Event Information

​​​​​​​Wash​ington,​ D.C.​​

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 2025 Commencement Ceremony

October 10, 2025 | 11 AM

Charles E. Smith Center @ George Washington University

600 22nd Street NW

​Washington, DC 20052


Student check-in opens at 9 AM

Doors open for guests at 10 AM


Students who wish to apply to participate in the 2025 Commencement ceremony in​ Washington, D.C. must complete the Intent to Participate form that will be available later in 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted. More information is available under the Participant Information tab on this page.


Questions? Contact [email protected].​

Participant Information

Eligibility Information​

​Students who completed their degree program (degree has been conferred) in the Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 semesters are eligible to participate in the 2025 Commencement ceremony in Washington, D.C. Students expected to complete their programs in the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semesters may be eligible to participate, pending their academic department approval. This includes all vocational, associate, bachelor, master, education specialist, and doctoral-level students. A student completing a certificate program may not participate in commencement.


For those expecting to complete their degrees in the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semesters, please review the policies below for your degree level to determine if you are eligible to participate in the 2025 Washington, D.C. ceremony:

  

  1. Undergraduate students who are expected to complete their degree requirements by the end of the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semesters may be eligible to participate pending their academic department's approval.  
  2. Master and Education Specialist students who are expected to complete their degree requirements by the end of the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semesters may be eligible to participate pending their academic department's approval. Students in a master's degree program that requires a research project (thesis, applied research project, advanced research project, etc.) must have a documented completion of the project 30 days before the commencement date in order to participate.  
  3. Doctoral students may be eligible to participate if all degree requirements have been completed, including a successfully documented dissertation defense has been completed at least 30 days before the commencement date. Students still engaged in clinical training may participate with the approval of their Academic Department.  
  4. Certificate students are not eligible to participate in the Commencement ceremony.​


If you believe you will meet the qualifications stated above for your degree level, you should proceed with submitting an Intent to Participate form once it is open for the ceremony.​

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Intent to Participate Form

The deadline to submit an Intent to Participate form for the 2025 Washington, D.C. Commencement Ceremony is August 11th, 2025. Please look for more information to be sent out in Summer 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted. ​


Regalia Information

Students may purchase their regalia for the ceremony through Herff Jones. We will provide the link to order once it is available.


Questions? Contact [email protected].​

Guest Information

Guest Information

Doors open at 10 AM​

Please plan on arriving no later than 10:30 AM. All guests must have a ticket. This includes any children that need a seat. Guests who require ADA/Disability-related accommodations should have their graduate indicate so when completing the Intent to Participate form.


Questions? Contact [email protected].​

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