Ceremonies and Events
Main Ceremonies
Spring Commencement: Ceremony A
- May 9, 2025 (Time: 7 p.m.)
- Metzger Lawn
Schools Announced in late February 2025
Spring Commencement: Ceremony B
- May 10, 2025 (Time: 7 p.m.)
- Metzger Lawn
Schools Announced in late February 2025
Mandatory Rehearsal
Announced in late February 2025.
Baccalaureate Service (Undergrad)
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7 p.m.
Non-ticketed event
Regalia Information
For information regarding your regalia, please see biola.edu/commencement/graduates/regalia.
Special Celebrations and Receptions
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University-Wide Special Events
Join us for our Baccalaureate and a graduation fair open to all of our graduating students and their guests. Please see the event details for additional information regarding RSVPs.
Graduation Fair
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Metzger Lawn
The Office of Alumni Engagement is hosting a Graduation Fair for all Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 graduates (undergraduates, graduates and fully online students).
The fair includes an opportunity to learn about your alumni benefits as well as get some last-minute tasks done (like picking up regalia and setting up your personal email). We can't wait to celebrate with you!
For more information, email alumni@biola.edu.
Undergraduate Baccalaureate Service
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7 p.m.
This is a non-ticketed event
Baccalaureate is a worship service that usually goes until 8:30 p.m. (1.5 hrs.). It is recognized as family time, our last time together as a complete undergraduate community where we pause, reflect and rejoice in what God has done among us.
Each graduate will have the opportunity to ring the Biola Bell as a testimony of God's faithfulness. Families and guests are invited. Graduates are welcome to sit with friends or guests. Seating is not assigned and caps and gowns are not worn. This is a non-ticketed event open to friends and family.
Honors Ceremonies
Torrey Honors College and Epsilon Kappa Epsilon will hold special ceremonies in addition to our main ceremonies.
Torrey Honors College Commencement Ceremony
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Family and friends of the Torrey Honors College Class of 2024 are invited to this joyous celebration. Reception to follow.
Epsilon Kappa Epsilon (EKE) Honors Ceremony and Reception
Ceremony
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Reception
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School Receptions
Join our schools and academic departments as they celebrate their graduates. Events vary from hooding ceremonies for doctorate and masters graduates to receptions with our esteemed faculty. Contact the sponsoring department for additional information.
Cook School of Intercultural Studies
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Cook School of Intercultural Studies Undergraduate Graduation Reception
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Cook School of Intercultural Studies Dinner and Hooding Ceremony For Graduate Students
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School of Science, Technology and Health
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Biological Sciences Department Reception
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Chemistry, Physics and Engineering Department Reception
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Communication Science and Disorders Department Reception
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Master of Science – Speech Language Pathology Hooding Ceremony
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Kinesiology and Public Health Department Reception: Master of Public Health Hooding Ceremony
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Kinesiology and Public Health: Reception
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Math and Computer Science Department Reception
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Nursing Pinning Ceremony and Reception
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Rosemead School of Psychology
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Undergrad Psych Major Reception – Farewell Breakfast
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Doctoral and Master's Hooding Ceremony
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Doctoral and Master's Celebration Reception
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Crowell School of Business
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Spring Banquet
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MPAcc Graduation and Hooding Dinner
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MBA, Master of Management Nonprofit Organizations, Master of Arts Leadership and Innovation Dinner and Hooding Ceremony
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Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts
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Snyder Cinema and Media Arts Department Reception
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School of Education
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Liberal Studies and Early Childhood Graduation Celebration
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Graduate Banquet
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Reception
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School of Fine Arts and Communication
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Art Department Reception
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Division of Communication: Reception and Hooding Celebration
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Conservatory of Music Reception
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School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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English Department Reception
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History and Political Science Department Reception
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Philosophy Department Reception
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Sociology Spring Reception
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Talbot School of Theology
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Talbot Baccalaureate Ceremony Hooding
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Biblical and Theological Studies Division: Graduation Commissioning Dinner
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