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Hooding Ceremony

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

Celebration - Thursday, May 22, 2025

Who: PhD graduates, mentors and their invited guest information and ticket request here. 
What: Introduction and Hooding of PhD graduates. 
Where: Leadership Hall, Medical School Teaching Facility (MSTF)
When: Thursday, May 22, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Parking:  The nearest parking garage is the Penn Street Garage at the corner of West Pratt St & Penn St, Baltimore, MD 21201.  Click here for a campus map. Photographer: An official photographer will take pictures of the graduate with the mentor(s).

Graduates and Mentors should line up in MSTF Atrium at 3:15 pm, dressed in regalia. The Ceremony will take place from 4:00 - 8:00 pm followed by a reception.

Mentors:  Submit introductions by May 1, 2025. Mentor instructions to come. 

 

 

MS and Certificate Ceremony

Celebration - Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Who: Masters and Certificate Graduates. Submit ticket request here.
When: Wednesday, May 21, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. 
Where: Leadership Hall, Medical School Teaching Facility (MSTF)

Graduates should arrive at 12:15pm in MSTF Atrium.  The nearest parking garage is the Penn Street Garage at the corner of West Pratt St & Penn St, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Please click here for a campus map. 

During the month of March, students will receive the bill for their diploma and graduation fee. Students should contact Student Accounting (6-2930) with any questions. Diplomas will not be released to students with outstanding balances. For an additional fee, hoods can be mailed internationally. Please contact gradinfo@umaryland.edu

If you have placed a confidentiality flag on your student account, your name will not appear in any Graduation materials including the Commencement Program, Doctoral Hooding Program, List of Award Recipients, etc. To remove your Confidentiality Flag before graduation, log-in to your SURFS account and make changes by April 1, 2024.

For most recent information regarding your diploma and degree, see the Office of the Registrar: 

Graduation - Office of the Registrar (umaryland.edu)

Approximately 2 weeks after the end of the semester, your degree will be posted on your transcript. 

CERTIFIED ELECTRONIC DIPLOMA (CeDiploma)

In addition to the printed diploma, UMB graduates are eligible to receive a digital copy of their diploma.

You will receive an email with a link to download your credential when it is available from our trusted partner, CeCredential Trust®. To request a new download link, use the CreCredential Trust® site to resend the link.

Register for your free account on the CeCredential Trust® website in order to have lifetime access to your CeDiploma. Learn more here: CreCredential Overview page.

Students with an outstanding financial obligation will not receive their diploma/certificates.

For more information, contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@umaryland.edu noting your name and student identification number. 

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