Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremonies

BSOS College Ceremonies

Friday, May 22, 2026 / Ceremony #1, 9 a.m. & Ceremony #2, 12:30 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 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026 graduates will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026. There will be two ceremonies for BSOS units; the organization of the ceremonies is displayed below.

BSOS Ceremony #1 |9:00 A.M.

CCJS
JPSM
NEUR
NACS
PSYC
SOCY

BSOS Ceremony #2 | 12:30 P.M.

AAAS
ANTH
ECON
ENSP
GEOG
GVPT
HESP
SDSC
START

*We estimate approximately 700-800 graduates per ceremony.

Live Streams: A link will be available here closer to the day of the event.

UMD Main Commencement Ceremony

Wednesday, May 20, 2026. For full details, visit www.commencement.umd.edu.

The University of Maryland will hold the 2026 main commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 20 at 6 pm in SECU Stadium.

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