Commencement

  • Commencement Details

    • Date: Tuesday, May 19, 9:30-11 a.m.
    • Location: Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco CA 94102

  • Watch Online

    The event will be streamed live and a YouTube link for viewing will be posted as we approach Commencement. The video will remain available to watch after the event ends.

Admission and tickets

Details on guest tickets via Eventbrite will be posted in early 2026. 

  • Graduates do not need a ticket and will receive information from the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) about their check-in process.
  • Guests unable to adhere to the terms outlined when registering will be refused admission.
  • There is no charge to enter.
  • A ticket is required for every guest.
  • You can order as many tickets as you need.
  • There are two types of tickets:
    • General Admission for everyone 5 years old and up
    • Admission for children ages 4 and under.

Arriving to the venue

For transportation options aside from ride sharing services, there are two nearby parking garages for attendees driving to the venue and public transportation options. For parking options near the venue, you may park at the Civic Center Plaza Garage or the Performing Arts Garage. Rates vary throughout the day. MUNI lines serving Davies Symphony Hall include #5, 21, 47, and 49. Underground MUNI metro and the F Streetcar line stop nearby at Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. BART lines serve the nearby Civic Center station at Market and Eighth Streets. For more information on Bay Area public transportation options and trip planning for the entire San Francisco Bay Area, please visit 511.org or by dialing 511.

Photography

The School of Pharmacy will be photographing this event. Photos may be used in UCSF marketing and communications.

Celebratory and decorative items

We understand that guests may want to bring celebratory or decorative items to commencement to celebrate their graduate. Per venue guidelines, balloons, bullhorns, and air horns are not allowed. Signage is allowed but may only be put up momentarily as your graduate crosses the stage to allow other audience members to view their graduate. We ask that you refrain from putting leis and flower arrangements around your graduate until after the ceremony to ease the hooding process.

FAQs

About 90 minutes.

The ceremony is public and available to anyone with the event link. Viewers may watch the premiere on a computer or cell phone.

Balloons are not permitted in the theater. Signs are allowed, but please ensure they do not obstruct the view of other guests during the ceremony.

During the ceremony, the Bowl of Hygeia Award is presented as the highest honor given to a graduating student of the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Questions?

Contact the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected].

Need accessibility accommodations?

Contact the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected] by May 1 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific to ensure proper accessibility arrangements can be made.