More than 4,700 students have applied to graduate in NAU’s Spring 2026 commencement, which will take place in four ceremonies on May 8-9.
The ceremonies are held in the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome (Bldg. 73), which will open 90 minutes before each ceremony. The clear bag policy will be in effect; all attendees, including guests, should familiarize themselves with the policy ahead of the event. For those unable to attend, the program will be live-streamed.
Commencement ceremonies will recognize candidates for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees as follows:
10 a.m. Friday
- College of Education
- The W. A. Franke College of Business
3 p.m. Friday
- College of Arts and Letters
- College of Health and Human Services
- Maria and Steve Sanghi College of Nursing
10 a.m. Saturday
- College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
- Steve Sanghi College of Engineering
3 p.m. Saturday
- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- NAU Yuma
What to know about travel and parking
Attendees traveling to NAU for commencement can get up-to-the-minute information about traffic, parking, weather, emergencies and other commencement-related questions by texting “Hi” to 833-511-0151 to contact our AI chatbot, Cappy. Learn more at the NAU Commencement website.
On Friday, remember:
The busiest times to travel on campus will be roughly an hour before and after each ceremony. Driving on campus should be relatively hassle-free during ceremonies if you are able to take advantage of these times.
- If you do not need to drive on or through campus on Friday, consider an alternate route.
- If you must drive on campus on Friday, give yourself extra time to reach your destination and understand that you may not be able to take a direct route.
Parking is available at multiple locations across campus as well as shuttles from the South Commuter parking lot (P62) and the San Francisco parking garage (P96). ADA parking is available in the Skydome parking lot P66 accessible via Lone Tree Road. A map can be found online.
Participants and guests are encouraged to download the NAUgo app to keep commencement ceremony information at your fingertips. Download it from the App Store or Google Play.