The Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 16th, 2025 at 9am in the Hearst Greek Theatre.
Guests will be able to enter the North Gate of the Greek Theatre starting at 8:00 a.m for a 9:00 a.m. ceremony start. Graduates will be sent an email a week before Commencement with more detailed ceremony logistics including graduate arrival time.
Tickets
Each graduating student will be able to pick up a maximum of eight commencement tickets in the weeks preceding the ceremony. Graduates themselves do not need a ticket, but everyone else attending graduation, regardless of age, needs a ticket. This includes children and infants. More information about ticket pick-up will be sent to graduates via email closer to the date of Commencement.
Accommodations
Live captioning is provided and service animals are welcome at the event. If you or a guest have any questions or require anything else to fully participate in this event, please contact Chelsea Yuan at cdyuan@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
Parking
Information about parking can be viewed at this link.