Master's/CAGS/EdS Degree Ceremony
College of Graduate Studies
Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Louis M. Ricciardi College of Business
College of Education and Health Sciences
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Bartlett College of Science and Mathematics
4 p.m. Parking lots open for graduates and guests
- Parking is available in Lots 3, 4 and 5
- ADA parking recommended in Lots 4A and 5A
- Please note: a handicap placard is required to park vehicles in designated handicap parking spaces.
4:30 p.m. Graduates report to assembly area
- Assembly area entry is through gate E1, The Cross Insurance East Club.
- Those requiring accessibility can enter through the E2 entrance.
4:30 p.m. Stadium gates open
- The primary gate for guests is the Ticketmaster Gate.
- ADA recommended entrance is E2.
5 p.m. All Graduates must be checked in at assembly area for line-up.*
5:35 p.m. Graduates begin processing
5:50 p.m. Faculty procession begins
5:55 p.m. Platform Party procession to stage begins
6 p.m. Ceremony begins
8:30 p.m. Approximate ceremony end time
*Check-in begins 90 minutes prior to ceremony time. All graduates must be checked in one hour prior to their ceremony start time. If a graduate is late for check-in, they will not walk with their program and may be placed at the end of the processional.