Spring 2026 Convocation: What you need to know

“The incredible achievements and hard work of our Spring 2026 graduates will be celebrated at faculty ceremonies and graduation celebration events taking place throughout May and June. In addition to degrees being conferred, award winners and honorary degree recipients will be recognized at the Spring convocation. When and where Please see the schedule below for the 11 Spring faculty convocation ceremonies. All faculty convocation ceremonies will take place at FirstOntario Concert Hall (1 Summers Lane) in downtown Hamilton. Doors open 1.5 hours before the start of the ceremony and ceremonies are approximately two hours. Graduands are asked to arrive one hour before their ceremony. Faculty/program Date and time Faculty of Health Sciences A Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 2:30pm Faculty of Health Sciences B Thursday, May 21, 2026, 9:30am Arts & Science Program and Faculty of Humanities Monday, June 15, 2026, 2:30pm Faculty of Engineering A Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:30am Faculty of Engineering B Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 2:30pm Faculty of Engineering C Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 4:00 pm Faculty of Social Sciences A Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 9:30am Faculty of Social Sciences B Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 2:30pm Faculty of Science A Thursday, June 18, 2026, 9:00am Faculty of Science B Thursday, June 18, 2026, 2:30pm Faculty of Science C Thursday, June 18, 2026, 4:00pm DeGroote School of Business A Friday, June 19, 2026, 9:30am DeGroote School of Business B Friday, June 19, 2026, 2:30pm Guests All graduands are entitled to two guest tickets. A livestream of each ceremony will be available if you or your guests cannot attend in-person. Fun fact: A graduand is someone who is eligible to graduate but has not yet graduated. Once your degree or diploma has been awarded, you become a graduate. A McMaster alumna crosses the Convocation stage at a ceremony for Faculty of Humanities and Arts & Science graduates. (Colin Czerneda/McMaster University) Graduation Celebration Events Please see the schedule for the Spring 2026 graduation celebration events: Event Date Location Black Excellence Graduation Celebration Tuesday, May 19, 2:30 p.m. L. R. Wilson Concert Hall Latin American Network at McMaster (LANMU) Graduation Tuesday, May 26, 5:30 p.m. The Phoenix Indigenous Graduation Celebration Wednesday, June 3, 5 p.m. L.R. Wilson Concert Hall For more information on graduation celebration events, click here . Other information For more information on parchment diplomas, click here . For more details, including information on parking, click here. Don’t forget to follow @macstudentservices on Instagram to keep on top of convocation updates. If you have questions about your eligibility to graduate, please contact your Faculty Office . The post Spring 2026 Convocation: What you need to know appeared first on McMaster News .

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