Regalia (including hoods) must be worn to all hooding and commencement ceremonies.

Doctoral and master's candidates will be hooded (prior to commencement) during a special ceremony prepared and planned by each academic college/school.

University commencements does not prepare or plan hooding ceremonies.

Candidates will be contacted by their college/school with more information regarding their event. 

As the colleges and schools provide event information to university commencements, it will be posted here on the website.

 

College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design

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For more information please contact: Architecture at (951) 343-4455

 

College of Arts and Sciences

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For more information please contact: Kaiya Sanabria at ksanabria@calbaptist.edu or (951) 343-4363

 

College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

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For more information please contact: Remija Hernandez at rehernandez@calbaptist.edu or (951) 552-8361

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For more information please contact: Debbie Jahant at djahant@calbaptist.edu or (951) 343-4287

 

College of Health Science

Event Name: Departments of Kinesiology & Public Health Sciences Hooding Ceremony

Date and Time: Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Location: Health Science Campus, G122

For more information please contactFor more information please contact: Brittany Davies at bdavies@calbaptist.edu or (951) 552-8727 

Event Name: Speech Language Pathology Hooding Ceremony

Date and Time: Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Location: Health Science Campus, G122

 For more information please contactFor more information please contact: Brittany Davies at bdavies@calbaptist.edu or (951) 552-8727 

Event Name: Physician Assistant Studies Hooding & Long White Coat Ceremony

Date and Time: Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location: Health Science Campus, G122

For more information please contactFor more information please contact: Brittany Davies at bdavies@calbaptist.edu or (951) 552-8727 

 

College of Nursing

Event Name: College of Nursing Hooding Ceremony

Date and Time: Tuesday, August 12, 10 a.m.

Location: Magnolia Church, 8351 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA. 92504

For more information please contact: Tammy Pettit at tpettit@calbaptist.edu or 951-343-4469

 

School of Business

Event Name: The Business Administration, DBA & MBA, Information Tech. Management, MS & Accounting, MS Graduate Hooding Ceremony

Date and Time: Monday, August 4, 2025, 6 PM-8 PM

Location: CBU-Innovators Auditorium (tickets required for plated dinner- 2 guest maximum)

For more information please contact: Raequel Patterson at rpatterson@calbaptist.edu or (951) 343-4504

Event Name: The Organizational Change & Administration, EdD & Organizational Leadership, MA Graduate Hooding Ceremony

Date and Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 6 PM-8 PM

Location: CBU-Innovators Auditorium (tickets required for plated dinner- 2 guest maximum)

For more information please contact: Raequel Patterson at rpatterson@calbaptist.edu or (951) 343-4504

Event Name: FA 24 Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony, Ph.D. in Leadership Studies

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For more information please contact: Rindi Singh at rsingh@calbaptist.edu or (909) 343-4612

 

School of Education

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For more information please contact: Sara Guardado at sguardado@calbaptist.edu or (951) 343-4372

 

School of Performing Arts

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For more information please contact: David Toledo at dtoledo@calbaptist.edu or (951) 552-8993

 

Hood Colors:

The field of learning in which a degree is awarded is shown by the color on the edging of the hood. The lining of the hood is the official color of the institution which awarded the degree. Following is a list of hood colors representing degrees awarded by CBU:

Accounting: Drab
Applied Mathematics: Gold
Architecture: Blue Violet
Athletic Training: Sage Green
Biomedical Sciences: Gold
Business Administration: Drab                                                                                                           
Clinical Psychology: Gold
Counseling Ministry: Gold
Counseling Psychology: Gold
Education: Light Blue
Engineering: Orange
English: White                                                                                                                                       
Forensic Psychology: Gold                                                                                                                 
Healthcare Administration: Peacock
Higher Education Leadership and Student Development: Light Blue
Industrial-Organizational Psychology: Gold                                                                                       
Information Technology Management: Drab                                                                                     
Interdisciplinary Studies: White                                                                                                           
Kinesiology: Sage Green                                                                                                                     
Leadership (PhD): Dark Blue
Music: Pink
Nursing: Apricot
Organizational Change and Administration (PhD): Light Blue                                                         
Organizational Leadership: Royal Blue
Physician Assistant Studies: Kelly Green
Psychology: Gold
Public Administration: Peacock
Public Health: Salmon
School Counseling: Light Blue
School Psychology: Light Blue
Social Work: Citron
Speech Language Pathology: Gold 
Sport and Performance Psychology: Gold                                                                                         
Strategic Communication: Maroon
Worship Arts: Pink

Contact Commencement

Email: commencement@calbaptist.edu
Phone: (951) 552-8308
Hours:
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

8432 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92504