2025 Commencement Schedule Announced
UMass Amherst has announced the schedule of events for the university’s commencement exercises celebrating the Class of 2025. Faculty members are encouraged to participate in all ceremonies and celebrations, and information on how to reserve faculty regalia, pick up and return locations, the doctoral hooding ceremony and master’s ceremony will be announced shortly.
During the spring semester, individual schools and colleges will provide instruction for their faculty members’ participation in the senior recognition ceremonies.
Faculty and staff are also encouraged to help celebrate the graduates by volunteering to be a Commencement Ambassador. Ambassadors play a key role in making commencement an amazing experience for our graduates and their guests by helping guests to their seats, answering questions, guiding graduates into the stadium and maintaining an enjoyable atmosphere for the family and friends who visit the campus over Commencement Weekend.
In appreciation for their service to the university, all ambassadors will receive a commencement ambassador polo shirt, a hat, and meals will be provided.
For complete information regarding 2025 Commencement Weekend, visit www.umass.edu/commencement.
Commencement Schedule
Friday, May 16
Doctoral Hooding
9 a.m. - Mullins Center
All doctoral candidates
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
5 p.m. - McGuirk Stadium
All bachelor's degree candidates
Saturday, May 17
Stockbridge School of Agriculture Ceremony
3 p.m. - Bowker Auditorium
Associate degree candidates
Sunday, May 18
Master's and Education Specialists Commencement Ceremony
2 p.m. - Mullins Center
All master's, education specialists’ degree candidates
Undergraduate Senior Recognition Ceremonies
Tuesday, April 29
Commonwealth Honors College Celebration of Excellence
6 p.m. - Bromery Center for the Arts
(Note that due to space limitations at the Bromery Center, this ceremony will be a student-centered celebration focused on students and faculty sponsors. Families and friends are invited to view the celebration via livestream, which will be made available as the date approaches.)
Friday, May 16
College of Engineering
1 p.m. - Mullins Center
University Without Walls
1:30 p.m. - Bromery Center for the Arts
Saturday, May 17
Isenberg School of Management
9 a.m. - Mullins Center
Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
10 a.m. - Bromery Center for the Arts
College of Education
10 a.m. - Campus Center Auditorium
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
10 a.m. - Recreation Center
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
1:30 p.m. - Mullins Center
Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration
2 p.m. - Campus Center Auditorium
Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences
2:30 p.m. - Recreation Center
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
5:30 p.m. - Mullins Center
Sunday, May 18
College of Natural Sciences
9 a.m. - Mullins Center