Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement
This Jacobs School commencement ceremony is for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as students graduating from the Roswell Park Graduate Division.
Ceremony Streaming
The upcoming Class of 2025 celebration may be viewed through this page. The livestream will begin five minutes prior to the ceremony start time. A post-ceremony recording will be available on the UB Commencement website.
An accessible PDF of the commencement program for the Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate & Graduate Ceremony, including a listing of all graduates in the class of 2025, is available at: https://www.buffalo.edu/content/dam/www/commencement/2025-accessible-pdfs/Jacobs%20SMBS-Grad%20Undergrad%20'25%20Program%20Book%20ua.pdf
Date & Time
Sunday, May 18, 2025
9 a.m.
Center for the Arts, UB North Campus
Caps/Tams, Gowns, Hoods, and Tassels
Graduating students participating in commencement wear academic apparel. Order early to make sure you get the appropriate items on time.
Degree Candidates
Arrival time for graduates will be 7:30 a.m. Anticipated ceremony length is approximately 1.5 hours.
Deliberate disruption or prevention of the peaceful and orderly conduct of classes, lectures, events, meetings and other University activities is strictly prohibited.
Only graduating students may participate in the graduation ceremony, including walking in the processional and crossing the stage. The University will make limited exceptions when a graduating student requires assistance due to a disability. Students needing accommodations: please refer to Accommodations For Individuals With Disabilities below.
Eligible students will appear in the program book. Preferred/chosen name, as it appears in HUB, will be the name listed. If you’d like your name listed differently, please communicate this to your ceremony coordinator by email. The program book will reflect information provided by April 3, 2025.
A photographer from GradImages will be at commencement to take a posed photograph of you, as well as a candid photograph of your special moment of recognition and handshake.
Guests
This is a ticketed ceremony. All guests will need a ticket to enter the ceremony. Graduates participating in the ceremony and children two and under, sitting on a ticketed guest's lap, do not need a ticket.
More information will be provided to students who register to participate in the ceremony.
Eligibility
This ceremony is intended and scheduled only for bachelor’s, master’s and PhD students within the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, as well as students graduating from the Roswell Park Graduate Division, who have applied for graduation (degree) indicating one of the following graduation terms:
- Summer 2024 (Aug. ’24 degree conferral)
- Fall 2025 (Feb. ’25 degree conferral)
- Spring 2025 (June ’25 degree conferral)
Students should check with their advisers to make sure all degree requirements have been met.
This spring’s ceremony is not intended for students whose graduation term is later than this spring. However, if there are extenuating circumstances, please contact Kelli Hickey (undergrads) or Beth White (graduate students).
Registration
Registration for the commencement ceremony is separate from applying for graduation (degree). Only undergraduate and graduate students who will walk at commencement need to register for the ceremony. The ceremony registration deadline is March 28, 2025.
Once you've registered for commencement, additional instructions and reminders will be sent through UB email.
Diplomas
Printed Diploma
The Office of the Registrar will mail a printed diploma, free of charge, to your permanent address approximately four to six weeks after the conferral date. Students are responsible for making address changes; these should be made by the term conferral date to ensure that you receive your diploma.
Certified Electronic Diploma
Students who graduated June 2020 and later have the option to purchase a certified electronic diploma (CeDiploma) for $15.95. Notification will be sent to your UB email, from info@credentialtrust.com, approximately 3-6 weeks after your degree conferral date.
Students
If you need accommodations to enable you to participate in a commencement ceremony, please include your request when you register for the ceremony. The coordinator of this ceremony will contact you to discuss and finalize your accommodation request.
If the coordinator does not contact you at least two weeks before the ceremony, please contact the coordinator of the ceremony directly or the Office of Accessibility Resources.
Guests
The university is committed to providing equal access to individuals with disabilities, including physical access to events and reasonable accommodations for members of the university community.
Please refer to the Accessibility for Guests webpage for additional information.
Ceremony Contacts
Undergraduate
Kelli Hickey
Director
Enrollment Management & Biomedical Undergraduate Education
Graduate
Elizabeth White
Director, Graduate Enrollment
Office of Biomedical Education
955 Main St., Room 6130, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: Phone: (716) 829-3399;; Fax: Fax: (716) 829-2437
Email: bethw@buffalo.edu