Sacramento State, UC Davis announce spring graduation dates. Here’s what to know
Sacramento State and UC Davis have announced dates for spring 2025 commencement ceremonies.
In a Monday email to students, Sacramento State President Luke Wood wrote that graduation ceremonies will take place over a two-day in mid-May in downtown Sacramento.
“We look forward to celebrating all spring and summer 2025 graduates with their friends and families,” Wood said in his letter.
All eligible graduates have to register to participate in spring commencement.
Here’s what students need to know upon graduation:
When and where are Sacramento State graduation ceremonies?
Sacramento State graduation ceremonies are set for Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17, according to a schedule posted on the university’s website.
They’ll take place at Golden 1 Center.
On Friday, May 16, Sacramento State’s College of Arts and Letters will celebrate its graduating students from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The College of Business will follow with a graduation ceremony from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The final ceremony of that day will feature graduating students from the College of Engineering & Computer Science and the College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics. It will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, May 17, the College of Health & Human Services will have its commencement from 8 to 10:30 a.m.
The College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies will follow with a graduation ceremony from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
College of Education students end the night with a graduation that is expected to run from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
How do students register for commencement?
Eligible graduating students must register to participate in spring commencement.
However, they’re won’t be able to register until they receive an emailed commencement registration link.
The link will direct the students to graduation registration and how to claim guest tickets, the university’s website said.
Eligible students should expect to receive the email in early March, Wood wrote in a letter to students and campus community members.
There are deadlines to register.
Undergraduate students receiving bachelor’s degrees should have filed petitions to graduate with the Office of the University Registrar as of Oct. 1.
Graduate students who expect to participate in commencement ceremonies this spring or summer should file petitions with the Office of Graduate Studies by Saturday, Feb. 1.
Are family members allowed at graduation?
Each eligible graduate will be allotted seven guest tickets to their specific commencement ceremony, according to Sacramento State.
Guests can include family members and friends.
A guide to claiming guest tickets will be available on the commencement website in early March, Wood said.
When and where are UC Davis graduation ceremonies?
Graduation ceremonies for UC Davis undergraduates and graduate students will take place in separate locations in June, according to the UC Davis commencement page.
Graduating students receiving bachelor’s degrees will gather at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento, the university said.
Undergraduate ceremonies will take place over three days — June 13 through 15 — beginning at 9 a.m., the school said.
Graduate students and professional school commencements will be held on the UC Davis campus at either the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts or the University Credit Union Center.
The following professional school commencements will take place at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts:
- Friday, May 16: School of Law
- Saturday, May 17: School of Medicine
- Friday, May 23: School of Veterinary Medicine
- Wednesday, June 11: School of Education
Thursday, June 12: Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
The University Credit Union Center will host graduation ceremonies for Graduate Studies on Thursday, June 12, and the Graduate School of Management on Friday, June 13.
Registration for spring commencement at UC Davis opens at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
