The hard work, accomplishments and resilience of our Spring 2024 graduates will be celebrated at Faculty ceremonies and graduation celebration events taking place throughout May and June.
In addition to degrees being conferred, the Spring convocation will see award winners and honorary degree recipients recognized.
When and where
Please see the schedule below for the 11 Spring Faculty convocation ceremonies.
All Faculty Convocation ceremonies will take place at FirstOntario Concert Hall (1 Summers Lane) in downtown Hamilton.
Doors open 1.5 hours before the start of the ceremony and ceremonies are approximately two hours. Graduands are asked to arrive one hour before their ceremony.
| Faculty/program |
Date and time |
| Faculty of Health Sciences |
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 2:30pm |
| School of Nursing |
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 9:30am |
| Arts & Science Program & Faculty of Humanities |
Monday, June 10, 2024, 2:30pm |
| Faculty of Engineering |
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 9:30am |
| Faculty of Engineering |
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 2:30pm |
| Faculty of Social Sciences |
Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 9:30am |
| Faculty of Science |
Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 2:30pm |
| Faculty of Science |
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 9:30am |
| Faculty of Science |
Thursday, June 13, 2024, 2:30pm |
| DeGroote School of Business |
Friday, June 14, 2024, 9:30am |
| DeGroote School of Business |
Friday, June 14, 2024, 2:30pm |
Guests
All graduands are entitled to two guest tickets.
A live stream of each ceremony will be available if you or your guests cannot attend in-person.
Graduation Celebration Events
Please see the schedule for the Spring 2024 graduation celebration events:
| Event |
Date |
Location |
| Black Excellence Graduation Celebration |
Thursday, May 23, 2024, 2:30pm |
FirstOntario Concert Hall
1 Summers Lane, Hamilton ON |
| Indigenous Graduation Celebration |
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 5:00pm |
L.R. Wilson Concert Hall
McMaster’s main campus |
For more information on graduation celebration events, click here.
Other information
For more information on parchment or digital diplomas, click here.
For more details, including information on parking, click here.
Don’t forget to follow @macstudentservices on Instagram to keep on top of convocation updates. If you have questions about your eligibility to graduate, please contact your Faculty Office.
Click here for stories, videos and highlights from Spring 2024 convocation ceremonies and celebration events