Overview
Master's degree candidates may register to participate in two ceremonies: their Graduate Hooding Ceremony and the Commencement Ceremony that occurs in the same academic year (September 1 through August 31).
For Master's degree candidates the Graduate Hooding Ceremony is the primary graduation event where they will cross the stage, hear their name read, have their hood placed over their head, and receive their diploma cover. (The actual diploma will be mailed to the address you provide on your Intent to Graduate.)
At Commencement master's degree recipients will process in their regalia (a cap, gown, and hood are required) and be seated on the floor of the Agganis Arena along with bachelor's degree candidates, faculty, and staff. During the ceremony master's degree recipients will be asked to stand and be recognized but they do not cross the stage or have their name read at Commencement. Nonetheless, the scale of the event is impactful, and master’s degree recipients who have attended have found it moving.
The program lasts three hours and for one hour the undergraduates' names will be read as they cross the stage. Just before the reading of the names, the master's degree recipients will be asked to stand and be recognized. Master's degree students do not cross the stage at Commencement nor have their name read, but the scale of the event is impactful.
You must register to participate in each ceremony separately if you would like to attend, and only students who register to participate will receive guest tickets.
The Graduate Hooding Ceremony for Speech@Emerson December graduates will be held in December 2024. The Graduate Hooding Ceremony for Speech@Emerson May and August graduates will be held in August 2025.
December 2024 Cohort
Location
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC)
415 Summer Street, Level 2, Meeting Room 258
Boston, MA 02110
Graduating students should report to Level 2, Meeting Room 259.
Schedule
Sunday December 15 2024
- Speech@Emerson graduate students arrive at 2:30 p.m.
- Doors open to guests at 3:40 p.m.
- School of Communication Graduate Hooding Ceremony for Speech@Emerson 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
