2022 Commencement Week Schedule
GW's 2022 Commencement week has a full schedule of exciting events and activities for you and your guests to choose from. To help make your registration process smoother, visit the How to Register page.
University Commencement on the National Mall
University Commencement will be held on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The graduate procession will begin at 10:00 a.m. EDT, and remarks will begin at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
2022 Commencement Week Schedule
Thursday, May 12
9:00 am |
School of Nursing Graduation Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
10:00 am |
MSSC Multicultural Graduation Celebration |
Lisner Auditorium |
1:00 pm |
School of Business Undergraduate Programs Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
4:00 pm |
School of Engineering and Applied Science Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
Betts Theatre |
5:00 pm |
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
Lisner Auditorium |
5:00 pm |
Milken Institute School of Public Health Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
Friday, May 13
8:30 am |
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Master's Programs Ceremony |
Charles E. Smith Center |
10:30 am |
Graduate School of Education and Human Development Doctoral Hooding Ceremony |
Lisner Auditorium |
12:00 pm |
Elliott School of International Affairs Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
3:00 pm |
Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony |
Lisner Auditorium |
3:30 pm |
School of Business Master's and Doctoral Programs Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
7:00 pm |
School of Engineering and Applied Science Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
Saturday, May 14
8:30 am |
Graduate School of Education and Human Development Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
12:00 pm |
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Degree Celebration #1 |
Charles E. Smith Center |
3:30 pm |
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Degree Celebration #2 |
Charles E. Smith Center |
4:00 pm |
School of Medicine and Health Sciences - Health Sciences Celebration |
Lisner Auditorium |
7:30 pm |
College of Professional Studies Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
Sunday, May 15
10:30 am |
Processions start at 10:00 a.m. EDT |
The National Mall |
3:00 pm |
Law School Celebration |
Charles E. Smith Center |
3:00 pm |
School of Medicine and Health Sciences - M.D. Celebration |
Lisner Auditorium |
Monday, May 16
8:30 am |
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Commissioning Ceremony |
Thomas Jefferson Memorial 16 East Basin Drive, SW, Washington, D.C. (rain site: Betts Theatre) |
All events will be held in EDT. For more information about your school celebration, please contact your respective school or department directly.