Commencement most commonly refers to graduation, the ceremony at which students receive academic degrees.
Commencement may also refer to:
Commencement (album), a 2002 album by American band Deadsy Commencement (novel), a 2010 novel by J. Courtney Sullivan "Commencement" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Academy) "Commencement" (Smallville), an episode in season four of Smallville "Commencement" (The West Wing), an episode in the fourth season of The West Wing Coming into force, or commencement, is the day legislation begins to have legal effect
See also Commencement speech, a speech given during university graduation in the U.S. Commencement Bay, in Puget Sound in Washington, U.S.