In addition to the campuswide Commencements in May and December, many departments and student groups hold smaller, more personal graduations in the spring semester only. Each group handles its event independently, and graduates can attend the campuswide Commencement, department graduation, or both. Ask your loved ones about their plans.
Aerospace Studies
African American Studies Black Graduation
American Indian Graduate Program
American Studies (UGIS)
Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology
Anthropology
For details see anthropology.berkeley.edu/news-events/commencement-2025.
Architecture (Reception)
The Department of Architecture graduation will be part of the College of Environmental Design Commencement Ceremony this year.
Asian Studies
Astronomy
Buddhist Studies (GBS)
Business, Graduate MBA
Business, MBA for Executives
Business, Ph.D.
Business, Undergraduate
Cal Athletics Student-Athlete Graduation Celebration
Celtic Studies
Reception to follow.
More info on the department website.
Chemical Engineering (College of Chemistry)
Chemistry
Chicanx Latinx Graduation Celebration
Cognitive Science (ISSP)
Comparative Literature
Reception to follow
Computer Science, B.A.
The Department of Computer Science, B.A. graduation will be part of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society Commencement Ceremony this year.
Computing, Data Science, and Society, College of
CDSS will be holding two commencement ceremonies.
TIMES: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Data Science, B.A.
The Department of Data Science, B.A. graduation will be part of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society Commencement Ceremony this year.
Design, Master of
Disabled Students’ Program
Dutch
Earth and Planetary Science
East Asian Languages & Culture (EALC)
Economics
Please see our website and join our edstem for updates.
Education, Berkeley School of
Energy and Resources Group
Engineering – Doctoral
Engineering – Master’s
Engineering – Undergraduate
English
Environmental Design, College of
Ethnic Studies
Film & Media
Ticket information coming soon!
Financial Engineering – Graduate
Folklore Masters Program
For more information, please consult anthropology.berkeley.edu/news-events/commencement-2025.
French
Reception to follow
Gender and Women’s Studies
Geography
German
Global Poverty & Practice Minor
Global Studies (ISSP)
Health & Medical Sciences (JMP)
History
Information, School of
Integrative Biology
Interdisciplinary Studies Field Major (UGIS)
Italian Studies
Reception to follow.
More info on the department website.
Journalism, Graduate School of
Lavender Graduation
The Gender Equity Resource Center and our partners are excited to invite you to the 25th Lavender Graduation Celebration. Everyone is invited, and there is no fee to attend! In order to manage capacity, we need all those who plan to attend to fill out this registration. Everyone must register — graduates, guests, current students, family, etc — everyone, please. The space is limited, and priority for entering will be given to those graduates who register by the deadline (or whenever we reach capacity, whichever comes first) and then to everyone else on the list in order of when they registered.
No academic regalia (caps and gowns) are required, but feel free to be as fabulous as you wish! Graduating undergraduate students will receive a rainbow tassel. Graduating graduate students will receive a lavender cord.
Registration will open soon!
Law
Legal Studies and Jurisprudence & Social Policy
Linguistics
Mathematics
Media Studies (UGIS)
Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Molecular and Cell Biology – Graduate
Molecular and Cell Biology – Undergraduate
Music (Commencement)
Native American Studies
Natural Resources, Rausser College of
Naval Science (Navy ROTC)
Optometry and Vision Science, Herbert Wertheim School of
Pasifika Graduation Celebration
Philosophy
Pilipinx Graduation
Graduating Pilipinx seniors as well as volunteers and attendees should contact retention@pass.berkeley.edu to register.
Political Economy (ISSP)
Political Science
Visit the Political Science Department’s commencement page for more information, polisci.berkeley.edu/political-science-cal/commencement/ceremony-details.
Psychology
Public Health
Public Policy, The Goldman School of
Rhetoric
Ticket information coming soon!
Scandinavian
Reception to follow.
More info on the department website.
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Reception to follow.
More info on the department website.
Social Welfare
Sociology
We are excited to have you celebrate class of 2025 with us!
South and Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish & Portuguese
Reception will follow
Statistics
Statistics B.A. graduates are also eligible to participate in the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) Commencement Ceremony.