COMMENCEMENT 2026 • Department Convocation Schedule
Ticket allocations vary by ceremony based on class size and venue capacity.
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MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
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School of Health Professions |
12:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Public Health |
12:30 pm |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
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School of Professional Development |
5:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
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Renaissance School of Medicine |
12:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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School of Dental Medicine |
3:00 pm |
Staller Center, Main Stage |
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School of Social Welfare |
5:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
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School of Nursing |
8:00 am |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Technological Systems Management / Technology & Society |
8:30 am |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Physiology and Biophysics |
10:00 am |
Charles B. Wang Center, Theater |
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University Scholars |
10:00 am |
Dallas Bauman Center for Leadership & Service |
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Psychology |
12:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Political Science & Globalization Studies, & International Relations |
2:00 pm |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Marine and Atmospheric Sciences |
3:00 pm |
Staller Center, Main Stage |
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Honors College |
4:00 pm |
Dallas Bauman Center for Leadership & Service |
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College of Business |
4:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
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Applied Sciences |
8:00 am |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Biomedical Engineering / Biomedical Informatics |
8:00 am |
Charles B. Wang Center, Theater |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Mechanical Engineering |
8:00 am |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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WISE |
8:30 am |
Stony Brook Union, Ballroom |
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Multidisciplinary Studies |
11:00 am |
Dallas Bauman Center for Leadership & Service |
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Music |
11:00 am |
Staller Center, Recital Hall |
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Biology & Biochemistry |
12:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Civil Engineering |
12:00 pm |
Charles B. Wang Center, Theater |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Electrical and Computer Engineering |
12:00 pm |
Staller Center, Main Stage |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Materials Science & Chemical Engineering |
12:00 pm |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Creative Writing |
1:00 pm |
Stony Brook Union, Ballroom |
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EOP / AIM |
3:30 pm |
Charles B. Wang Center, Theater |
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Doctoral Hooding & Graduation Ceremony |
4:00 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
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Linguistics |
8:00 am |
Stony Brook Union, Ballroom |
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School of Communication & Journalism |
8:30 am |
Dallas Bauman Center for Leadership & Service |
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Languages and Cultural Studies |
8:30 am |
Charles B. Wang Center, Theater |
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Chemistry |
8:45 am |
Staller Center, Main Stage |
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Physics and Astronomy |
9:00 am |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
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History |
9:00 am |
Student Activities Center, Ballroom A |
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Mathematics |
9:00 am |
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Auditorium, Room 103 |
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Women’s, Gender Sexuality Studies |
9:00 am |
Charles B. Wang Center, Room 201 |
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MAIN COMMENCEMENT |
11:00 am |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Master of Arts in Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics |
1:00 pm |
Hilton Garden Inn, University Room BC |
Tickets Required - More Information |
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Asian and Asian American Studies |
1:30 pm |
Student Activities Center, Ballroom A |
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Geosciences |
1:30 pm |
Earth & Space Science Building |
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Africana Studies |
2:00 pm |
Charles B. Wang Center, Room 301 |
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Hispanic Languages and Literature |
2:00 pm |
Charles B. Wang Center, Theater |
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Sociology |
2:00 pm |
Student Activities Center, Sidney Gelber Auditorium |
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English |
2:00 pm |
Dallas Bauman Center for Leadership & Service |
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Philosophy |
2:00 pm |
Harriman Hall, Room 214 |
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Economics |
2:00 pm |
Staller Center, Main Stage |
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Art & Art History |
2:00 pm |
Staller Center, Zuccaire Art Gallery |
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Anthropology & Human Evolutionary Biology |
2:00 pm |
Stony Brook Union, Ballroom |
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Health Sciences |
2:30 pm |
Stony Brook Arena, Sports Complex |
Tickets Required - More Information |