2026 Commencement Weekend at Duke Chapel
Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
We look forward to celebrating you during Commencement Weekend, May 8–11. See below for the schedule of ceremonies in Duke Chapel as well as the services being held by Religious Life groups.
Ceremonies in Duke Chapel
Friday, May 8
9:00 a.m. — Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (livestream)
1:00 p.m. — Baccalaureate Service (livestream)
4:00 p.m. — Baccalaureate Service (livestream)
7:00 p.m. — Hippocratic Oath Ceremony (livestream)
Saturday, May 9
10:00 a.m. — PhD Hooding Ceremony (Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Evolutionary Anthropology, and Physics) (livestream)
1:30 p.m. — PhD Hooding Ceremony (Biomedical Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering) (livestream)
6:30 p.m. — Divinity School Baccalaureate Service and Hooding Ceremony (livestream)
Sunday, May 10
12-noon — Psychology Recognition Ceremony (livestream)
Monday, May 11
10:00 a.m. — Naval ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Religious Life Services
Saturday, April 25
6:00 p.m. in Penn Pavilion — Celebration of Muslim Graduates
Thursday, May 7
6:30 p.m. in Westbrook Building, Room 0016 — Hindu Baccalaureate
Friday, May 8
4:00 p.m. at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life — Jewish Baccalaureate Ceremony
Saturday, May 9
4:30 p.m. in Baldwin Auditorium — Duke Catholic Center Baccalaureate Mass