2026 Ceremonies

Graduate: Friday, May 15, 2026 — Graduate details

Undergraduate: two ceremonies Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Undergraduate details

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Make sure you are on the list of students meeting all ceremony eligibility requirements. (Student login required.)

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Regalia

All graduating students wear regalia.

Undergraduate  Graduate

Commencement guests

  • No tickets are needed.
  • Guest parking: For all Commencement activities, enter campus at the one-way northernmost entrance on East Avenue (next to Irondequoit Country Club driveway, near Golisano Training Center), marked with signs.
    • Staff will direct you to appropriate parking. Ample accessible parking is available first-come, first-served for those with an issued accessible parking permit.
    • A complimentary shuttle will be available between the parking lots and Golisano Training Center.
  • Accessible seating is provided with folding chairs. Guests have the flexibility to select their preferred seating location, and our ushers are available to assist in removing a folding chair to accommodate wheelchair access.
  • Please read the frequently asked questions, including about security screening and what you can/can't bring:

Legacy Diplomas

Graduating students, if you have a relative who also graduated from Nazareth, that alum can sign up by April 24 to ceremoniously hand your diploma to you.

This opportunity is open to one legacy family member per undergraduate or graduate student who is part of a commencement ceremony this May.

2025

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