May 2026 Commencement
May
15-17,
2026
All ceremonies will take place at the WVU Coliseum.
All graduates must register to participate in the ceremony. A detailed schedule for commencement will be released early in the Spring 2026 semester. The registration to participate in the ceremony will be open mid semester.
Questions?
Please contact us at graduation@mail.wvu.edu with any questions you have along the way.
DISCLAIMER: Registration to walk in May Commencement is not a record of degrees
awarded. Names listed in the May Commencement program are taken from applications
for graduation made to WVU’s Office of the University Registrar for May graduation.
Registration for graduation does not ensure that graduate names appear in the
program and participation in Commencement exercises does not constitute graduation
from West Virginia University.