COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONIES AND CAMPUS CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULE
December 2026 Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Ceremony | Graduating Class |
| Friday, December 18 | 1 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Midyear Commencement: All Schools Watch Livestream | Summer and Fall 2026 graduates |
May 2027 Schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Ceremony | Graduating Class |
| Friday, May 14, 2027 | 11 a.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Zucker School of Medicine | Spring 2027 graduates |
| Friday, May 14, 2027 | 4 p.m. | Adams Playhouse | Ceremony of Scholarly Excellence *by invitation only | Spring and August 2027 graduates |
| Sunday, May 16, 2027 | 9 a.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Undergrad Ceremony 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 2027 graduates |
| Sunday, May 16, 2027 | 1 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Undergrad Ceremony Frank G. Zarb School of Business The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science | Spring and August 2027 graduates |
| Sunday, May 16, 2027 | 5 p.m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Graduate Ceremony Master’s and Doctoral Candidates — All Schools (except Maurice A. Deane School of Law) | Spring and August 2027 graduates |
| Monday, May 17, 2027 | 5 p.,m. | Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex | Law School Ceremony | Spring and August 2027 graduates |
All commencements follow this order:
- Remarks by President Susan Poser and Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Trustees Donald Schaeffer
- Conferral of degrees – Provost Charlie Riordan and President Susan Poser
- Conferral of undergraduate degrees
- Announcement of undergraduate names
- Conferral of master’s degrees
- Announcement of names
- Doctoral degree presentation
- Closing remarks and tassel
- Congratulations
IT’S TIME TO
CELEBRATE