Commencement

For the Graduates

Information for graduating members of the Class of 2024.

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Download the BrownU mobile app to find information on the go during Commencement and Reunion Weekend, including events, campus maps, dining and parking options, the location of water stations and restrooms, and much more. Information will be available on the BrownU app in April.

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Senior Class of 2024

Graduation Deadlines

Important graduation deadlines for the undergraduate Class of 2024 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 should be worn for the Baccalaureate Service (gown only) on Saturday and the Commencement ceremonies (cap and gown) 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 2024 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 noon on Waterman Street by Faunce Arch. All graduating seniors are encouraged to attend Baccalaureate. The procession will step off at 12:15 p.m. Encourage your family and guests to find comfortable seating on Front 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 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

 

Get ready for Commencement and Reunion Weekend with this practical overview for graduating seniors about how to navigate the momentous celebration.

Doctoral and Master's Graduates

Graduate Guide to Brown Commencement

Get excited for Commencement and Reunion Weekend with this overview of events celebrating Brown’s master’s and doctoral graduates.

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 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 (look for an invite by late February); 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 Saturday and 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.

How to Wear Master’s Regalia

Get ready for Commencement with this quick guide to wearing your master’s hood, cap and gown.

How to Wear Doctoral Regalia

Get ready for Commencement with this quick guide to wearing your doctoral tam and gown.

During Commencement Weekend

Details about procession lineup and other directions for graduates will be posted closer to Commencement.

Questions?

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

Warren Alpert Medical School Graduates

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 25: 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. If you are in need of additional tickets, graduates can reach out to classmates for unused tickets. There will also be an overflow room at the First Unitarian Church where guests can view a livestream of the ceremony. If additional tickets become available once attendance is confirmed, an email will be sent to the class on Saturday evening, and tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Sunday, May 26: Meet at the Marcus Aurelius statue on Simmons Quad at 8:30 a.m. for the medical class photo. 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 approximately 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.