Sign ups for the 2025 Physics Department Graduation are now closed. Over the next week or so, we'll be announcing when undergraduate participants can stop by to pick-up their graduation stole and fill out their name cards.

Check this webpage regularly for updates about this event and don't forgot to use the link in your email to submit your slideshow information!

Formal attire and proper regalia are required for the departmental ceremony. PhD candidates must ensure their regalia includes the required hood. Regalia must be ordered through the campus at the Campus Commencement website.

PhD advisors will be invited and asked to hood their students. If a particular faculty member is not available the Graduate Vice Chair will perform the hooding. 

During the ceremony, graduates will take an official photo and walk across the stage as their degree is conferred (actual diplomas will not be issued during the ceremony). The photographer will need 1-3 weeks to prepare photos. Once they're available, graduate students will be able to access them. 

Check-in Location for Graduating Students:

Please ensure your student has included you in their guest numbers (guests will not receive a formal invite to the event). 

If you are making arrangements for travel and need/want any documentation about the event, please reference this webpage.

Please note that commencement weekend on campus is extremely busy. We suggest allowing ample time for parking. 

Upon arrival, guests will be directed to their designated seating areas inside the venue. Guests will be asked to refrain from approaching the stage during the commencement ceremony. A professional photographer will be at commencement to take photos throughout the ceremony. Photos will be available to be downloaded later. The event will not be live-streamed. 

Prohibited Items: glitter or confetti - please refer to the campus commencement page.

Local accommodations, dining, and entertainment nearby - campus commencement page.

ADA Accommodations: Please ask ​​​​​​your graduate to report any ADA needs you have (eg. wheelchair seating, assistive devices). 

Faculty attendees will join the Platform Party onstage during Commencement. Regalia is required. If you do not already have it, the Department will contact you with instructions on how to order it.

Please allow ample time for parking, as Commencement weekend on campus is extremely busy.

Faculty Robing Room Location:

Parking will be available on campus at no charge during commencement weekend. We recommend guests and students park in the Gilman Parking Structure, Hopkins Parking, and South Parking Structure. Starting Friday, June 13, to Sunday, June 15, campus transportation and parking will be impacted due to Commencement and move-out activities. Please arrive early to allow ample time to park and check in at the commencement venue. 

Walking Directions from the parking structures, bus station, and trolley stops. 

Click here to see the 2024 Physics Commencement Slideshow! 

Q: Will guests receive an invitation to the event?

A: Graduating students who are participating in the event will need to inform their guests about the event and share this webpage (there will be no guest invites and/or tickets for this event).

Q: If I am an undergraduate, can I particpate if I'm graduating in the fall?

A: Yes, though the event is designed to accommodate those graduating in the current academic year, UGs have a special provision to partcipate if graduating the following fall. 

Q: What sort of accessibility options are available for the event?

A: Please note that the campus will not allow the Physics Department to transport individuals to/from any parking structures to the Price Center. Individuals will need to refer to campus information for parking options. The Price Center entrance on Townsquare has an elevator available (it is to the left of the wide staircase and Triton statue). Those who reported needing guest accommodations relating to seating at our event (eg. wheelchair) will be accommodated.