Handbook | Graduate Commencement Ceremony

11. Graduate Commencement Ceremony

A formal Graduate Commencement Ceremony takes place in the Mullins Center each year at the end of Spring Semester. All eligible graduate students as well as their families and friends are invited to the ceremony. Graduate degree recipients are not restricted as to the number of guests they may invite. The ceremony is followed by a reception for all graduate degree recipients, their guests, and the faculty. Commencement regalia is required and provided by the University as part of the Commencement Fee. Upon degree completion, doctoral hoods are available for purchase through the Graduate School. For more information about this ceremony and the degree eligibility requirements, contact your Graduate Program Director and your academic adviser or call the Office of Degree Requirements, 545-0025. Information can also be viewed online at http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/students_graduate_commencement.htm.