CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
Watch the Ceremony Live
All Schools, all majors may participate
8 guest tickets per graduate (this will be reviewed after the RSVP closes)
- All guests four years and older are required to have a guest ticket to enter the venue.
- Guests three years and younger are considered lap children and do not require a guest ticket to enter the venue.
- Guest tickets will be available for download on Wednesday, November 23 through commencement.
- RSVP begins Tuesday, October 25 and ends Monday, November 21.
There are two ways to purchase your cap and gown which is online or in person at the Bakersfield campus.
- Caps and gowns can be ordered online using the link here - deadline for online purchases is November 22; and
- CSUB Bookstore-Bakersfield campus in person only.
Location: CSUB Main Soccer Field
Guest Tickets: 8 guest tickets per graduate (this will be reviewed after the RSVP closes)
- All guests four years and older are required to have a guest ticket to enter the venue.
- Guests three years and younger are considered lap children and do not require a guest ticket to enter the venue.
Friday, May 19, 2023, 8am
Undergraduate Ceremony (see majors below)
Majors participating
- School of Arts and Humanities - Art; Communications; English; History; Music; Philosophy; Religious Studies; Spanish; Theatre
- School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering - Biology; Chemistry; Computer & Electrical Engineering; Computer Science; Engineering Sciences; Geological Sciences; Mathematics; Natural Sciences; Nursing; Public Health; Physics
- School of Social Sciences and Education - Majors TBD
Friday, May 19, 2023, 6pm
Graduate Hooding and Credential Ceremony
- Majors participating: All doctoral and master's majors; Teaching credential
May 20, 2023, 8am
Undergraduate Ceremony (see majors below)
- School of Business and Public Administration - Agricultural Business; Business Administration (all concentrations); Economics; Environmental Resource Management; Public Administration
- School of Social Sciences and Education - Majors TBD
- Academic Programs - Interdisciplinary Studies
RSVP
- RSVP begins Monday, March 20 and ends Monday, April 24.
GRAD FEST
- Antelope Valley - Tuesday, March 21, 2023, noon - 6pm, Student Lounge
- Bakersfield Campus - Thursday, March 23, 2023, 11am - 6pm, Student Union Multi-Purpose Room
Graduation is the completion and awarding of your degree and mailing of your diploma. This is overseen by the Office of the Registrar.
Commencement is the celebration of your academic achievement of earning a degree in higher education. The commencement ceremonies are overseen by the Commencement Office.
summa cum laude
3.9 to 4.0 GPA
magna cum laude
3.6 to 3.89 GPA
cum laude
3.3 to 3.59 GPA
