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  • If you are not graduating from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, questions can be directed to your school. Contacts for each school are listed here. 
  • Parking: Commencement guests may park at any university parking lot on Commencement day. Shuttle bus transportation will be available on campus and from the Charles River Road parking lot. On Commencement day, all Gosman Center parking lots will be closed for general use. 
  • Public Transportation Options: Take the MBTA’s Fitchburg/South Acton commuter line to Brandeis/Roberts stop.
  • For questions about guests with disabilities, please contact University Events at 781-736-4300.
  • On campus dining options: The schedule of campus dining locations open throughout the weekend, including Commencement day, can be found on the Campus Dining Options page. 
  • COVID policies can be found here. 
  • Visit our website for more information about completing your program.

Regalia

  • Regalia ordering is handled through an online system. In order to be included in the system, you must have completed the Application to Graduate with the Registrar’s Office. If you are participating in [Re]Commencement, go to our [Re]Commencement FAQ page for details.
  • Regalia is free for graduate students.
  • In March, you should have received an email with details about ordering regalia. The order deadline is Friday, April 15 at 11:59PM EST. If you are graduating and have not received ordering information, please contact Emily Goldberg at ergoldberg@brandeis.edu.
  • Doctoral regalia is a black robe, black hood, and a board cap. Visit Grad Gowns to order custom Brandeis doctoral regalia.
  • Regalia is worn at both the diploma and main ceremonies. 
  • You will pick up your regalia in the lower level conference room of the Bernstein-Marcus Administration Building. Pick up begins on Monday, May 16 and ends on Friday, May 20. Please come between the hours of 10:00AM and 4:00PM. 
  • If you are unable to pick up your regalia during the pick up times, please ask a friend to pick it up or contact your department administrator to see if they can help you arrange a way to get it on your behalf.

Tickets

  • Graduating students receive 4 tickets to the main ceremony and 4 tickets to the diploma ceremony. 
  • Tickets to the main ceremony are granted by the University Events Office. Questions can be directed to commencement@brandeis.edu.

Diploma Ceremonies

  • Visit the Commencement site for the schedule of the times for each diploma ceremony. 
  • View the list of academic administrators for the contacts for each diploma ceremony.
  • Your diploma will be available for pick-up at the Shapiro Campus Center, Multipurpose room (2nd floor), on Saturday May 21 from 12 p.m.-3 p.m., and on Sunday, May 22 from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. (Please bring your student id for pick-up.) Students will also receive diploma covers at their individual diploma ceremonies. 
  • Questions about what is on your diploma can be directed to the Registrar's Office at registrar@brandeis.edu.

Main Ceremony

  • Line up for the main ceremony is at 10:10 in the Shapiro Gym.
  • The ceremony begins promptly at 10:30 in Gosman Auditorium.

[Re]Commencement

  • [Re]Commencement Ceremony information can be found on our [Re]Commencement 2022 information page.
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