Rackham Graduate Exercises

Winter Commencement

Sunday, December 15, 2019
2:00 p.m., Crisler Center
Ceremony will last approximately two hours

Commencement is a milestone—one of life’s landmark occasions, a time when graduates, family members, and friends gather to celebrate past and future. Tickets are not required for guests or graduates who attend Winter Commencement

For more information visit the University of Michigan Commencement website.

Rackham Graduate Exercises

Friday, May 1, 2020
10:00 a.m., Hill Auditorium
Ceremony will last approximately two hours

Earning a graduate degree is a major achievement—one of life’s landmark occasions, a time when graduates, family members, and friends gather to celebrate past and future.

To mark this academic milestone, those receiving master’s or doctoral degrees through the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies are invited to attend Rackham’s graduation ceremony, Rackham Graduate Exercises (RGE). This formal ceremony celebrates and recognizes all graduate degree recipients.

For more information visit the University of Michigan Commencement website.

Academic Attire and Getting Prepared

Here’s what you need to know—and do—to assure an enjoyable, glitch-free commencement day.

• Apply for graduation
• Check eligibility for participating in commencement
• International students: Submit a request for a letter of invitation if your parents need to apply for a visa in order to attend the commencement ceremony
• Provide your guests with commencement ceremony date and instructions
• Consider attending the Grad Fair
• Purchase academic attire
• Make arrangements for everyone—yourself and/or your guests—who will need special assistance during the ceremony
• Review commencement day instructions
• Check U-M safety guidelines (prohibited items) for commencement

Watch the 2019 Rackham Graduate Exercises

Missed 2018? Watch the 2018 Rackham Graduate Exercises.