Doctoral Hooding and Master's Recognition Ceremony

Students applying for graduation must RSVP through their graduation application in Catalyst before the graduation deadline to indicate whether they plan to attend commencement during their graduation term. Attendance is optional.

Doctoral students will be hooded by their faculty mentor or college dean. Doctoral students receive an email from the Commencement Office or the Program Manager for Graduation, related to hooding processes. Regalia information is found on the Graduation page.

Please visit the commencement ceremony’s website for up-to-date details or the Graduate College’s Graduation webpage. This is a joyous occasion in which students celebrate their accomplishment with family and friends as they are recognized by faculty and university leadership. Doctoral participants will be adorned with their hoods during the ceremony, by either their faculty mentor or the dean of their college.