Commencement

Mark your calendars!

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 1:00 pm: Baskin Engineering Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony
Who: Doctoral students who graduated in summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025, or who anticipate graduating in summer 2025

Monday, June 16, 2025, 9:00 am: Graduate Division ceremony
Who: Doctoral and master’s students who graduated in summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025, or spring 2025

Monday, June 16, 2025, 5:00 pm: Baskin Engineering ceremony
Who: All M.S., B.A., or B.S. who graduated in summer 2024, fall 2024, winter 2025, spring 2025, or who anticipate graduating in summer 2025 or fall 2025

Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony

Saturday, May 17, 2025, 1:00-3:00 pm, Baskin Engineering Auditorium and Courtyard

Deadline to register: April 17, 2025

Round 1 deadline to order: March 31, 2025
Round 2 deadline to order: May 2, 2025

Graduate Student Hooding Demonstration

June Commencement Ceremonies and Celebrations

Graduate Division Commencement
Monday, June 16, 2025, 9:00 am, East Field, UC Santa Cruz

Baskin Engineering Commencement
Monday, June 16, 5:00 pm, East Field, UC Santa Cruz

Celebrations
Black Grad, June 7, 2025, 3:00 pm, Quarry Amphitheater
Chicanx/Latinx, June 16, 2025, 1:00 pm, East Field

Please see the UC Santa Cruz Commencement website for details. 
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Deadline to order: May 18, 2025

Watch last year’s celebrations!

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