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Graduation Schedule

The next live, in-person graduation ceremonies are planned for January 2023 in Santa Barbara, California at the Hilton Beachfront Resort.

  • School of Leadership Studies: January 14, 2023. Ceremony begins 2pm. Dance/reception at 6:30pm
  • School of Psychology: January 21, 2023. Ceremony begins 7:00pm. Dance/reception immediately following ceremony

COVID-19: Guests and graduates are expected to be masked (except when speaking at the podium or while eating and drinking) while in the ceremony room and its environs. Graduates will be provided Fielding branded masks to match their regalia.

Livestream: The ceremonies will be livestreamed and viewable at our YouTube channel.

Prior Ceremonies: The last two ceremonies prior were virtual.  For the recorded videos, please see the link below from our YouTube channel.

Summer Session Virtual Ceremony, July 2022

Approximate time-stamps shown for the ceremony portions are listed below.

01:00:00 pm: Processional

01:02:00 pm: Opening Remarks

01:12:45 pm: Presentation of Honorary Doctorate

01:41:00 pm: Speaker

01:49:10 pm: Presentation of Graduates: SLS

01:56:30 pm: Presentation of Graduates: SLS Doctorate

02:29:50 pm: Presentation of Graduates: SoP

02:37:00 pm: Presentation of Graduates: SoP Doctorate

03:14:00 pm: Graduates in Absentia

 

Summer Session Virtual Ceremony, July 2021

Approximate time-stamps shown for the ceremony portions are listed below.

10:35 = School of Leadership Studies
32:37 = School of Psychology
1:29:24 = Graduates in Absentia

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Fielding’s administrative offices are located in two lot-adjacent office buildings in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. To enrich your educational experience, many of Fielding’s programs hold face-to-face events throughout the year in different regional locations. Our Academic Conferencing & Events Department contracts with hotels and other educational spaces such as retreat centers to provide suitable spaces for your learning and engagement with faculty.

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