Here are essential details for YOUR big day. Remember, be on time, be ready, and most important — have fun!
Key Tips
- All ceremonies and Mass are substance-free events
- Students wear business-casual attire under robes
- Students wear shoes adequate for managing stairs and walkways, no spiky or high heels, no flip-flops.
- Cap decoration is encouraged! Keep it positive, and nothing that drapes over the edges or is higher than 2 inches.
- Visit the Venue & Ticketing page for details on parking and what to bring.
Locations and Timing
Law Commencement
- 8:00 a.m. — McCarthey doors open for guest seating
- 8:00 a.m. — Students arrive at the Law School for class photo
- 8:20 a.m. — Students and faculty lineup in Martin Center Gym
- 9:00 a.m. — Procession opens the Ceremony
- 9:45 a.m. — Conferral of degrees begins
- 10:30 a.m. — Ceremony concludes
- Join your fellow J.D. graduates for a champagne reception on the back lawn of the Law School
Graduate Commencement
- 11:00 a.m — McCarthey doors open for guest seating
- 11:15 a.m. — Graduate and Procession lineup in Martin Center Gym
- 12:00 p.m. — Procession opens the Ceremony
- 1:00 p.m. — Conferral of degrees begins
- 2:00 p.m. — Ceremony concludes
- A light champagne reception will follow the Commencement Ceremony on the Herak Lawn
Commencement Mass
Graduates and guests of all faiths are welcome.
Tickets are not required and there is no procession.
- 2:00 p.m. — St. Aloysius Church doors open for guest seating
- Graduates sit with families
- 2:45 p.m. — Mass begins
- 4:00 p.m. — Mass concludes
Undergraduate Commencement
- 8:30 a.m. — Arena North doors open for guest seating
- 9:00 a.m. — Graduates check in at the Arena South doors
- 9:30 a.m. — Procession opens the Ceremony
- 10:30 a.m. — Conferral of degrees begins
- 12:30 p.m. — Ceremony concludes
- A Light champagne reception will follow on the Herak Quad Lawn