Celebration '26, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, with a photo of students hugging wearing grad caps

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May 13–15, 2027

 

Columbian College Undergraduate & Graduate Celebrations

Each CCAS undergraduate will receive 4 guest tickets to school ceremonies. Doctoral and master's graduates will receive 6 guest tickets to celebrations. GW Commencement on the National Mall will be held on Sunday, May 16. View the full schedule on the GW Commencement site.

 

CCAS Celebrations

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A doctoral student being hooded during the 2026 ceremony with dean Paul Wahlbeck

Doctoral

Thursday, May 13 | 5 p.m.

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CCAS students at the 2026 Master's Celebration in graduation caps and gowns seated and clapping

Master's

Friday, May 14 | 8:30 a.m.

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A group of graduates in gowns in front of the Washington Monument tossing their caps in the air

Undergraduate

Saturday, May 15 | 12 & 3:30 p.m.

Participating Undergraduate Majors

12 p.m. Ceremony
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Human Services and Social Justice
  • Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Political Communication
  • Political Science
  • Political Science: Public Policy Focus
  • Psychological and Brain Sciences
  • Sociology
3:30 p.m. Ceremony
  • Africana Studies
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Arabic Studies
  • Archaeology
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Biological Anthropology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biophysics
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
  • Cognitive Science of Language
  • Communication
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Art History
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Art History and Fine Arts
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Dance
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Fine Arts 
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Graphic Design
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Interaction Design
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Interior Architecture 
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Music
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Photojournalism
  • Corcoran School of the Arts and Design - Theatre
  • Creative Writing and English
  • Data Science
  • English
  • Environmental and Sustainability Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • French Language, Literature, and Culture
  • Geography
  • Geological Sciences
  • German Language and Literature
  • History
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Judaic Studies
  • Korean Language and Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Neuroscience
  • Organizational Sciences
  • Peace Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy: Public Affairs Focus
  • Physics
  • Religion
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Spanish and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  • Special Interdisciplinary Major
  • Statistics
  • Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Associate in Arts, General Studies

 

 
Dean Paul Wahlbeck Columbian College

"As graduates of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, you carry forward a tradition of inquiry and impact. You have learned to ask important questions, to seek evidence, to listen thoughtfully, to be creative and innovative and to engage with a world that is complex and ever changing."

Paul Wahlbeck
Dean, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

 

 

 

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