Commencement
Guide for Graduating Master’s Students
Get Ready to Celebrate
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Celebrating Master’s Graduates
Graduating master’s students: Get ready for an exciting weekend full of traditions, celebration and community.
Receiving Your Degree
Graduating master’s students must complete the Application to Graduate and register to attend the Master’s Ceremony. Important graduation deadlines can be found on the Registrar’s website.
Wearing Regalia
Regalia (cap or tam, gown and hood) must be worn for the Master’s Procession and Ceremony on Saturday and the Commencement Procession and University Ceremony 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 the purchase and rental of regalia will be available on the Brown Bookstore website in late January.
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How to Wear Master’s Regalia
Get ready for Commencement with this quick guide to wearing your master’s hood, cap and gown.
Inviting Guests to the Master’s Ceremony
The Master’s Ceremony is not ticketed. Students are advised to bring no more than four to five guests each; seating is first come, first served. Some departmental ceremonies do ticket, so it is important to confirm this with your department in advance.
Lining Up for Procession
Details about lining up for the Master’s Procession on Saturday and the Commencement Procession on Sunday, as well as other directions, will be posted closer to Commencement.
Participating in the Master’s Ceremony
The Master’s Commencement Ceremony celebrates the academic achievements of those graduating from Brown University master’s programs. The order of events during the ceremony is:
- Invocation
- Master's student speaker
- Awards presentation
- Conferral of degrees
- Benediction
As Commencement nears, the Division of Master’s and Professional Programs will provide instructions to help students prepare to participate in the Master’s Ceremony.
Graduate Slides and Photos
Graduate slides, also known as lower thirds, display on a screen when your name is called during the Master’s Ceremony. Brown provides the diploma name, degree and program for the slide. If you want to add details to your personalized slide, you may upload a photo and record a pronunciation of your name in Tassel (formerly Marching Order) when you register to attend the ceremony. Virtual slides will be available to download and share on social media a week before Commencement.
Graduating master’s students also may sign up with GradImages to have photos taken during the ceremony.