COMMENCEMENT
SCHEDULE
December 2025 Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Ceremony | Graduating Class |
| Friday, December 19 | 1 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Midyear Commencement: All Schools | Summer and Fall 2025 graduates |
May 2026 Schedule
All details are tentative.
| Date | Time | Location | Ceremony | Graduating Class |
| Monday, May 11, 2026 | 2 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Zucker School of Medicine | Spring 2026 graduates |
| Friday, May 15, 2026 | 4 p.m. | Adams Playhouse | Celebration of Scholarly Excellence *by invitation only | Spring and August 2026 graduates |
| Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 9 a.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Undergraduate Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs School of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics School of Education Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies School of Health Sciences | Spring and August 2026 graduates |
| Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 1 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Undergraduate Frank G. Zarb School of Business The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science | Spring and August 2026 graduates |
| Sunday, May 17, 2026 | 5 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Graduate Master’s and Doctoral Candidates — All Schools (except Maurice A. Deane School of Law) | Spring and August 2026 graduates |
| Monday, May 18, 2026 | 7 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Maurice A. Deane School of Law | Spring and August 2026 graduates |
All commencements follow this order:
- Remarks by President Susan Poser and Chair of the Board of Trustees Donald Schaeffer
- Conferral of degrees – Provost Charlie Riordan and President Susan Poser
- Conferral of undergraduate degrees
- Reading of undergraduate names
- Conferral of master’s degrees
- Reading of names
- Doctoral degree presentation
- Closing remarks and tassel
- Congratulations
IT’S TIME TO
CELEBRATE