Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremonies

BSOS College Ceremonies

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 / Ceremony #1, 12:00 p.m. & Ceremony #2, 3:00 p.m. / Xfinity Center

In addition to the campus-wide ceremony, BSOS and the other colleges and schools will hold individual ceremonies. The BSOS college ceremonies for Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025 graduates will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. There will be two ceremonies for BSOS units; the organization of the ceremonies is displayed below. 

BSOS Ceremony #1 |12:00 P.M.
AAAS
ANTH
ECON
ENSP
GEOG
GVPT
SDSC
START
BSOS Ceremony #2 | 3:00 P.M.
CCJS
HESP
JPSM
NEUR
NACS
PSYC 
SOCY

*We estimate approximately 700-800 graduates per ceremony.

Live Streams: Click here to view a live stream of the event. 

Digital Commencement Program

UMD Main Commencement Ceremony

Please note the UMD Main Commencement Ceremony has changed to its rain date of Thursday, May 22. For more details, visit www.commencement.umd.edu.

Thursday, May 22, 2025/ 6:00 p.m. / SECU Stadium

The University of Maryland will hold the 2025 main commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, in SECU Stadium. The student processional will begin at 6:00 p.m. 

Additional information can be found at commencement.umd.edu

Information on Protests, Demonstrations, and Expressive Activities

President Pines with Testudo
Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland