Commencement
Guide for Graduating Medical Students
Receiving Your Degree
Graduating medical students must complete an application to graduate through Banner.
Wearing Regalia
Regalia (cap or tam, gown and hood) must 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 the purchase and rental of regalia will be available on the Brown Bookstore website in late January.
Inviting Guests to the Medical Ceremony
The Warren Alpert Medical School 2025 Commencement is ticketed. Each student who is attending the ceremony receives four tickets. If a student who is attending the ceremony has an extra ticket that they would like to share with another graduating student, they are free to do so.
Tickets are distributed at the mandatory rehearsal on Saturday, May 24. If any additional tickets are available at that time, the event manager will share them on a first-come, first-served basis.
International students who want to invite family members to attend Commencement can find the latest guidance on the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (OISSS) resources page.
Lining Up for Procession
On Sunday, May 25, graduating medical students should meet at the Marcus Aurelius statue on Simmons Quad at 8:30 a.m. for the medical class photo. The lineup for the University 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 1 Benevolent Street. Family and friends may go directly to the church. The Medical School Commencement ceremony begins at approximately 10 a.m.
Participating in the Ceremony
Mandatory rehearsal for medical students participating in the ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 24, at 10:30 a.m. Each student will receive four tickets to the ceremony, distributed at rehearsal.
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.