2016 commencement schedule
Commencement exercises for the Class of 2016 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will be held on Friday through Sunday, June 10-12. The degree-conferring commencements will be hosted by UCSC's 10 undergraduate colleges and the Graduate Division. A number of other celebrations, beginning Friday, June 3, are also planned to honor graduates. Maps of UCSC parking locations can be found here.
Commencement Exercises: June 10-12
Friday, June 10
| Ceremony |
Time |
Location |
Main Parking Location |
| Grad Division |
4:00 PM |
East Field |
East Remote |
Saturday, June 11
Sunday, June 12
Other Graduation Celebrations: June 3-14
Friday, June 3
| Ceremony |
Time |
Location |
Main Parking Location |
| Sociology |
3:00 PM |
College 8 Red Building |
West Remote |
| Women's Center |
5:00 PM |
Cardiff House |
Free, lots 115, 115, and 151 |
Thursday, June 9
| Ceremony |
Time |
Location |
Main Parking Location |
| GLBT Rainbow |
2:00 PM |
Merrill Provost House |
TBD |
| Latin American and Latino Studies |
4:00 PM |
Merrill Cultural Center |
Merrill College |
| American Indian End of Year Celebration |
4:00 PM |
Cervantes and Valasquez Room, Bay Tree Building |
East Remote |
| Music |
4:00 PM |
Music Recital Hall |
Performing Arts |
Friday, June 10
| Ceremony |
Time |
Location |
Main Parking Location |
| Anthropology |
9:00 AM |
TBD |
Barn Theater |
| Environmental Studies |
10:00 AM |
Farm |
Barn Theater |
| History |
10:00 AM |
Stevenson Event Center |
East Remote |
| Psychology |
11:00 AM |
Media Theater M110
|
Performing Arts |
| Feminist Studies |
11:30 AM |
Humanities 1 Room 210 |
Cowell 109 |
| Linguistics |
11:30 AM |
Stevenson Lounge |
109/110 |
| Community Studies |
12:00 PM |
Oakes Learning Center |
West Remote |
| Physics |
1:00 PM |
Interdisciplinary Sciences Building Courtyard |
Core West |
| Politics/Legal Studies |
1:30 PM |
Merrill Provost House |
Merrill College |
| Economics |
1:30 PM |
Stevenson Event Center |
East Remote |
| Asian American/Pacific Islander Year End Ceremony |
2:00 PM |
Music Recital Hall |
Performing Arts |
| History of Arts and Visual Culture |
2:00 PM |
Porter Koi Pond |
Porter College |
| Film and Digital Media |
2:00 PM |
Communications |
East Remote |
| African/Black Recognition Ceremony |
6:00 PM |
Music Recital Hall |
Performing Arts |
| Theater Arts |
7:00 PM |
Mainstage |
Performing Arts |
| Film and Digital Media Showing |
7:30 PM |
Media Theater |
Performing Arts |
Saturday, June 11
| Ceremony |
Time |
Location |
Main Parking Location |
| Earth and Planetary Science |
3:00 PM |
Earth and Marine Science B206 |
College 9/10 |
Sunday, June 12
| Ceremony |
Time |
Location |
Main Parking Location |
| Chicano and Latino Year End Ceremony |
4:30 PM |
East Field |
East Remote and Hahn Student Services |
Baskin School of Engineering
|
5:30 PM |
West Field |
West Remote |
