Graduation
College of Education and Human Sciences - Spring 2026 Convocation Ceremony
The College of Education and Human Sciences invites graduating students from the class of Spring 2026, Fall 2025, and Summer 2025 to participate in our Convocation ceremony. Family and friends are invited to help celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of our graduates.
Students and guests should plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. Please plan for plenty of travel time due to additional traffic in the area for other events. Graduating students will meet in a specified area in order to pick up their name card and line up for the processional in the arena, which will begin promptly at 10:00 am
The ceremony is a traditional graduation ceremony and will last approximately 90 minutes. There is no limit on the number of guests that can be invited and tickets are not required. When students gather prior to the ceremony, they should leave all personal belongings with their family/guests, as they will NOT return to the waiting area.
The College of Education and Human Sciences convocation ceremony will be held at the UNM Johnson Center on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 10:00 am.
HOW TO SIGN UP
To participate in our College’s convocation ceremony, please sign up at graduation.unm.edu by the posted deadline Monday, May 11, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. Students with special accommodations who will be processing should indicate when they RSVP.
PARKING
Parking for your convocation on Friday, May 15, 2026, your attendees will want to pay for parking in either the Cornell or Yale parking structure. They can also pay at any surface lot pay station space on campus. The rate for hourly parking is $1.75 per half hour or $3.50 per hour. Attendees with a valid, state issued handicap placard can park in any regular permit space or pay station space, (no charge), when displaying the placard. The exceptions are reserve, official and service vehicle spaces, as well as fire lanes and loading zones. I am including the link to our Transportation map for your convenience.
https://pats.unm.edu/maps/
DIPLOMAS
Your official diploma will be mailed to the address on file for you with the UNM Registrar six to eight weeks after the end of the semester your degree is officially granted. If you would like your diploma held for pickup or mailed somewhere else, you need to contact the Registrar.
Processional Line-up Information
- Graduates must be signed in and in line-up no later than 9:45am
- Line-up Instructions will be given to you on site
- You will be given a name card at the sign-in table; do not lose your card. You will present this card to the person reading names as you walk on stage
HOODING INSTRUCTIONS
Ph.D. will be hooded during the ceremony. The graduating student will proceed to the podium after their name is announced and read their acknowledgements. The faculty mentor hooding the student will proceed to the front of stage to meet the student.
General information
- Graduates that need special accommodations should submit this information when signing up for the ceremony.
- There will not be a rehearsal. Instructions will be given on site.
- You will NOT receive your diploma at the UNM Commencement Ceremony or at the department’s convocation ceremony. Diplomas will be mailed to you at a later date.
- The Records Office will print your name on your diploma as it exists on their records and will mail it to the mailing address you have on file. This information can be reviewed and updated via Lobo Web Personal Information
Caps, Gowns, and Tassel
We strongly encourage our graduates to wear their regalia (cap, gown and tassel/hoods), which can be purchased at the UNM Bookstore prior to the ceremony. Some students may elect to wear traditional/cultural dress, which is also allowed. We also recommend dressing in comfortable clothes under your regalia as the temperatures can be unpredictable in the arena. For all degree recipients, the tassel should be worn on left side of the cap for the duration of the Convocation ceremony since our Convocation follows the official graduation Commencement for UNM. Master’s degree recipients should also wear their hoods during the procession and during the convocation ceremony.
Additional Information
For any additional questions or information, please feel free to reach out to 505-277-2231 or coe@unm.edu.
