Graduation Deadlines

Important graduation deadlines for the undergraduate Class of 2023 can be found on the Registrar's website. Undergraduates must complete an application to graduate, and students with multiple concentrations must inform the Registrar of which ceremony they plan to attend.

Regalia

Regalia (cap and gown) should be worn for the Baccalaureate Service on Saturday and the Commencement ceremonies on Sunday. Commissioning students and those with military service have the option to wear formal military attire in place of the cap and gown if they so choose and if permitted according to their status with the military. 

Undergraduate students in the Class of 2023 who are unable to pick up their regalia during Grad Fair can purchase their keepsake regalia from the Brown Bookstore. 

More information regarding regalia is available on the Brown Bookstore website.

During Commencement Weekend

• Line up for the Baccalaureate procession on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
  All graduating seniors are encouraged to attend Baccalaureate. The lineup for the procession begins at 1:30 p.m. on Waterman Street by Faunce Arch. Encourage your family and guests to find comfortable seating on the College Green to view the procession and ceremony. Guests are not permitted on the grounds of the First Baptist Church. 
• Line up for the Commencement Day Procession on Sunday promptly at 9:30 a.m. on Waterman Street by Faunce Arch.
  Encourage your family and guests to find comfortable seating on the College Green for the College and University ceremonies, which immediately follow the Procession.
• Attend your departmental ceremony on Sunday. All departmental ceremonies are held after the University ceremony concludes. 

View departmental ceremony locations

A Guide for Graduating Seniors

Graduation Deadlines

Important graduation deadlines can be found on the Registrar's website and Graduate School Commencement Page. Graduate students must complete an application to graduate, and students receiving multiple degrees and concurrent students or must inform the Graduate School (gradschool-commencement@brown.edu) of which ceremony they plan to attend.

Registration to attend the doctoral or master's ceremony is required and can be completed through Marching Order; please check the email you indicated on your Application to Graduate for the registration link.

Regalia

Regalia (cap or tam, gown and hood) should be worn for the Procession and Commencement ceremonies on Sunday. Commissioning students and those with military service have the option to wear formal military attire in place of the cap and gown if they so choose and if permitted according to their status with the military. More information regarding regalia is available on the Brown Bookstore website.

More details about the Master’s and Doctoral ceremonies will be posted soon.

Questions?

Students earning doctoral and master's degrees in 2023 can learn more about additional graduation requirements and deadlines on the Graduate School Commencement page.

Questions about Commencement for graduate students should be sent to gradschool-commencement@brown.edu.

Regalia

Regalia (cap or tam, gown and hood) should be worn for the Procession and Commencement ceremonies on Sunday. Commissioning students and those with military service have the option to wear formal military attire in place of the cap and gown if they so choose and if permitted according to their status with the military. More information regarding regalia is available on the Brown Bookstore website.

During Commencement Weekend

• Saturday, May 27: There is a mandatory rehearsal for medical students participating in the ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Each student will receive four tickets to the ceremony. Tickets will be distributed at rehearsal.  
• Sunday, May 28: The lineup for the Commencement Procession begins at 9:15 a.m on Waterman Street by Faunce Arch. Students will process down College Hill to the First Unitarian Church at one Benefit Street. Family and friends may go directly to the church. The Commencement ceremony begins at 10 a.m. 

Questions?

Questions regarding graduation requirements should be directed to the medical school’s Office of Student Affairs. Questions about events should be directed to medschool-commencement@messages.brown.edu.