2026 Commencement Ceremony Schedule
Congratulations to you upon the completion of your degree program during Fall 2025, Spring 2026, or Summer 2026. As such you are eligible to participate in the annual Commencement exercises for California State University, Northridge, which will be held in May 2026.
All ceremonies will take place at the University Library Lawn. Each program is expected to run approximately 2 hours. The ceremony will allow the reading of the attending graduates’ names. The executive officers of the University will be in attendance at each ceremony to offer congratulations.
Saturday – May 9, 2026
HONORS CONVOCATION - 6:00 PM
Friday – May 15, 2026
CEREMONY 1 - 6:00 PM
Andrew J. Anagnost College of Engineering & Computer Science
College of Science & Mathematics
Saturday – May 16, 2026
CEREMONY 2 - 8:00 AM
David Nazarian College of Business & Economics
CEREMONY 3 - 6:00 PM
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
College of Health & Human Development I
(Communication Disorders & Sciences, Child & Adolescent Development, and Nursing)
Sunday – May 17, 2026
CEREMONY 4 - 8:00 AM
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences I
(Anthropology, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Sector Management, Psychology, Sustainability, and Urban Studies & Planning)
CEREMONY 5 - 6:00 PM
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences II
(Africana Studies, Criminology & Justice Studies, Geography, History, Sociology, and Social Work)
College of Humanities
Monday – May 18, 2026
CEREMONY 6 - 8:00 AM
College of Health & Human Development II
(Family & Consumer Sciences, Kinesiology, Health Sciences, Assist. Tech Studies & Human Services, Physical Therapy, Recreation & Tourism Management,
and Environmental & Occupational Health)
CEREMONY 7 - 6:00 PM
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, & Communication