism & Media Communication
Friday, May 15, 8-9:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 7 p.m.
Warner College of Natural Resources List of Graduates
Forest & Rangeland Stewardship; Ecosystem Science & Sustainability
Saturday, May 16, 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 2:30 p.m.
Fish, Wildlife & Conservation Biology; Human Dimensions of Natural Resources; Geology
Saturday, May 16, 6-7:30 p.m.
Location: Ceremony tent (at Plum & Meridian)
Doors open/student processional lineup: 5 p.m.
College of Natural Sciences List of Graduates
Biochemistry; Biology; Zoology; Chemistry; Natural Sciences; Physics
Friday, May 15, 5-6 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4 p.m.
Computer Science; Psychology; Mathematics; Statistics; Data Science
Friday, May 15, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: Moby Arena
Doors open/student processional lineup: 6:30 p.m.
Air Force & Army ROTC Commissioning
Saturday, May 16, 5-7 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 4 p.m.
University Honors Program
List of University Honors Scholars
Livestream | Program
Friday, May 15, 12-1:30 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 11 a.m.
Students are allotted three (3) guest tickets for the Honors Program ceremony with the ability to request more through the RSVP form. Should additional tickets become available, they will be distributed to those who requested them on a first-come, first-served basis.
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences List of Graduates
All CVMBS Bachelor’s Graduates
Friday, May 15, 3-4:30 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 2 p.m.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Hooding Ceremony
Friday, May 15, 6-8 p.m.
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors open/student processional lineup: 5 p.m.
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