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Graduate and Law Student Commencement Guide

2013

 

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Commencement exercises at Boston College are scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in Alumni Stadium. The Academic Procession begins at 9:15 a.m.

The Law School Commencement ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Conte Forum on the Chestnut Hill Campus.

Be sure to check the Commencement website (www.bc.edu/commencement) for the most up-to-date information regarding Commencement.

Please read the following information carefully and contact the appropriate office if you have questions. Details about the individual School/College diploma ceremonies are listed below. Congratulations and good luck!

Commencement Preparations (January through May 2013)

 

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Office of the University Secretary

  • Commencement Information on the Go—New Commencement App!
  • Electronic Invitations
  • Personalized Announcements
  • Cap and Gown Rentals
  • In Case of Rain
  • Photographs
  • Class of 2013 T-shirts
  • Hometown News Release
  • Disabled Access
  • Wheelchair Rental
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Office of Student Services

  • Academic Services, including degree requirements and graduation status
  • Financial Services, including student loan exit interviews and outstanding balance on student account
  • Transcript Requests

Baccalaureate Mass (Sunday, May 19)

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Commencement Day (May 20)

  • Participation
  • Arrival and Assembly
  • Alumni Stadium Seating
  • Academic Procession
  • Hooding of Graduates
  • Valuables
  • Restrictions
  • Cell Phones
  • Shuttle Buses
  • Golf Carts
  • Satellite Parking
  • Airport Transportation
  • Important Phone Numbers and Websites
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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

  • Commencement 2013
  • Commencement Exercises
  • Graduation Clearance
  • Electronic Invitations
  • Diploma Distribution Ceremony
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Graduate School of Social Work

  • Commencement Distribution Ceremony
  • Electronic Invitations
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Carroll School of Management—Graduate Programs

  • Diploma Distribution Ceremony
  • Electronic Invitations
  • Commencement Reply Form
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Connell School of Nursing—Graduate Programs

  • Graduate Nurses' Association Commencement Dinner and Awards Ceremony
  • Commencement Ceremony
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Lynch School of Education—Graduate Programs

  • Commencement Reply Form
  • Electronic Invitations
  • Awards Ceremony
  • Diploma Distribution Ceremony
  • Important Regalia Information
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James A. Woods, S.J., Graduate College of Advancing Studies

  • Electronic Invitations
  • Diploma Distribution Ceremony
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The Law School

  • Hotel Accommodations
  • Graduation Events
  • Bar Certification
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School of Theology and Ministry

  • Commencement 2013
  • Commencement Exercises
  • Electronic Invitations
  • Graduate Survey
  • Diploma Distribution Ceremony