Diploma Ceremonies
A tentative list of diploma ceremonies for the May 2019 Commencement Weekend will be available the beginning of March.
Professional schools (Law, Graduate Business, Graduate School) graduate on Saturday, May 18 and all undergraduate ceremonies will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2019. A list of the diploma ceremonies is available in a PDF format. All students are invited to the University Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 19.
The Sunday morning University Commencement Ceremony is a ticketed event for guests, although it is unlimited. Diploma ceremonies are not ticketed and also have unlimited seating.
The following is a list of dates and times that students will receive their diplomas. Where available, links have been provided for further detailed diploma ceremony information below.
For a full listing of all events, please view the Schedule of Events page.
Saturday, May 19, 2018
10:00 a.m.
Graduate School Commencement Ceremony and Conferring of Degrees
Students assemble at 9:00 a.m.
(Reception to follow)
Compton Family Ice Arena
10:00 a.m.
Mendoza College of Business Graduate Business Ceremony and Conferring of Degrees
Students assemble by 9:15 a.m.
Joyce Center — Purcell Pavilion
12:30 p.m.
Law School Hooding and Conferring of Degrees
Hesburgh Library — Reflecting Pool (Inclement weather location: Joyce Center, North Dome)
Sunday, May 20, 2018
9:30 a.m.
* Academic Procession for the University Commencement Ceremony Begins to Enter the Stadium
Guest tickets for admission are required. Guests may enter starting at 8:00 a.m.
Notre Dame Stadium
10:00 – 11:40 a.m.
* University Commencement Ceremony and Conferring of Bachelor and Honorary Degrees
Guest tickets for admission are required. Guests may enter Gates starting at 8:00 a.m.
Notre Dame Stadium
2:00 p.m. - Department and College Diploma Ceremonies
(Diploma ceremonies should end no later than 4:00-4:30 p.m.)
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Compton Family Ice Arena
Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
DeBartolo Hall – Room 102
School of Architecture Commencement Ceremony
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center - Tent on Irish Green
College of Arts and Letters Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Joyce Center – Purcell Pavilion
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Corbett Family Hall - Downes Club
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Leighton Concert Hall
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Snite Museum - Annenberg Auditorium
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
DeBartolo Hall - Room 101
Collegiate Sequence (Science Business, Science Computing, and Science Education) Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Washington Hall – Auditorium
Department of Computer Science & Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Duncan Student Center – Dahnke Ballroom
Department of Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Mendoza College of Business – Auditorium
Department of Mathematics Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Jordan Hall of Science – Room 105
Mendoza College of Business Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Joyce Center – North Dome
Department of Neuroscience and Behavior (College of Science) Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Duncan Student Center – Smith Center for Recreational Sports
Department of Physics Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Jordan Hall of Science – Room 101
Department of Science Preprofessional Studies Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Performing Arts Center – Patricia George Decio Theatre
*Students do not receive diplomas at the Sunday morning University Commencement Ceremony; however, at this ceremony, undergraduate degrees will be conferred by their dean and the University President.