Schedule of Events
Commencement season is full of activities and events to honor Columbia’s graduates. In addition to University Commencement, individual schools have their own graduation celebrations in an intimate setting where each graduate has the opportunity to be announced and walk across the stage.
Columbia graduates are invited to participate in additional ceremonies and celebrations throughout Commencement season.
*For school ceremonies, guest admission typically begins one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. For more information, please visit School Ceremonies and/or contact your school directly.
This page will be updated regularly with additional ceremonies as more details become available.
Schedule Of Events
- Date
- Friday, May 16
- Time
- 10:30 a.m.
- Ceremony
- School of Professional Studies Morning Ceremony
- Date
- Friday, May 16
- Time
- 11:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Climate School
- Date
- Friday, May 16
- Time
- 3:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- School of Professional Studies Afternoon Ceremony
- Date
- Saturday, May 17
- Time
- 8:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Columbia Business School - Executive MBA
- Date
- Saturday, May 17
- Time
- 12:30 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Columbia Business School - MBA
- Date
- Saturday, May 17
- Time
- 5:45 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- Date
- Sunday, May 18
- Time
- 8:30 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - PhD Ceremony
- Date
- Sunday, May 18
- Time
- 10:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Baccalaureate Service
- Date
- Sunday, May 18
- Time
- 11:30 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - MA Ceremony
- Date
- Sunday, May 18
- Time
- 4:15 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Law School
- Date
- Monday, May 19
- Time
- 8:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- School of General Studies
- Date
- Monday, May 19
- Time
- 1:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science - Undergraduate Ceremony
- Date
- Monday, May 19
- Time
- 5:15 p.m.
- Ceremony
- The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science - Graduate Ceremony
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 8:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Columbia College
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 10:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Nursing
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 10:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Programs in Physical Therapy
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 10:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Teachers College - Ceremony I
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 10:30 a.m.
- Ceremony
- School of Social Work
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 2:30 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Teachers College - Ceremony II
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 3:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- School of International and Public Affairs
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 4:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Barnard College
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 4:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 4:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Program in Genetic Counseling
- Date
- Tuesday, May 20
- Time
- 7:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Teachers College - Ceremony III
- Date
- Wednesday, May 21
- Time
- 10:30 a.m.
- Ceremony
- University Commencement
- Date
- Wednesday, May 21
- Time
- 2:30 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Journalism School
- Date
- Wednesday, May 21
- Time
- 3:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Date
- Wednesday, May 21
- Time
- 4:30 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Dental Medicine - Predoctoral Class Day
- Date
- Wednesday, May 21
- Time
- 5:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Teachers College - Ceremony IV
- Date
- Wednesday, May 21
- Time
- 7:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- School of Arts
- Date
- Thursday, May 22
- Time
- 10:00 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Professional Health Therapy Programs & Programs in Occupational Therapy
- Date
- Thursday, May 22
- Time
- 10:30 a.m.
- Ceremony
- Dental Medicine - Predoctoral Ceremony
- Date
- Thursday, May 22
- Time
- 2:30 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Institute of Human Nutrition
- Date
- Thursday, May 22
- Time
- 3:00 p.m.
- Ceremony
- Dental Medicine - Postdoctoral Ceremony