Commencement

Friday, May 9

M&T Bank Arena, York Hill Campus

• 1 p.m. — Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine Commencement

• 5 p.m. — School of Law Commencement

Saturday, May 10

Quad, Mount Carmel Campus

• 10 a.m. — School of Education and School of Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

• 3 p.m. — College of Arts and Sciences and School of Communications Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Sunday, May 11

Quad, Mount Carmel Campus

• 10 a.m. — School of Business and School of Computing and Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

• 3 p.m. — School of Health Sciences Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement

Post-Ceremony Reception

We invite you to join us for a reception at the conclusion of your ceremony. The reception will offer light refreshments and an opportunity to meet up with your families and take photos. The faculty and platform parties also attend the post-ceremony reception. The reception is not mandatory.

Ticket Details

• Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine: No tickets required

• School of Law: No tickets required

• Undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences and the Schools of Business, Computing and Engineering, Communications, Education, Health Sciences, and Nursing:

  • Ceremonies are held outdoors rain or shine. No tickets are required outdoors.

  • In the case of severe weather, the ceremony will move indoors to the M&T Bank Arena and will require tickets. All eligible graduates will receive 3 tickets in the basketball arena (for the live ceremony) and 3 tickets to the hockey arena (for the livestream on the scoreboard).

Receiving Severe Weather Tickets

All eligible graduates taking part in the Saturday and Sunday ceremonies will be emailed their severe weather tickets to their Quinnipiac account in early April. More information will be provided during the spring semester.

Children 3 and over require a ticket.

All graduates will only be provided the number of tickets outlined above; there are no additional tickets available. However the ceremony will be livestreamed on this website.

Severe Weather Ticket Policy

Guest Tickets May Not Be Sold

Any attempt to sell or produce mass copies of electronic tickets will be considered a misuse of Quinnipiac University property. Any and all such misuse of Quinnipiac University property will result in the conduct being reported to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities, which may ultimately result in disciplinary action, on a case-by-case basis, and as deemed appropriate. Additionally, upon notification of or the receipt of information related to a student's misuse of allocated tickets, the Office of the Registrar reserves the right to reallocate any and all such tickets to other students.

Seating

Seating for both outdoor and indoor ceremonies will be general admission. Should you need assistance, staff will be available to assist you in finding a seat. 

Sever weather tickets should either be printed clearly (no fading ink) or displayed on a mobile device for entry to the ceremony.

Seating will be outdoors on a flat grassy surface for the Saturday and Sunday ceremonies. If these ceremonies move indoors due to severe weather, indoor seating will be in a tiered arena.

Seating for the Friday ceremonies (Schools of Medicine and Law) will be indoors in the tiered arena seating.

Seating for those with disabilities will be available and wheelchairs can be accommodated in both indoor and outdoor locations. Staff will be able to assist you on arrival. Please note the outdoor seating is on grass. The university does not provide wheelchairs.