Questions?

Please contact:

• Undergraduate: Prof. Matthew Cooper (Director of Undergraduate Programs) or Emily Resk (Academic Advisor)
• Graduate: Prof. Adriana San Miguel (Director of Graduate Programs) or Sandra Bailey (Student Services Specialist)

Graduation will NOT require tickets for guests.

The CBE Department Graduation Ceremony does not require tickets for entry of family and friends to attend the ceremony.

Students have RSVP’d to let the coordinators know how many guests they plan to bring, and there should be enough seats for everyone. However, we recommend arriving to the venue early to secure your seat as it is a first-come-first-serve basis.

The University Commencement does not require tickets for guests. Seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

TWO Graduation Ceremonies

The University Commencement and CBE Department Graduation.

CBE Department Graduation (venue TBA)
10 am on Friday, December 11, 2026

• The ceremony will last approximately 60 minutes.
• The ceremony will not be live-streamed.

University Commencement in Lenovo Center
9 am on Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Visit the University Commencement website for more detail.
• The ceremony should end no later than 11:30 am.
• The ceremony will be live-streamed via go.ncsu.edu/WatchCommencement and the NC State Facebook Page.
• All graduates, guests, faculty, participants, and staff in attendance will be required to adhere to the Lenovo Center policies.

Instructions for CBE Graduation Ceremony

Doors open for guests at 9:00 am.

Students need to arrive by 9:30 am in order to be a part of the group picture.

The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 am. The order of the processional will be: (alphabetically by last name according to the program provided at the ceremony)

1. Undergraduates
2. M.S.
3. Ph.D.*

*Ph.D.’s will receive their hood during the ceremony from their advisor or a member of their Ph.D. committee. However, they must purchase the hood ahead of time.

Feel free to take pictures, but please be aware that a professional photographer will take an individual photo of each graduate shaking Prof. Sindee Simon’s hand during the ceremony. These photos will be made available to students after the weekend.

Parking & Directions

• Transportation options for University Commencement at the Lenovo Center

Student Regalia

• Regalia must be worn by all graduates.
• Academic honors for BS graduates (cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) are designated based on a student’s cumulative GPA when entering their final semester. This is what the printed program will reflect. If final grades are submitted in time and your honors designation changes, you can swap out your stole at the NCSU Bookstore. When checking in for the ceremony, you can update your honors status for the person reading out the names so the correct designation is used.
• Visit the Academic Regalia webpage for more information.
  • The link above describes the different regalia and who wears what.
  • Pricing and links to purchase are listed on the webpage.

Diploma Distribution

Fall (December) graduates: Final clearance for candidates other than Doctoral is early June. All diplomas will be mailed to the address the student listed as their “Diploma or Home/Mailing address” in their MyPack Portal by early July.

For additional information, see Student Services Center page for Diploma Distribution.

Update your address via the Student Services Center website.

Pictures

The Fall 2026 photo album will be posted here after graduation.