Commencement 2023

UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Commencement 2023

The UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department is excited to celebrate the Class of 2023! The Department is part of the Humanities Division I Commencement Ceremony where graduates will have the opportunity to walk across the stage and be recognized accordingly. Following the ceremony, the Department will host a catered graduated celebration for graduates and their friends and family. We look forward to celebrating this special occasion with all of you! More information will be emailed to students and provided on this page in the coming weeks.

UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department Humanities I Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, June 17, 2023
1:00 PM
Royce Hall

UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department Graduation Celebration

Saturday, June 17, 2023
2:30 PM
Rolfe Courtyard

For more information, please refer to the dropdown menus below.

Information for Graduating Students

UCLA Humanities I Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, June 17, 2023
1:00 PM
Royce Hall

Eligibility to Participate in Humanities I

Students have to declare their degree expected term in one of the approved Humanities majors and minors by the end of Fall 2022 and no later then Summer 2023.

*Please note that for Fall 2023 candidates, students need to do a Special Inclusion Petition with the College of Letters and Sciences. Please complete the petition on my.ucla.edu to participate in the Humanities commencement ceremonies. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that these requirements are met.

Student Regalia Ordering

Students must wear regalia to take part in Humanities I. Students can begin placing orders March 6th, and can be purchased through the UCLA store.

Accommodations

If you require an accommodation such as ASL, wheelchair access, etc., please contact the Undergraduate Student Advisor Virginia Cortez-Carmona at vcortez@humnet.ucla.edu.

For questions about the event, please contact the department office at spoffice@humnet.ucla.edu.

Ticketing for Humanities I Ceremony for Spanish & Portuguese Students
Ticketing:
  1. The ticket window for students to order tickets is Friday, May 12, 2023 through Friday, May 26, 2023 via my.ucla.edu
  2. Participating students are eligible for 4 free guest tickets. Additionally, students have the option to purchase up to 4 additional tickets at $20/each. Guest tickets are required for the Royce Hall venue and will need to be scanned at entry.
  3. Waitlist tickets are NOT guaranteed, but if given to students, you will be charged directly.
  4. Graduating students do not need a ticket to enter the ceremony; your regalia is your ticket into the ceremony.
  5. After Friday May 26th, 2023, no ticket orders are guaranteed. After deadline ticket requests on this website will not be available for request until May 30th, 2023.

If students have any issues with ticketing, please contact the Undergraduate Student Advisor Virginia Cortez-Carmona at vcortez@humnet.ucla.edu with your UID number and details of the issue.

RSVP for Department Graduation Celebration

UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Department Graduation Celebration
Saturday, June 17, 2023
2:30 PM
Rolfe Courtyard

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation from UCLA! The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is extremely proud of its students, but perhaps even more so on commencement day.   

To celebrate this special moment, the department will host our 2023 Spanish & Portuguese Graduation Celebration immediately following the Humanities I Commencement Ceremony (Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM in Royce Hall).

Graduating seniors participating in 2023 Commencement ceremonies must complete all the information in the RSVP, including guest information and dietary restrictions. You will also have the opportunity to upload a brief message and graduation photo to be displayed during the reception. There will be opportunities for graduating students and guests to take pictures throughout the reception.

For further questions, please contact the Undergraduate Student Advisor Virginia Cortez-Carmona at vcortez@humnet.ucla.edu.

COVID Protocols and Parking
COVID:
  • Masks are recommended but not required
  • No guest related restrictions
PARKING:

All graduating students and their guests attending 2023 Commencement ceremonies can purchase a parking permit online, anonymously, and in advance through the Bruin ePermit Event Parking portal, starting early May.

The closest structures to Royce Hall are Parking Structures 5 and 4.

Note: The 2023 Open Golf Tournament is happening the same weekend so please plan ahead to ensure arrival on time as parking in nearby structures is not guaranteed.

For full details and instructions on Commencement Parking, please visit the UCLA Transportation website: https://www.transportation.ucla.edu/campus-parking/commencement-parking.

For further questions, please contact the Undergraduate Student Advisor Virginia Cortez-Carmona at vcortez@humnet.ucla.edu.

Join Our Alumni List

Lifelong and worldwide, the UCLA Hispanic Languages and Literatures Alumni Network is an invaluable professional and personal resource. Stay connected with friends, colleagues, staff, and faculty and stay up to date on department happenings through our alumni-exclusive listserv. If you are a graduating senior you are also eligible to join our alumni listserv.

Please fill out this form to request to be added to the S&P Alumni Email Listserv: Alumni Listserv Form

Past Ceremonies

2022

2022 UCLA Spanish & Portuguese Commencement

Class of 2022 Senior Graduation Reception

Saturday, June 11, 2022, Rolfe Courtyard

Spring 2022 Awards:
  • Christian Erickson (Spanish Major): Richard Reeve Essay Prize — Essay on Spanish American literature or culture
  • Jennifer Lozano Huerta (Double Major in Applied Linguistics and Spanish, Minor: Chicana/o Studies): José Rubia Barcia Essay Prize — Essay on Spanish Literature
  • Grace Freedson (English Major, Portuguese Minor, and Brazilian Studies Minor): The Randal Johnson Essay Prize — Essay on Luso-Brazilian literature, film or culture
  • Rik Olivares Zapata (Spanish and Community and Culture Major): The Claudia Parodi Essay Prize — Essay in Spanish Linguistics
  • Esther Wan Chan (Double Major in Biology and Spanish): The Dolores Huerta Community Service Prize — Essay and/or portfolio written only for the following courses SPAN M165XP, SPAN 172XP and SPAN/PORTGSE 195