Academic Commencement
UWest hosts Commencement each year on the last Saturday of the Spring term, celebrating our degree graduates during the academic year.
Who is Eligible to Participate?
You are eligible to participate in Commencement if you graduated or are graduating with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree during the academic year in which the ceremony is held.
If you are a graduate student, you must successfully complete any required comprehensive exam, thesis, capstone, or defense at least two weeks prior to the ceremony.
You may request approval to participate if you are scheduling your final courses in summer or fall immediately following the ceremony.
You are eligible if at the time of the ceremony you will have no more than the following requirements remaining:
- Bachelor’s degree students: 9 units
- Master’s degree students: 6 units
- You pass any required comprehensive exam, thesis, capstone, or defense at least two weeks prior to the ceremony (graduate students)
To request early participation, submit your Petition to Graduate to the Registrar’s Office no later than the first day of the spring semester, and submit a Commencement Confirmation form.
Event Information
Saturday, May 17, 2025
UWest Auditorium
Graduate Arrivals: 12:58 PM
Start Time: 5:00 PM Pacific/Los Angeles Time
Join the Commencement on Zoom
Meeting ID: 945 1704 0294
Passcode: 664557
Commencement Notes for Our Graduates 2025
Tickets
UWest Commencement is a ticketless event. However, we are limiting the number of guests to four (4) friends/family per graduate. If you want to invite more than 4 people, please email Registrar@UWest.edu before inviting more friends/family.
Formal Invitations
For F-1 Students
Please contact ISS@UWest.edu and/or Registrar@UWest.edu as soon as possible if you need travel visa letters for your family traveling internationally to the US.
Commencement Notes for Friends & Family
Location: University of the West
1409 Walnut Grove Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
4:30 pm – Auditorium Opens for Guest Seating
4:40 pm – *Note for Students: Ceremony Line Up at the Patio Behind AD Building
5 :00pm – Ceremony Begins
6:40 pm – Ceremony Ends (approximate)
6:40 pm – Reception Founder’s at Courtyard Light refreshments served
By Invitation Only: Due to limited seating, this event is open to invited guests only. Values matter here at
UWest. We count on our students and our guests to abide by the guest limit we have provided your graduate.
Guest parking: Lower parking lots.
Balloons/signs: The UWest Auditorium is an extremely intimate venue and we will have visitors on campus from around the world in-person and watching our live stream (see below).
Please leave any balloons or large signs outside of the Auditorium or in your cars so everyone can see the entire ceremony.
Live Stream: Those who cannot attend in person are invited to view the ceremony live on Zoom. Access details are listed below under LINKS. The livestream is being recorded, and the video will be posted to on our webpage approximately 2 to 3 weeks after the ceremony.
Social Media Mentions: please tag UWest on IG/FB (www.instagram.com/universityofthewest
and www.facebook.com/universityofthewest) in your pictures and videos.
Questions? Contact Registrar@uwest.edu
Click here to Join the Commencement on Zoom
Meeting ID: 972 5657 1090
Passcode: 005880