Community Graduations, Celebrations, and Receptions

In addition to the formal commencement ceremonies at SDSU's Viejas Arena, the university offers a variety of department-level recognition ceremonies and receptions, along with community graduations listed below.

Community graduations are open to all graduating students, while academic department-level ceremonies are exclusive to students graduating from that specific department. Graduating students who are interested in attending a departmental reception should connect with their respective departments.

Students who choose to participate in either a department-level ceremony or one of the university’s community graduations remain eligible to take part in their college’s scheduled commencement ceremony at Viejas Arena.

Scheduled Celebrations

Graduation Celebration Date Time (PST) Location Contact Us

APIDA
Excellence Graduation Celebration

May 8, 2025 5-7 p.m. Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Lee & Frank Goldberg Courtyard SDSU APIDA Resource Center

Black Baccalaureate Graduation Celebration

May 15, 2025

7-9 p.m. Lincoln High School Tamika Lovelace
Africana Studies

EOP, Outreach and Success (EOPOS) Graduation

May 2, 2025 4-8 p.m. Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Office of Educational Opportunity Programs, Outreach & Success

Jewish Graduation 

May 2, 2025 6 p.m. Melvin Garb Hillel Center Jessica England

Latinx Graduation

May 16, 2025 2 p.m. Montezuma Hall Erik Esqueda

Lavender Graduation

May 2, 2025

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Tula Community Center Pride Center Student Life and Leadership

Military and Veterans Program

May 2, 2025

10 a.m.

 
USS Midway
Elisa East

Native and Indigenous Graduation

May 16, 2025 9 a.m. SHW 12 American Indian Studies
Native Resource Center

Project Rebound

May 3, 2025 4 - 8 p.m.

Scripps Cottage

David Durand

SDSU Guardian Scholars Graduation

May 8, 2025 5-7:30 p.m.

Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center

Office of Educational Opportunity Programs, Outreach & Success
(Invitation Only)

Transborder Graduation in Tijuana

May 2, 2025 4-6 p.m.

Tijuana campus of Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC)

Miriam Castanon

URC Graduation Celebration

April 26, 2025 TBD

TBD

Cynthia Torres