Commencement

Date: Sunday, June 13, 2027
Reception: 11:30am
Ceremony: 12:30pm
Location: East Oval Grove
Tickets: NOT required for the department graduation ceremony

Professor Michael Rosenfeld with BA graduate Juan Flores. Photo by Mariel Camargo.

Department ceremony

Stanford University

To start the graduation process, students must complete the online application to graduate.
The spring quarter degree conferral application will open in Axess on March 3, 2027.
The deadline to apply to graduate is April 9, 2027 (5 p.m.)
Late applications to graduate spring quarter will be accepted ($50 fee) until May 28, 2027 (5 p.m.).

University Commencement ceremony: Check to see if you can walk at the ceremony.
Department graduation ceremony: Students who wish to participate in the department graduation ceremony, but will NOT have their degree conferred in spring quarter, please submit your completed walkthrough petition (download for fillable form) by May 3, 2027.

Commencement regalia: The Stanford Bookstore offers rental gowns and hoods (caps will be purchased by the graduates), along with other Commencement items.
Hood color for sociology doctoral graduates: Consult Stanford Bookstore
Hood color for sociology master's graduates: Consult Stanford Bookstore

Please submit your survey(s) by May 3, 2027.

Sociology PhD graduation attendance survey. Please complete the survey if you plan to attend the Spring 2027 graduation ceremony.
Sociology PhD exit survey. We value feedback from our graduates on their Stanford Sociology experience. Please complete the anonymous PhD exit survey.
Coterminal and master's graduation survey. Please complete the survey if you plan to attend the Spring 2027 graduation ceremony.
Sociology senior questionnaire - Class of 2027. Please complete the survey if you plan to attend the Spring 2027 graduation ceremony.