2026 Commencement

Graduates with an expected graduation term (EGT) for Fall 2025, Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 are on our list and do not need to register for the ceremony. If you receive an email from english_advising@berkeley.edu about tickets that will be sent out late March, then you are on our list of registered students. If you have an EGT from those terms and do not receive the email, please reach out to us.

Please see the email from english_advising@berkeley.edu about tickets that will be sent out in late March. Ticket sales will begin in the first week of April. Guest tickets are $15 each and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no limit as to how many tickets students can purchase. Graduates do not need to purchase a ticket for themselves.

After the ceremony, graduates and their families are invited to attend the reception immediately outside Zellerbach Auditorium in Lower Sproul Plaza. Light refreshments and food will be served. 

Rental gowns are available at https://colleges.herffjones.com/college/ucberkeley/ and can be picked up at the Cal Student Store (2495 Bancroft Way).

All English students who complete English H195A and H195B are eligible to purchase an Honor Cord from the Cal Student Store. If you did not complete the English Honor course sequence, you are not eligible. Semester honors/ Dean’s List/ GPA that is roughly equivalent to cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude does not qualify for the Honors cord.

There is a flower vendor called The Commencement Group who will be the vendor at Zellerbach. They have bouquets and leis for pre-sale plus teddy bears, etc on site. Families can pre-order flowers here: https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/uc-berkeley/ and pick up the order when they arrive at Zellerbach Auditorium the day of the ceremony.

• Directions to the campus

• Campus Map

For all information about parking, visit the UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation Special Event Parking Website.

Please also consider avoiding parking stress by using the BearTransit shuttle service. Shuttle lines circuit the campus at approximately 12-24 minute intervals. View the BearTransit page for transit information, shuttle schedules and route maps.

Diplomas for undergraduates will be mailed (usually 4-6 months after graduation) automatically to the diploma mailing address in Cal Central. Diplomas are distributed by the Office of the Registrar. Click here for more information. 

Area hotels fill up in May. If you have family or friends coming to your ceremony from out of town, suggest that they make reservations immediately. For information about local accommodations, restaurants, and things to do in Berkeley, refer to the Berkeley Convention and Visitors Bureau  and the UCB Visitors Center