2013 Commencements & Celebrations

Commencement exercises for the Class of 2013 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be held on Friday through Sunday, June 14-16. The degree-conferring commencements will be hosted by UCSC's 10 undergraduate colleges and the Graduate Division. A number of other celebrations, beginning Thursday, June 13, are also planned to honor graduates.

Details of commencement speakers scheduled for each college ceremony may be found here. Additional information about individual commencement exercises and other graduation events will be posted here as it is known. Please check back.

Commencement Exercises: June 14-16

Friday, June 14

Saturday, June 15

Sunday, June 16


Other Graduation Celebrations: June 13-16

Thursday, June 13

  • Latin American and Latino Studies
    4:00 PM - Merrill Provosts House

  • GLBT Rainbow
    4:00 PM - Women's Center

  • Music
    6:00 PM - Recital Hall

Friday, June 14

  • Anthropology
    9:00 AM - Women's Center

  • Phi Beta Kappa
    9:00 AM - UCEN

  • Environmental Studies
    10:00 AM - Farm

  • History
    10:00 AM - Stevenson Event Center

  • Linguistics
    11:30 AM - Stevenson Lounge

  • Feminist Studies
    11:30 AM - Humanities 210

  • Community Studies
    1:00 PM - Oakes Learning Center

  • Physics
    1:00 PM - ISB Courtyard

  • Psychology
    1:00 PM - Namaste Lounge

  • Politics
    1:30 PM - Merrill Provost

  • Economics
    1:30 PM - Stevenson Event Center

  • AAPIRC
    2:00 PM - Music Recital Hall

  • History of Art and Visual Culture
    2:00 PM - Porter Koi Pond

  • Film and Digital Media
    2:00 PM - Communications

  • African American Studies
    5:00 PM - Stevenson Event Center

  • Theater Arts
    7:00 PM - Mainstage

  • Film and Digital Showing
    7:30 PM - Media Theater

Saturday, June 15

  • Native American Studies
    12:00 PM - Women's Center

  • Earth and Planetary Studies
    3:00 PM - E&MS B206

Sunday, June 16