Graduating seniors for May 2027, including those who complete requirements in Summer 2026 or December 2026, 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.

Baccalaureate

Because of limited capacity, only graduating seniors, performers and University leaders participating in the Baccalaureate service are invited to the church grounds for the service. Family members and guests may watch the ceremony via livestream from designated locations.

Commencement Ceremonies

Registration details for the College and University ceremonies will be announced in early 2027.

Departmental Ceremonies

Graduating seniors are encouraged to attend their departmental ceremony on Sunday. All departmental ceremonies are held after the University ceremony concludes. Students should check with their departments for specific access and ticketing guidance for themselves and their guests.

Guidance for International Guests

International students who want to invite family members to attend Commencement can find information about obtaining a visitor visa on the International Student and Scholar Services website.

Details about Procession lineup will be provided a few weeks before Commencement.

Graduating seniors will process through the Van Wickle Gates and follow the Procession route to the grounds of the First Baptist Church for the College Ceremony. Only graduating seniors are permitted on the church grounds; guests may view the ceremony via livestream from the College Green. 

Seniors will then partake in a return procession from the church to the College Green for the University Ceremony, arriving as a group to the green, where they will be guided to their reserved sections.

Guests of graduating seniors should find their seats on the College Green before the Procession begins, to watch via livestream. This will ensure guests can enjoy all the important moments from the Procession, College Ceremony and University Ceremony. Seating on the green is limited; specific seating is reserved only for students.

Graduating students who require accessibility accommodations for Commencement should contact Student Accessibility Services at 401-863-9588 or SAS@brown.edu as soon as possible.

Guests of graduating students who require accessibility accommodations for Commencement should complete the Guest Accessibility Accommodation Request Form when it is made available in early spring.

Visit the Accessibility Accommodations page for additional information.