Join the Graduation Celebrations!

San Francisco State University colleges, departments, student groups and clubs - if you are holding a graduation celebration let us know! Use the link to give us details so we can list your event on this website.

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Join the Biology Graduation Ceremony! 

May 21, 2025; 3:00 - 5:30 PM

SF State Gymnasium 

$9 to attend. For more information email Biology@sfsu.edu 

11th Annual Dreams Beyond Borders Graduation Celebration

May 10, 2025; 12:00 - 1:30 PM

Further details will be shared to those who RSVP

Hooding of Ed.D. doctoral scholars.

May 10, 2025; 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Seven Hills Conference Center

Free to attend.

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Graduate College of Education/Equity, Leadership Studies & Instructional Technologiesy 

May 16, 2025; 4:00-6:00 PM

Student Life Events Center - Annex I. 1 North State Drive. 

Free to attend.

More details will be available on the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies site.

The event will honor and celebrate the achievements of MA students and Multiple Subject Credential completers.

May 17, 2025; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Student Life Events Center - Annex I. 1 North State Drive. 

Free to attend

More details will be listed on the Department of Education site

For English Department graduates from Summer 2024, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025. Family and friends of graduates are invited!

May 21, 2025; 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

McKenna Theater

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Jabulani: The Black African Legacy Rite

Jabulani is in its 37th year of Black Excellence and Legacy! The Black African Legacy Rite Committee is committed to providing a rich and uniquely Afrocentric, culminating experience to celebrate and acknowledge the academic and scholarship of generations of students of African descent. Our graduates are receiving Baccalaureate, Masters, and Doctorates. The Graduation Celebration will have dance performances, Gospel singers, music performances.The purpose of this ceremony is to provide graduates and their families, in a more intimate setting an opportunity to celebrate our Black Scholars. Each graduate will be recognized for their accomplishment as they walk across the stage before their elders, friends, and family.

May 22, 2025; 5:00- 8:00 pm

Gymnasium -1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco

Here is the link to our application - you will receive more information on graduation!

Graduation Fee: $125. To complete the payment visit the Ucorp Page and use the “Student Org Fund #” U1163, to directly pay to Jabulani’s UCorp account. 

More details can be found on Instagram: @jabulanisfsu

Join the Graduation Celebration!

May 24, 2025; 3:30-5:00 pm

Knuth Hall

The doors open at 3 p.m. and the ceremony starts promptly at 3:30 p.m. Students, please arrive by 3 p.m.

Free to attend.

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Graduation celebration for Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 graduates.

May 22, 2025; 6:30-8 pm

Student Life Events Center - Annex I. 1 North State Drive. 

There is a fee to attend.

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Celebration in recognition of the achievements of all minors and majors in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures 

May 21, 2025; 2 - 4 pm

HUM 473

Free to attend but you must be an MLL Grad. 

Join the Graduation Celebration!

May 17, 2025; 2:30-4:30 pm

McKenna Theatre

The 45th annual Noche de la Familia will celebrate the academic achievements of San Francisco State University graduating Latinx/Latine identifying students. This is highlighted in presentations by keynote speakers, alumni, student speakers, and entertainment that reflects the community. An evening will be filled with a guest speaker, recognition of graduating students, and acknowledgements.

Noche de la Familia is voluntary and is open to all graduating students who would like to participate, regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.

Fee to attend.

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The student recognition ceremony will celebrate and honor the achievements of MA students and Single Subject Credential Completers 

May 18, 2025; 4:00-6:00 pm

Student Life Events Center - Annex I. 1 North State Drive. 

Free to attend.

More details will be listed on the Department of Secondary Education site. 

A celebration for the students graduating from the School of Art

May 22, 2025; 1:00-3:00 pm

Fine Arts Gallery, FA238

Free to attend.

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School of Nursing PInning Ceremony

May 19, 2025; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Student Life Events Center - Annex I. 1 North State Drive. 

For more details contact the School of Nursing at nursing@sfsu.edu

Graduate College of Education/Special Education Department 

The student recognition ceremony will celebrate and honor the achievements of MA students in Visual Impairment, Mild/Moderate Support Needs, Extensive Needs Support, Orientation and Mobility, Early Childhood Special Education:
Credentials:  Clinical or Rehabilitative Services Credential (CRS) in Orientation & Mobility (O&M): Preliminary Education Specialist Instruction Credentials: Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE):Extensive Support Needs (ESN:Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN)
Visual Impairments (TVI)

May 17, 2025; 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Student Life Events Center - Annex I. 1 North State Drive. 

Free to attend