Graduate Commencement
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Center for the Arts, North Campus
Coordinator: Tracy Gasinski
Contact: tracygas@buffalo.edu
Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences who plan to participate in the ceremony should complete the participation form.
This ceremony is for College of Arts and Sciences master’s and doctoral students with degree conferral dates of August 31, 2024, February 1, 2025 and June 1, 2025. To register to participate, please complete the registration form by Friday, April 18.
*Please note that registering to participate in Commencement is separate from applying for graduation.
This is a ticketed ceremony. All guests age three and up will need a ticket to enter the Center for the Arts. Graduating students will have an opportunity to reserve up to four (4) guest tickets. More information on how to reserve tickets will be communicated to registered students when it is available.
Children under two years of age do not require a guest ticket unless they will be using a baby carrier or infant car seat carrier; the ticket is for the seat space that will be taken up by the carrier.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee additional tickets for this ceremony. Friends and family who do not have a ticket for the ceremony are invited to view the ceremony via live simulcast online. Please visit Countdown to Commencement for a link to the live-stream and for technical requirements.
Eligible students will appear in the program book. Your preferred/chosen name as it appears in HUB will be used for the commencement program book. If you would like your name listed differently from your preferred/chosen name in HUB, please email Tracy Gasinski at tracygas@buffalo.edu no later than April 3. Program book content will reflect the data available in HUB as of April 3.
Please refer to the main Commencement website for information on regalia.
Printed Diploma
The Office of the Registrar will mail a printed diploma, free of charge, to your permanent address approximately four to six weeks after the conferral date. Students are responsible for making address changes; these should be made by the term conferral date to ensure that you receive your diploma.
Certified Electronic Diploma
Students who graduated June 2020 and later have the option to purchase a certified electronic diploma (CeDiploma) for $15.95. Notification will be sent to your UB email, from info@credentialtrust.com, approximately 3-6 weeks after your degree conferral date.
Learn more about the CeDiploma