Schedule
Review the schedule below to determine which Commencement events apply to you based on your degree earned.
Review the schedule below to determine which Commencement events apply to you based on your degree earned.
Every Commencement event will require registration. To participate, follow the Graduate Checklist and be sure to not miss any deadlines.
The Stage Crossing is not your typical commencement ceremony - in fact, it's not a sit-down ceremony at all! Rather, it is an extraordinary graduation experience that allows graduates and guests to celebrate together from start to finish. Graduates register for a 15-minute arrival window within their school/college timeframe and arrive together with their guests to check in as one party. From there, the group travels through the event together - walking through experiential activities while enjoying messages from University leadership, professional photographs as well as custom photo backdrops, and most importantly - an unforgettable stage crossing moment with guests and faculty close by!
Undergraduates who are double majors will have both majors announced as they cross the stage but may register for one or both Stage Crossing(s).
The Master's/Certificate and Doctoral Stage Crossings will include light refreshments.
Registration is required. All Stage Crossings will be held in the Broadview Center on the Uptown Campus.
Open to online-only graduates of programs at all degree levels within the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security & Cybersecurity and the School of Education who might not be able to attend in person, this virtual version of your Stage Crossing will allow you to 'cross' the stage via Zoom while your guests watch online. Graduates register and select a 15-minute Zoom window and, on the day of, sign in to be escorted through the virtual experience.
This University-wide event is held outdoors on the Entry Plaza lawn, rain or shine. Undergraduates will sit with their fellow graduates and be recognized en masse by School and College as degrees are officially conferred. Featuring traditional pomp and circumstance, formal remarks, and academic pageantry, this ceremony offers an unmatched atmosphere of energy and excitement that you don’t want to miss!
Registration is required.
Open to all undergraduates (gratis) and their guests (paid), attendance is optional but encouraged! Celebrate your academic achievements as you join the ranks of our Great Dane alumni family. Mingle with fellow graduates, families and friends, University and Alumni Association leadership, faculty, staff, and alumni while enjoying appetizers and beverages around the iconic fountain. Registration is required. Email invitations, with the registration link, are sent to eligible undergraduates in April.
Undergraduate Stage Crossings
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena)
View the list of undergraduate programs if you are uncertain which academic school/department your area of study is located.
All Stage Crossings will be held in the Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena) on the Uptown Campus.
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | College of Arts & Sciences: Group A
10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | College of Arts & Sciences: Group B
10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | College of Arts & Sciences: Group C
Undergraduate Stage Crossings
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena)
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Rockefeller College
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Massry School of Business
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | School of Education
2 – 4:30 p.m. | College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering
2 – 6 p.m. | College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security & Cybersecurity
4:30 - 5 p.m. | School of Social Welfare
5 – 6 p.m. | College of Integrated Health Sciences
Baccalaureate Torch Reception
7:30 – 9 p.m.
Lecture Center Concourse overlooking the Fountain
Open to all undergraduates (gratis) and their guests (paid). Registration required.
Attendance is optional but encouraged!
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | University-wide Undergraduate Ceremony
Entry Plaza Lawn, rain or shine
3 – 5 p.m. | Doctoral Stage Crossing & Hooding Celebration
Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena)
All Stage Crossings will be held in the Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena) on the Uptown Campus.
Afterward, stay to celebrate your fellow doctoral candidates while enjoying light refreshments.
5 – 5:30 p.m. | Online Students' Virtual Stage Crossing
Virtually join UAlbany faculty at the Broadview Center to celebrate your Stage Crossing
Master’s/Certificate Stage Crossings & Celebration
9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena)
View the list of graduate programs if you are uncertain which academic school/department your area of study is located.
All Stage Crossings will be held in the Broadview Center (formerly SEFCU Arena) on the Uptown Campus.
Afterward, stay to celebrate your fellow graduates while enjoying light refreshments.
9:30 – 11 a.m. | College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Rockefeller College
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | School of Education
12 – 3:30 p.m. | Massry School of Business
12:30 – 3 p.m. | College of Arts & Sciences
2 – 3:30 p.m. | School of Social Welfare
3:30 – 5 p.m. | College of Integrated Health Sciences
4 – 5:30 p.m. | College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security & Cybersecurity