Graduating seniors for May 2025, including those who completed requirements in Summer 2024 or December 2024, must complete the Application to Graduate. If you are receiving multiple concentrations or specific interdepartmental concentrations, you will receive an email from the Office of the Registrar in late January, to your brown.edu email address, with instructions on choosing a ceremony location. Important graduation deadlines can be found on the Registrar's website. Visit the College website for information about general undergraduate degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

Graduating seniors must wear regalia 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. Remember to hang regalia beforehand to avoid that “just out of the package” look. 

If you are unable to pick up your regalia during Grad Fair, you can purchase keepsake regalia from the Brown Bookstore. 

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

The University and College Commencement ceremonies on Sunday are not ticketed. Students are advised to bring up to four 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. 

Due to limited seating capacity, only seniors are allowed into the church for Baccalaureate on Saturday. All guests and family members are invited to watch the ceremony from Front Green, where the event is livestreamed. 

Baccalaureate Procession

Graduating seniors must line up for the Baccalaureate procession on Saturday no later than noon on Waterman Street by Faunce Arch. Only undergraduates will be allowed into the church as there is limited seating capacity inside. The Baccalaureate 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. 

University Procession

Line up for the University 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 University Procession.

During both processions, please remember to stay close and keep moving along the routes.

Departmental Ceremony

Graduating seniors are encouraged to attend your departmental ceremony on Sunday. All departmental ceremonies are held after the University ceremony concludes. 

View Departmental Ceremony locations

Tips for an Enjoyable Weekend

• Pack a water bottle and snacks. Water stations will be available for refills.
• Dress comfortably and for the weather. Many ceremonies will be outdoors, rain or shine, and graduating students will be walking a lot.
• Encourage guests to find seats early on College Green on Sunday, where they can watch the University Procession and College and University ceremonies.
• Remember: The Van Wickle Gates will be open until 6 p.m. on Monday, May 26, to take photos.