Commencement 2025

Celebrate UCR's 71st Commencement

Faculty Participation

Be a Part of the Celebration!

UCR's ladder-rank faculty, adjunct professors, visiting faculty, lecturers, supervisors of teacher education, librarians, and academics all play a critical role in the education and growth of our students and contribute to their success both inside and outside the classroom. Your participation at Commencement is very meaningful to your students, and we encourage you to attend and join them and their families in celebrating this important milestone!

If you have a Ph.D. or M.F.A. candidate who is graduating this year, it is especially important that you attend to hood them. Ph.D. and M.F.A. hooding for students in all colleges will take place at the Graduate Division Hooding ceremony on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the Student Recreation Center North, main gymnasium.

If you are not hooding a Ph.D. or M.F.A. candidate this year, we encourage you to attend your college/school ceremony. Please refer to the Commencement schedule for the complete list of ceremony dates, times and locations.

If you would like to participate in the School of Medicine (June 6) and Graduate Division (June 7) Hooding ceremonies taking place at SRC, please  register and order complimentary regalia below. All orders must be completed for School of Medicine & Grad. Division by Wednesday, April 23, 2025. 

Register Here for SRC Ceremonies!

If you would like to participate in the Toyota Arena ceremonies taking place June 16 and June 17, please register and order complimentary regalia below. All orders must be completed for Toyota Arena Ceremonies by Wednesday, April 30, 2025. 

Register Here for toyota arena ceremonies!

If you have any questions, please contact the respective Faculty Participation College Coordinator for the ceremony you would like to participate in below: