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<\/h3>\nDate: Thursday, May 14, 2026
\nTime: 10 a.m.
\nLocation: BU Track & Tennis Center, 100 Ashford Street, Charles River Campus<\/p>\n
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 <\/p>\n Master’s Candidates & Graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n The following students are eligible to participate in the Master’s Convocation Ceremony: August 2025 graduates, January 2026 graduates, May 2026 candidates and August 2026 candidates. All participating students must have submitted a diploma application<\/span> to the GMS Registrar Office and have been given approval. Once given approval, students will be emailed the GMS Master’s Convocation RSVP Survey from the GMS Student Affairs Office.<\/span><\/p>\n Doctoral Candidates & Graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n The following students are eligible to participate in the<\/span> MD & PhD Convocation Ceremony<\/span><\/span><\/a>: August 2025 graduates, January 2026 graduates and May 2026<\/span> candidates. All participating students must have submitted a diploma application<\/span> to the GMS Registrar Office and have been given approval. Once given approval, students will be emailed the MD & PhD Convocation RSVP Survey from the GMS Student Affairs Office.<\/span><\/p>\n *Please note that MD\/PhD dual degree candidates\/graduates need only to complete the RSVP survey once.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n All candidates and graduates are required to wear University-approved academic regalia if participating in the ceremonies. General information regarding regalia can be found here<\/span><\/a><\/span>. All regalia orders must be placed through the BU Campus Store\/Herff-Jones online. Ordering options include home delivery or campus pickup. Campus pick up orders will be available beginning May 4 at the BU Campus Store. It is highly recommended that all orders are placed as soon as possible to avoid processing and transit delays<\/span>.<\/p>\n *Please note that if you want to take photos in your regalia before May, we recommend selecting the home delivery option.<\/em><\/p>\n Master’s Candidates & Graduates Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Campus pickup orders (deadline has passed)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Custom-made orders (deadline has passed)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n April 15:<\/strong><\/span> Deadline for all master’s regalia orders<\/span><\/p>\n Doctoral Candidates & Graduates Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Campus pickup orders (deadline has passed)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Custom-made orders (deadline has passed)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n All doctoral regalia orders\u00a0(deadline has passed)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Miss the deadline?<\/strong><\/p>\n A limited selection of regalia will be available for purchase (or rental if doctoral) at the campus store beginning May 4. While every attempt will be made to provide walk-ins with the regalia appropriate for your degree, sufficient inventory cannot be guaranteed.<\/p>\n Difficulty affording regalia?<\/strong><\/p>\n If purchasing regalia presents a significant financial difficulty for you, please reach out to the GMS Student Affairs Office (gmssa@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n All master’s and doctoral candidates\/graduates receive a hood as part of their regalia order and will be “hooded” when they walk across the stage during the ceremony. Typically, a hooder is a program director, research mentor, advisor, etc. Candidates\/graduates may choose to have a non-BU affiliated person to hood them, but they must have earned an equivalent degree (i.e. master’s degree for hooding a master’s candidate or doctoral degree for hooding a doctoral candidate). All hooders participating in these ceremonies are required to wear academic regalia. All candidates\/graduates are responsible for confirming that their chosen hooder will be attending the ceremony and have informed the GMS Student Affairs Office.<\/p>\n Candidates\/graduates that wish to have a non-BU affiliated person hood them during the ceremony may do so if they have done the following:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n The term “Commencement Weekend” refers to the four consecutive days in May that any and al<\/span>l ceremonies take place at BU. All students are allowed to participate in any ceremony that they are eligible for. Please see below for specifics of each ceremony.<\/p>\n Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 The GMS Master’s Convocation Ceremony honors our master’s graduates with individual student recognition (calling of names, walking across the stage and hooding), as well as various student speakers. This ceremony is typically between 1.5 and 2 hours in length. This ceremony is hosted specifically by GMS via the GMS Student Affairs Office. Directly following the ceremony there will be a reception across the street (on the softball field) for all graduates, guests, faculty & staff who would like join.<\/span><\/p>\n Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026 The MD & PhD Convocation Ceremony honors our doctoral graduates with individual student recognition (calling of names, walking across the stage and hooding), as well as various student speakers. This ceremony is typically between 1.5 and 2 hours in length. This ceremony is co-hosted with the MD side of our school via both the GMS Student Affairs Office and the CAMED Student Affairs Office. Directly following the ceremony there will be a reception across the street (on the softball field) for all graduates, guests, faculty & staff who would like join.<\/span><\/p>\n Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026 The All-University Commencement will comprise of speeches from Boston University President, the invited commencement speaker, and the student speaker, plus presentations to the honorary degree recipients and the conferring of degrees. Candidates\/graduates will be seated with their school\/college and recognized as a group (i.e. no individual names will be called). For additional information on the All-University Commencement, please visit the BU Commencement website<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n *<\/span>Please note that the All-University Commencement is not organized by GMS and requires graduates to register separately on the <\/span>BU Commencement website<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n Date: Friday, May 15, 2026 The Newbury Center\u2019s 6th<\/sup> Annual First-Generation Graduation Pinning Ceremony is to celebrate the graduating first-gen undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Eligible first-gen candidates and graduates interested in participating in the ceremony must RSVP<\/a> by May 1.<\/p>\n *Please note that Eligible Terrier F1RST (or first-gen) candidates and graduates are those who parents\/guardians\/caregivers did not earn a master\u2019s, doctorate or professional degree (such as a JD or MD). Additionally, this ceremony is not organized by GMS, so please direct any questions to M.C. Damm<\/a><\/span>, Newbury Center Associate Director.