School & department ceremonies

School and Departmental Ceremonies

In addition to the official Commencement ceremony at Husky Stadium, there are over 100 school, college, departmental, and student organization graduation celebrations. Most take place during the week before Commencement or on the morning of Commencement Day. Beginning in March of 2026, the listings below will be linked to information about graduation events for the Schools, Colleges and Departments listed below. For a summary of events, please see the 2026 At-A-Glance Guide.

If you need immediate information about a 2026 school, college or departmental ceremony and it is not linked below, please contact the school/college/department directly.

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Built Environments

- - Graduation Celebration of Undergraduate Students
  - Real Estate Undergraduate Graduation Celebration A
  - Real Estate Undergraduate Graduation Celebration B
  - Graduation Celebration of Graduate Students
  - Architectural Design (Undergraduates)
  - Architectural Studies (Undergraduates)
  - Architecture Graduation Celebration (Graduate Students)
  - Construction Management (Undergraduates)
  - Construction Management (Graduate Students)
  - Landscape Architecture
  - Community, Environment and Planning (CEP)
  - Master of Science in Real Estate
  - Urban Design & Planning Graduate

Michael G. Foster School of Business

- - Undergraduate Graduation Celebration
  - Full-time MBA, Evening MBA & PhD
  - FTMBA Virtual Graduation Celebration
  - Accounting Specialty Master Program Graduation Celebration (MPAcc & MST)
  - Evening Specialty Master Program Graduation Celebration (MSBA, MSCM, and MSIS)
  - Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM)
  - Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
  - Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
  - Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
  - Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)
  - Executive MBA, Hybrid MBA, and Technology Management MBA (EMBA, TMMBA, GEMBA, HMBA)
  - PhD Program Dean’s Reception

School of Dentistry

- - Investiture of Hoods
  - Oral Health Sciences

College of Education

- - College of Education Graduation Celebration
  - Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership (IAL) (Administration & Coaching)

College of Engineering
Allen School

- - Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
  - Aeronautics and Astronautics
  - Bioengineering
  - Chemical Engineering
  - Civil and Environmental Engineering
  - Electrical & Computer Engineering
  - Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)
  - Industrial and Systems Engineering
  - Materials Science and Engineering
  - Mechanical Engineering
  - Master of Human Computer Interaction + Design (MHCI+D)

College of the Environment

Information School (iSchool)

- - Information School Convocation

School of Law

- - Law School Commencement Ceremony

School of Medicine

- - Physicians Oath and Hooding Ceremony
  - School of Medicine PhD Hooding Ceremony
  - Bioengineering (College of Engineering)
  - Medical Laboratory Science
  - Department of Ophthalmology
  - Department of Global Health Graduation Celebration
  - Health Metrics Sciences
  - Healthcare Simulation Education
  - MEDEX Graduation Celebration–Seattle (TBD Please contact Medex@uw.edu for further information)
  - MEDEX Graduation Celebration–Spokane (TBD Please contact Medex@uw.edu for further information)
  - MEDEX Graduation Celebration–Tacoma (TBD Please contact Medex@uw.edu for further information)
  - MEDEX Graduation Celebration–Anchorage (TBD Please contact Medex@uw.edu for further information)
  - Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduation Celebration
  - Biomedical Health Informatics and Medical Education
  - Master of Occupational Therapy Graduation Celebration
  - Master of Prosthetics and Orthotics Graduation Celebration (MPO)
  - Rheumatology Fellowship 2022 Graduation

School of Public Health

- - School of Public Health Graduation Celebration
  - Biostatistics
  - Department of Epidemiology Graduation Ceremony
  - Department of Health Systems & Population Health: Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) End of Year Celebration
  - Department of Health Systems and Population Health PhD Graduation Celebration
  - Department of Health Systems and Population Health MPH/MS Graduation Celebration
  - MHA Recognition Ceremony
  - EMHA Graduation Celebration
  - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS)
  - Department of Global Health Graduation Celebration
  - Department of Health Services PhD Graduation Celebration
  - IPHG Graduation Celebration
  - Nutritional Sciences
  - OMPH Summer Graduation Celebration

School of Social Work

- - Social Work Graduation Celebration

Other UW ceremonies

- - UW Bothell Commencement
  - UW Tacoma Commencement

Commissioning ceremonies

- - Air Force ROTC
  - Department of Naval Science Commissioning (Navy ROTC)
  - Army ROTC

Other celebrations

- - Alumni Association Grad-B-Q
  - Black Graduation and Kente Ceremony
  - Dream Project, Husky Leadership Initiative & Jumpstart Graduation Ceremony
  - Filipino Graduation Celebration
  - FIUTS Graduation Reception
  - Honors Program Graduation
  - Student-Athlete Graduation Reception
  - La Raza Graduation
  - Lavender Graduation
  - Pasifik Graduation Celebration
  - Phi Beta Kappa
  - Native Graduation
  - Robinson Center for Young Scholars
  - UW Academy and Early Entrance Program
  - Veteran Celebration of Excellence and Challenge Coin Ceremony