CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
Spring commencement is for:
- Spring 2023 graduates;
- Summer 2023 graduates who submit their summer course registration by the RSVP deadline of April 20 to the commencement office via email; and
- Course registration begins April 10.
- Fall 2022 graduates who didn't participate in the 2022 fall commencement.
- Fall 2022 graduates must email the commencement office by April 20 to be added to the ceremony.
Location: CSUB Main Soccer Field
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 - Anthropology, Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies; Criminal Justice; Kinesiology
Friday, May 19, 2023, 6pm
Graduate Hooding and Credential Ceremony
- Majors participating: All doctoral and master's majors; Teaching credential
Saturday, 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 - Liberal Studies; Political Science; Psychology; Sociology
- Academic Programs - Interdisciplinary Studies
- RSVP begins Monday, March 20 and ends Thursday, April 20.
- Students who are eligible to graduate and don't receive an email by Tuesday, March 21, should contact the Commencement Office before Friday, April 21 to determine their eligibility.
Eight guest tickets per graduate will be issued for online retrieval beginning May 1 - May 20.
- 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.
For in-person only, caps, gowns, other attire, and graduate items will be available for purchase in the CSUB Bookstore.
Online orders are shipped directly from Josten's to the students' homes. Online ordering shipping takes approximately 2-3 weeks. Deadline to order online is Wednesday, April 26.
Click here to order online today!
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. The Office of the Registrar can assist students with:
- Changing their graduation application term
- Instructions on how to submit their online graduation application
Commencement is the celebration of your academic achievement of earning a degree in higher education. The commencement ceremonies are overseen by the Commencement Office. The Commencement Office can assist student with:
- Ceremony questions
- Services provided at the ceremonies
- Cap and gown questions
- Recognition and cultural ceremonies
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
