WSU Tri-Cities Commencement

Graduation Celebration

The WSU Tri-Cities 2026 commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 10 at the Toyota Center. The ceremony will start at 1 p.m.

Informationals/Rehearsals

General Session 1

Thursday, April 23
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
WSU Tri-Cities
East Auditorium

General Session 2

Friday, April 24
10 a.m. – Noon
WSU Tri-Cities
East Auditorium

Masters/Doctoral Session

Thursday, April 30
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WSU Tri-Cities
East Auditorium (in-person only)
  • Bachelor graduates are expected to attend one of the two general sessions, either in-person or via Zoom. 
  • WSU Tri-Cities students are encouraged to attend in-person for the rehearsal.  
  • Masters and Doctoral graduates may join the general sessions. 
  • A recording will be sent to all graduates a few days after the final session. 

Reader Card Pickup

WSU Tri-Cities Bachelor students are required to pick up their reader cards before commencement during finals week and bring them to commencement.

Reader cards may be picked up 4/28 – 5/2 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in any academic advisors’ office or the Learning Commons front desk if the Commencement Coordinator is available.

Only WSU Tri-Cities Bachelor students are required to pick up their reader cards during finals week. All masters students, doctoral students, Global students, and students from other campuses will receive theirs on commencement day at the venue.

Learn the WSU Fight Song for Commencement!

The Graduate School and WSU Pullman Marching Band collaborated on a video to help you learn the WSU Fight Song. Go Cougs!