What you need to know about Matriculation 2018

(Looking for info on the 2019 Matriculation? Matriculation 2019 will take place on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 2pm. Look for more details for lineup times and what to wear here on August 1, 2019.)

Matriculation celebrates new students joining the Boston University community. First-year students will participate in this long-standing school tradition.

Matriculation begins Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 2:00 pm in Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Avenue.) Parents and family members are welcome to attend the event, hosted by President Robert A. Brown, university staff, and administrators.

Before the ceremony, students will participate in the Matriculation Walk, the traditional means of traveling to the ceremony. Line up times and locations are listed in below.

In addition, we encourage you to wear BU red (scarlet) and/or BU gear to Matriculation. (No need to dress in business casual or formal gear! You’ll want to be comfortable.)

Following the ceremony, students will say their final goodbyes to family and friends before heading to the Terrier Tailgate at Nickerson Field and the rest of Sunday evening’s events.

For more information please email dos@bu.edu or call 617-353-4126.

Matriculation Walk Details

Area/Residence – Line up location – Line up time
East
610 Beacon Street – Line up in back of residence hall – 12:35pm
All Bay State Road residences (including 91 and 140) – Line up in front of your residence hall – 12:40pm
575 Commonwealth Avenue – Line up in front of 140 Bay State Road – 12:40pm

Warren
700 Commonwealth Avenue – Marsh Plaza – 12:45pm
518 Park Drive and other South Campus residences – March Plaza – 12:45pm

West
1019 Commonwealth Avenue – West Campus Plaza – 1:15pm
273 Babcock Street – West Campus Plaza – 1:15pm
275 Babcock Street – West Campus Plaza – 1:15pm
277 Babcock Street – West Campus Plaza – 1:15pm