Road Map to Commencement
Below is your road map to Commencement, including all important dates and deadlines as well as contact information. Please check this road map regularly during the semester.
To find out if you are eligible to march in this year's Commencement Exercises, please check the eligibility requirements.
| Activity | Who should do it? |
When? | Who to contact? | What if I have a problem? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filing for a degree audit (applying for graduation) | All eligible students. Am I eligible? | In the semester you expect to complete your degree requirements. Consult the Undergraduate Bulletin. |
Enrollment Services Center (ESC), or via the Brooklyn College WebCentral portal. You must return completed hard copies of all documents to the ESC. |
E-mail the Registrar | |
| Requesting an invitation for guests overseas to attend the ceremony | Students who wish to invite guests from another country |
Deadline: |
Apply here. | ||
| Requesting tickets for the ceremony | All eligible students who wish to attend the ceremony | April 23 – May 7 |
Visit the WebCentral portal. Click "Commencement Tickets" under "Shortcuts." | ||
| Picking up reserved tickets | All eligible students who requested tickets and were approved | See schedule. | Whitman Box Office during scheduled dates. | ||
| Special requests for participants on the day of the ceremony | Students or guests with disabilities, or students with recent mobility injuries | April 23 – May 21 |
E-mail Commencement. Note: Requests for wheelchairs cannot be honored. | ||
| Purchasing a cap and gown | All eligible students | After picking up tickets. | Brooklyn College Bookstore |
Contact the Brooklyn College Bookstore. | |
| Commencement Day | All eligible students with tickets, caps, gowns and ID | May 30 | Central Quadrangle (be prepared for inclement weather) | Visit the Commencement website, or find us on Facebook. | |
| For general questions, e-mail commencement@brooklyn.cuny.edu. | |||||
| Extras | |||||
| Activity | Who should do it? |
When? | Who to contact? | What if I have a problem? | Notes |
| Purchasing graduation rings | All eligible students | Throughout the spring semester | Brooklyn College Bookstore |
Contact the Brooklyn College Bookstore. | |
| Senior Photos | All eligible students | Appointments are available in May | Visit the WebCentral portal. Go to the "Eservices" tab, then "Schedule an appointment" section and click on "Broeklundian Yearbook appointment photo session". | Contact the Broeklundian Yearbook. | |
| For details, follow us on Facebook. | |||||