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Join the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center for an evening of reflection, recognition, and camaraderie as we celebrate our student’s journey and accomplishments. This event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow graduates, faculty, staff and allies who have supported you along the way. The ceremony is for both undergraduate and graduate students. A reception will follow once the ceremony is finished. Graduating students interested in attending the ceremony are asked to RSVP via the Graduating Student Registration Form<\/a> by April 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n *<\/span>Please note that this ceremony is not organized by GMS, so please direct any questions to<\/span> bupride@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n Students are highly recommended<\/span> to take public transportation or choose a ride-share service (i.e. Uber, Lyft) if able to do so. If taking the BU Shuttle, the closest stop is Agganis, which is approximately a 10-minute walk to the Track & Tennis Center. If taking the Green Line, the closest stop is Babcock St.\u00a0 If driving, there is no parking available on site for students. If Disability & Access Services are needed for parking, please request through the Accommodations Request Form (see Requesting an accommodation<\/em>\u00a0section).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n All faculty who want to participate in either the GMS Master’s Convocation Ceremony or the MD & PhD Convocation Ceremony must RSVP via the survey sent out by the GMS Student Affairs Office.<\/p>\n Faculty RSVP (deadline has passed)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n All faculty are required to wear University-approved academic regalia if participating in the ceremonies. New as of last year – faculty must order their own regalia through this link<\/a><\/span> provided by Herff-Jones<\/strong><\/span> (and emailed out from both the BUMC Communications Office and the GMS Student Affairs Office), or they may wear their own set. Please use these regalia ordering instructions<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>to assist you throughout the process. Pickup of<\/span> regalia orders will take place in the central GMS suite (L-317) and the CAMED Student Affairs Office (depending on what you select for pickup location). A notification email will be sent towards the end of April once regalia is delivered and ready for pickup.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Faculty regalia orders (<\/span>deadline has passed)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty and staff are highly recommended<\/span> to either take the dedicated shuttle to and from the MED campus\/Track & Tennis Center or use public transportation. If driving, parking is available in the Agganis Arena lot at 925 Commonwealth Ave.<\/p>\n Bus 1:<\/strong><\/span> Departs 710 Albany St. at 8:00 a.m.; Departs TTC at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Bus 2:<\/strong><\/span> Departs 710 Albany St. at 1:00 p.m.; Departs TTC at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A non-BU hooder is defined as a person who is hooding a graduate during the ceremony and is not a member of BU faculty. If a graduate has asked you to hood them, you are able to participate in the ceremony if:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n All participants in a convocation ceremony must wear the approved academic regalia. If you have your own set of regalia from your alma mater, you are welcome to wear it. If you do not own a set, you can rent regalia through the university’s Herff Jones website portal<\/a> and follow these steps:<\/p>\n April 17<\/strong>:<\/span> Deadline to order non-BU hooder regalia<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n If a graduate and\/or their guests require disability and access services, please complete the Accommodations Request Form that opens in early April. In past years, this form has encompassed requests for accessible seating\/parking, speech to text services, sign language services, wheelchair requests and service animals. To view more details on types of requests offered, please visit \u00a0BU\u00a0 Commencement 2026 – Disability & Access Services webpage<\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>While every effort will be made to provide accommodations requested after May 8, they cannot be guaranteed. If you need additional assistance, contact Disability & Access Services directly at 617-353-3658.<\/p>\n May 8:<\/strong><\/span> Deadline to submit an accommodations request<\/p>\n *Please note that CART services\u00a0 (speech to text) will be available and can be accessed using a personal phone or tablet. The URL to access CART services during the ceremony is go.bu.edu\/ttc<\/a>, which will be posted throughout the venue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nTime: 3 p.m.
\nLocation: BU Track & Tennis Center, <\/span>100 Ashford Street, Charles River Campus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h4>\n
*The GMS Master’s and MD & PhD Convocation Ceremonies honor graduates with individual student recognition and hooding and includes various speakers. This is the only event<\/em> where student names will be called as they walk across the stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
\nStudent Information<\/h2>\n
How can I participate?<\/h4>
<\/p>\nHow to order regalia<\/h4>
<\/p>\nWhat is 'hooding'?<\/h4>
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What's the difference between all the ceremonies?<\/h4>
<\/span><\/p>\nGMS Master’s Convocation Ceremony<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nTime: 10 a.m.
\nLocation: BU Track & Tennis Center, 100 Ashford Street, Charles River Campus<\/span><\/p>\nMD & PhD Convocation Ceremony<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nTime: 3 p.m.
\nLocation: BU Track & Tennis Center, <\/span>100 Ashford Street, Charles River Campus<\/span><\/p>\nAll-University Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nTime: 1 p.m.
\nLocation: Nickerson Field, 285 Babcock Street, Charles River Campus<\/p>\nFirst-Generation Graduation Pinning Ceremony<\/h4>\n
\nTime: 8 p.m.
\nLocation: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, <\/span>Charles River Campus<\/span><\/p>\nLavender Ceremony<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nTime: 7 p.m.
\nLocation: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, <\/span><\/span>Charles River Campus<\/span><\/p>\nGetting to the BU Track & Tennis Center<\/h4>
<\/span><\/p>\nFaculty Information<\/h2>\n
How to participate<\/h4>
<\/span><\/p>\nOrdering your regalia<\/h4>
<\/span><\/p>\n\nParking & transportation<\/h4>
\nNon-BU Hooder Information<\/h2>\n
Confirming your eligibility to participate<\/h4>
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How to order regalia<\/h4>
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General Information<\/h2>\n
\nRequesting an accommodation<\/h4>
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