CLA Undergraduate Commencement

Graduates throwing caps in the air in front of the columns of Northrop

CLA Undergraduate Commencement 2026

This webpage is about the undergraduate ceremony. Visit Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Graduate Student Commencement for info about the ceremony for CLA master’s and Ph.D. graduates.

Sunday, May 17

Two ceremonies (according to CLA major): 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Details are sent during the Spring 2026 semester from [email protected] to the UMN email of graduating students.

CLA celebrates Undergraduate Commencement once annually, at the conclusion of the spring semester. The 2026 ceremony will honor CLA graduates who attained or will attain their bachelor degree in Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026.

11 a.m. Ceremony Majors

Acting
American Studies
Anthropology
Art
Art History
Astrophysics
Biology, Society, & Environment
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dance
Earth Sciences
Economics
Economics - Business Economics Emphasis
Economics - Quantitative Emphasis
Environmental Geosciences
Geography
History
Human Physiology
Individualized Studies
Individually Designed Interdepartmental
Mathematics
Music
Music Education
Music Therapy
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Sociology
Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Justice
Statistical Practice
Statistical Science
Theatre Arts
Urban Studies

4 p.m. Ceremony Majors

African American & African Studies
American Indian Studies
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Chicano-Latino Studies
Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures
Communication Studies
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
Dakota Language
Developmental Psychology
English
French & Italian Studies
French Studies
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Global Studies
Italian Studies
Jewish Studies
Journalism
Linguistics
Media and Information
Ojibwe Language
Psychology
Religious Studies
Russian
Spanish & Portuguese Studies
Spanish Studies
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Strategic Communication: Advertising & Public Relations
Studies in Cinema & Media Culture
Technical Writing and Communication