
College of Arts & Letters Commencement
Winter Commencement 2025: December 13, 2025 (Undergraduate and Graduate School), Atlantic Union Bank Center
Visit the JMU Commencement page for up-to-date details, or contact Shannon Wilson if you have questions about the CAL ceremony.
Language Access
The College of Arts and Letters is committed to providing language access to our non-English speaking family members at Commencement, should the need arise.
La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales se compromete a proveer los recursos necesarios para nuestras familias hispanohablantes durante las presentaciones del grado.
Family members needing an interpreter should contact the University Events office about seating for this ceremony. Please call 540-568-5180 or email universityevents@jmu.edu.
Accessibility
There will be a special seating area (if desired) for those in wheelchairs with seating for one family member. The university does not provide wheelchairs. Accessible parking areas can be found at the University commencement website.
Photography
A professional photographer will be at the ceremony to photograph each graduate receiving their certificate. The photographer will contact you following graduation about purchase arrangements.