The hard work and incredible achievements of our Spring 2025 graduates will be celebrated at faculty ceremonies and graduation celebration events taking place throughout May and June.
In addition to degrees being conferred, award winners and honorary degree recipients will be recognized at the Spring convocation.
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 21, 2025, 2:30pm |
| School of Nursing |
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 9:30am |
| Arts & Science Program & Faculty of Humanities |
Monday, June 16, 2025, 2:30pm |
| Faculty of Engineering |
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 9:30am |
| Faculty of Engineering |
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 2:30pm |
| Faculty of Social Sciences |
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 9:30am |
| Faculty of Science |
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 2:30pm |
| Faculty of Science |
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 9:30am |
| Faculty of Science |
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 2:30pm |
| DeGroote School of Business |
Friday, June 20, 2025, 9:30am |
| DeGroote School of Business |
Friday, June 20, 2025, 2:30pm |
Guests
All graduands are entitled to two guest tickets.
A livestream of each ceremony will be available if you or your guests cannot attend in-person.
Fun fact: A graduand is someone who is eligible to graduate but has not yet graduated. Once your degree or diploma has been awarded, you become a graduate.
Graduation Celebration Events
Please see the schedule for the Spring 2025 graduation celebration events:
| Event |
Date |
Location |
| Black Excellence Graduation Celebration |
Thursday, May 20, 2:30 p.m. |
The Hub
McMaster’s main campus, located at the corner of Stearn Drive and Michell Crescent |
| Latin American Network at McMaster (LANMU) Graduation |
Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 p.m. |
The Phoenix |
| Indigenous Graduation Celebration |
Wednesday, June 4, 5 p.m. |
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 diplomas, click here.
For more details, including information on parking, click here.
Volunteering
Interested in being part of convocation? We are still in need of volunteer support to ensure convocation ceremonies run smoothly.
McMaster staff and retirees are invited to get involved by signing up using this form.
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.