Commencement

Save the Date | Department of History Commencement, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 9:30am, Zellerbach Auditorium

The Department of History holds one commencement ceremony and reception each year, this year's ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 20th at Zellerbach Auditorium. More information about the 2025 Commencement ceremony will be announced closer to the date.

History Commencement Ceremony


GRADUATION CEREMONY

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 9:30 am, Zellerbach Auditorium. Reception to follow at Dwinelle Hall's Ishi Court.


ACCESSIBILITY

The ceremony and reception are wheelchair-accessible. There will also be an in-person ASL translator at the ceremony. If you plan on utilizing this service while in attendance, please email history-events@berkeley.edu. If you require any additional accommodation to participate fully in the commencement ceremony please contact history-events@berkeley.edu. Addtionally, we ask that please request accommodations as soon as possible since some types of accommodations take several weeks to arrange. In most cases, the University can respond to requests for accommodations up to a week prior to the event.


UNIVERSITY-WIDE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

Winter 2024: December 21 at 9:00 am

Spring 2025: TBD

Information is available at commencement.berkeley.edu. You are welcome to attend both ceremonies, but only the History Department will read your name and area of specialization as you cross the stage.


RECENT COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS

May 2024

Programs from years prior can be found here.