California State University, San Marcos

09/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/12/2024 17:09

CSUSM to Continue New Tradition of Fall Commencement

Cal State San Marcos will remain the only public university in San Diego County to hold a fall commencement when it celebrates its mid-year graduates this month.

CSUSM will host its second fall commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15 in the Sports Center on campus. More than 700 students are expected to cross the stage across four ceremonies, and more than 5,500 guests have registered to attend.

Since the inaugural occasion last year, fall commencement has grown to the point that CSUSM expanded the number of ceremonies from three to four. There were more than 500 graduates in 2023.

CSUSM holds fall commencement to offer students who are graduating in December the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments with their families without having to wait until spring. Commencement is an especially important milestone for the more than half of graduates at CSUSM who are the very first in their families to earn a bachelor's degree.

Each of the four ceremonies will be streamed live on the CSUSM commencement website and mobile app to allow viewing by family members and friends who can't attend.

More information on CSUSM's commencement ceremonies is available online.

What: CSUSM hosts its second annual fall commencement

When: Sunday, Dec. 15

9 a.m. - College of Business Administration

Noon - College of Education, Health and Human Services; College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

3 p.m. - College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences (Session 1)

6 p.m. - College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences (Session 2)

Where: The Sports Center, Cal State San Marcos, 333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos

Media: Members of the media who wish to attend any of the commencement ceremonies are asked to contact Jerry McCormick, director of strategic communications, in advance at [email protected] or 619-549-9438. For easy access to the ceremony site, media are asked to park in Lot O or Parking Structure 2.