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Individual School/College Ceremonies

After President Chobanian and dignitaries have processed from Nickerson Field at the conclusion of the All-University Commencement, graduates and their guests go to assigned locations for the individual School/College degree ceremonies at which diplomas are awarded.

Seating capacity at these afternoon convocations may be limited; check with the School/College coordinator to determine if there is a limit to the number of guests. A listing of School/College coordinators is found with Important Phone Numbers

The locations and times for these are as follows (location and time subject to change):

School/College Location Time
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (B.A. and M.A. candidates)
American and New England Studies

George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Ave.
Study Lounge, Lower Level

2:00 p.m.
Anthropology Shelton Hall
91 Bay State Rd.
Rooftop Lounge
2:00 p.m.
Archaeology

Photonics Center
8 St. Mary's St.
Colloquium Room
9th Floor

2:30 p.m.
Art History The Towers
140 Bay State Rd.
Franklin Lounge
2:00 p.m.
Astronomy College of Arts and Sciences
725 Commonwealth Ave.
Room 522
2:00 p.m.
Biochemistry &
     Molecular Biology
Each graduate may have 4 guests
College of Fine Arts
855 Commonwealth Ave.
Concert Hall
2:00 p.m.
Biology Fuller Building
808 Commonwealth Ave.
5:30 p.m.
Chemistry Metcalf Science Center
590 Commonwealth Ave.
Room 107
2:00 p.m.
Classical Studies George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Ave.
Faculty Dining Room
3:00 p.m.
Computer Science

College of Fine Arts
855 Commonwealth Ave.
Concert Hall

6:00 p.m.
Editorial Institute 143 Bay State Road 2:00 p.m.
Earth Sciences Photonics Center
8 St. Mary's St.
Room 206
2:00 p.m.
Economics Sargent Gymnasium
One University Rd.
2:00 p.m.
English
Each graduate may have 4 guests
The Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Ave.
2:00 p.m.
Geography and Environmental Studies Morse Auditorium
602 Commonwealth Ave.
2:00 p.m.
History School of Law
765 Commonwealth Ave.
Alumni Auditorium
2:00 p.m.
Independent Concentrators College of Arts and Sciences
725 Commonwealth Ave.
Room 202
2:30 p.m.
International Relations,
Russian and Eastern
     European Studies,
East Asian Studies,
Latin American Studies
Fuller Building
808 Commonwealth Ave.
8:00 a.m.
Mathematics and Statistics School of Management
595 Commonwealth Ave.
Auditorium, Room 105
2:00 p.m.
Medical Sciences Shelton Hall
91 Bay State Rd.
Dining Room
6:00 p.m.
Modern Foreign Languages and      Literatures Warren Towers
700 Commonwealth Ave.
Cinema Room
2:00 p.m.
Music
Each graduate may have 4 guests
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Ave.
4:00 p.m.
Philosophy School of Management
595 Commonwealth Ave.
Auditorium, Room 105
5:30 p.m.
Physics School of Education
2 Sherborn St.
Auditorium, Room 130
2:30 p.m.
Political Science Fuller Building
808 Commonwealth Ave.
2:00 p.m.
Psychology (B.A. candidates)
Case Athletic Center
285 Babcock Street
Gymnasium
6:30 p.m.
(M.A. candidates)
Metcalf Science Center
590 Commonwealth Ave.
Auditorium
4:00 p.m.
Religion
Each graduate may have 4 guests

Sargent College
635 Commonwealth Ave.
Room 102

2:00 p.m.
Sociology College of General Studies
871 Commonwealth Ave.
Jacob Sleeper Hall
2:00 p.m.
School/College Location Time
College of Communication Magazine Park
Memorial Dr.
Cambridge
3:00 p.m.
College of Fine Arts
Each graduate may have 4 guests 
Boston University Theatre
264 Huntington Ave.
4:00 p.m.

Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Graduates will be limited to the number of guests

Case Athletic Center
285 Babcock Street
Gymnasium

2:30 p.m.
School of Education
Graduates will be limited to the number of guests
George Sherman Union
775 Commonwealth Ave.
Metcalf Hall
2:30 p.m.
College of Engineering
Track and Tennis Center
100 Ashford St.
2:30 p.m.
Graduate Medical Sciences
Each graduate may have 6 guests
Boston Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Ave.
Boston
3:00 p.m.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences


PhD academic costume information

(Ph.D. candidates)
Warren Alpert Mall
(behind Marsh Chapel)
M.A. candidates receive diplomas at College of Arts and Sciences departmental convocation sites.
3:30 p.m.
School of Hospitality Administration The Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Ave.
5:30 p.m.
School of Law Walter Brown Arena
285 Babcock St.
3:00 p.m.
School of Management (B.S.B.A. candidates)
Nickerson Field
Commonwealth Ave. at
Harry Agganis Way
2:00 p.m.
  (Master's and doctoral candidates)
Walter Brown Arena
285 Babcock St.
6:30 p.m.
School of Medicine
Each graduate may have 6 guests
Boston Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Ave.
Boston
3:00 p.m.
Metropolitan College
Track and Tennis Center
100 Ashford St..
6:00 p.m.
School of Public Health
Each graduate may have 4 guests

Sheraton Boston Hotel
39 Dalton St.
Boston

3:30 p.m.
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Each graduate may have 6 guests
CAS Parking Lot
(behind 685 Commonwealth Avenue)
2:30 p.m.
School of Social Work
Graduates will be limited to the number of guests

George Sherman Union, Metcalf Hall
775 Commonwealth Ave.

5:30 p.m.
School of Theology
Marsh Chapel
735 Commonwealth Ave.
3:30 p.m.
University Professors
Each graduate may have 4 guests
Metcalf Trustee Center
One Sherborn St.
9th Floor
3:30 p.m.
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