Graduation

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Graduates will begin arriving and check in 

• Students sit in own section separate from guests.

1:15 pm - Doors open, Rackham Auditorium 

• CHANGED FROM 1:30!

2:00 pm - Ceremony, Rackham Auditorium

3:00 pm - Ceremony ends

• This is a ticketed event. All graduates and their guests are required to present a ticket in order to enter the event. As of 4/14, we are at the venue capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist for graduate and/or guest tickets, you must still RSVP by no later than April 17, 2025. We will not be able to accommodate any students after this date.

• Business Casual Attire Recommended (caps and gowns not required but encouraged)

• The venue follows the Michigan Stadium prohibited items list. Please review this list before arriving to Rackham to prevent delays.

• For driving directions please see Rackham Graduate School's website.
  

• Parking will be available in the N13 Fletcher and N4 Thayer parking structures. Parking enforcement will be suspended in these structures as well as at all University parking areas/surface lots on Central, North, and South Campuses. To check parking space availability, Logistics, Transportation, and Parking have an occupancy tracker.

• In order to make sure your name appears in the program, please apply for graduation through Wolverine Access by March 14, 2025. 

• You will not receive your diploma at Commencement. Diplomas are sent to students via mail following the conferral of their degree. For more information on the difference between Graduation and Commencement, visit Newnan Academic Advising Center's helpful guide.