Undergraduate students are asked to report to Waterman Street by 9:30 a.m. Lineup begins at Faunce Arch, facing east, on the south side of Waterman Street.  All seniors should arrive to Waterman in academic regalia. Undergraduate students will process through the Van Wickle Gates, down College and Benefit streets to the grounds of First Baptist Meeting House for the College Ceremony (note: only graduates are permitted at the church, guests are asked to view the ceremony from the College Green). Undergraduate students will then partake in a return procession from the church to College Green prior to the University Ceremony.

Doctoral graduates are asked to report to Waterman Street by 9 a.m.; master’s graduates should report to Waterman by 9:15 a.m. Lineup begins at Faunce Arch, facing west, on the north side of Waterman Street. Academic regalia is required to participate in the Procession and the Doctoral and Master’s ceremonies.

Doctoral graduates will march through the Van Wickle Gates and take an immediate right onto Prospect Street and right again on Waterman Street. They will take a left onto Thayer Street and process to Pembroke Field for the Doctoral Ceremony.

Master's graduates participating in Sunday's Procession will march through the Van Wickle Gates and down the Procession route on College Street. At the conclusion of the Procession, master's students may turn right up Waterman Street to make their way to the Master's Reception at Woods-Gerry House terrace and gardens (62 Prospect St.).

Warren Alpert Medical school graduates will line up by 9:15 a.m. in front of Faunce Arch on Waterman Street, facing west, on the north side of Waterman Street. The medical school division will step off at approximately 9:45 a.m. The medical school procession marches through the Van Wickle Gates, down to First Unitarian Church, where the medical school ceremony and awarding of degrees take place. 

All guests and family members are strongly encouraged to view the livestream of the Procession from the seating available on College Green and at the Doctoral Ceremony on Pembroke Field. The Procession is made up of approximately 7,000 participants who line the route, making photography very difficult. In addition, street closures and barricades around the Procession route will make lines of sight challenging for guests. Families are welcome to return to the Van Wickle Gates following the ceremonies to take photographs, which will remain open until 6 p.m. on Monday.

Alumni are asked to assemble at their assigned class locations by 9:00 a.m. The most recent alumni will line up on George Street and the older alumni classes will line up on the College Green. Medical school alumni will line up on Waterman near Faunce Arch. 

University Ceremony

Faculty who wish to partake in the Procession and view the University Ceremony are asked to report to Brown Street, near Fones Alley no later than 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Please approach the lineup from Angell St. Faculty will line up behind the senior administration. Faculty will process through the Van Wickle Gates, down College and Benefit streets, and return to reserved seating on the College Green via Waterman Street to view the College and University ceremonies.

Doctoral Procession and Ceremony

Faculty who wish to process with the Graduate School and attend the Doctoral Ceremony on Sunday are asked to report to Waterman Street in front of Page-Robinson Hall no later than 9:30 a.m.

Master's Procession

Faculty who wish to support master's graduates on Sunday should line up in the faculty section on Brown Street for full participation in the University Procession.

Medical Ceremony

Faculty who wish to process with the medical school and attend the Warren Alpert Medical School Ceremony are asked to report to Faunce Arch on Waterman Street no later than 9:30 a.m.