UMass Boston

Commencement exercises for the Class of 2025 will be held on May 28 & 29, 2025. The class of 2025 is comprised of students graduating in December '24, May '25 and August '25. All commencement ceremonies will take place on the UMass Boston campus. 

Students planning to graduate and participate in the May 2025 ceremony must first apply to graduate through WISER. The deadline to apply is March 14, 2025. 
Please note: The deadline for December '24 graduates to apply has passed. 

Congrats, Beacon grads! Details of the upcoming Commencement Ceremonies for the UMass Boston class of 2025 are listed below. Please check back as this page is updated frequently.

Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

The graduate commencement ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Procession of graduates begins at 2:30 p.m. Candidates for doctoral and master’s degrees, certificates of advanced graduate study (CAGS and EDS), and post-master’s certificates will be invited to participate in this program with the Chancellor, Deans and faculty.

*Doctoral candidates: please note that we are holding a separate ceremony for the doctoral hooding. The hooding ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Procession of graduates begins at 9:45 a.m. You are encouraged to attend both the doctoral hooding ceremony and the graduate commencement ceremony, as you are invited to participate in both!

Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. 

The undergraduate commencement ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Procession of graduates begins at 9:15 a.m.  Candidates for bachelor’s degrees will be invited to participate in this program with the Chancellor, Deans, and faculty.

Important Information

Both ceremonies will take place at UMass Boston, Campus Center Lawn, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125.

Commencement is outdoors rain or shine on the Campus Center Lawn. Graduate and guest seating areas are NOT tented. Review the weather forecast and be prepared for all scenarios (rain gear, sunblock).

At both ceremonies, graduates will have their names called and receive diploma covers. Diplomas will be mailed at a later date.

Please review additional details and get answers to common Commencement inquiries on our FAQs page.

If you have specific questions not covered in the FAQs, please contact the Office of University Events and Ceremonies at events@umb.edu.