Commencement
MSW Graduates, 2017
Learn everything you need to know about graduation eligibility, regalia and the commencement ceremony.
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Date and Location
School of Social Work Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 9-11 a.m.
Location: UB North Campus, Center for the Arts
Graduating students should arrive no later than 8 a.m. and proceed to the CFA's lower-level Black Box Theatre (there will be volunteers providing guidance and signage).
Eligibility
Students who have applied for graduation in HUB with an expected conferral date of Feb. 1, June 1 or Aug. 31, 2025 and who remain in good academic standing may participate in the commencement ceremony.
Preferred/chosen name, as it appears in HUB, will be listed in program books for students who apply for graduation by April 1st. If you’d like your name listed differently from that, please let us know using the name correction form when we email it to you in April.
Registration
Registration for the commencement ceremony is separate from applying for graduation (degree). To participate in the commencement ceremony, registration is required.
Please register by filling out this form no later than April 30, 2025.
Guest Tickets
This is a ticketed ceremony. All guests will need a ticket to enter the ceremony. Graduates participating in the ceremony and children two and under, sitting on a ticketed guest's lap, do not need a ticket.
- Sign in to reserve your tickets using the link in your ceremony registration confirmation email.
- If you already have a Ticketmaster account - enter your credentials.
- If you do not have an account, click "Sign Up"
- Enter Promocode.
- Enter your unique promocode (Your UB ID) using the unlock button to access your tickets. The promocode is case-sensitive, so please make sure you are using only lowercase letters.
- Select the number of tickets you want to order.
- Use the + or - to increase or decrease the amount.
- This is a free, general admission event. Seating is not assigned and is first-come, first-served.
- Review your selection and click "Add to Cart."
- Click the shopping cart icon in the top right corner.
- Review your selection a final time then click "Checkout."
- Check the box to accept the terms and conditions and click "Place Order."
- The tickets will be added to your account
- No payment is required
- You will see a confirmation message as well as a button that says "Go back to My Events."
- You will receive a confirmation email.
Looking for additional instructions on guest ticketing including accepting and transferring tickets? Visit the Commencement Mobile Ticketing webpage.
Questions about tickets?
Contact:
Center for the Arts Ticket Office
Phone: (716) 645-6253
Email: ubcfatickets@buffalo.edu
Regalia
MSW Regalia
If you plan to participate in commencement, you must have regalia (mortarboard hat, black master’s robe, hood, tassel) for the ceremony.
You may purchase your regalia online from the Jostens website or through the UB Bookstore beginning in early Spring. Students who order online will receive a discounted price and you can choose to have your regalia shipped to your home (Select Student Master- Home ship) or you can arrange to pick up your regalia from the UB Bookstore (Select Student Master-Bookstore).
PhD and DSW Regalia
PhD and DSW candidates may rent their academic dress, which can be ordered online. Purchase of custom UB regalia is also an option through the University Bookstore.
Special Needs Gowns
Custom fit gowns can be ordered for a person using a wheelchair at commencement, for people needing size 4X and up, and for service dogs. These items must be paid for and ordered by early/mid April (specific deadline to be announced), and no refund can be issued. Contact the bookstore with questions.
University Bookstore Contact Information (Regalia Seller)
University Bookstore (North Campus)
200 Lee Entrance
Buffalo, NY 14228
Phone: 716-636-6290 ext. 19
E-mail: 0405gm@follett.com
Diplomas
Printed Diploma
The Office of the Registrar will mail a printed diploma, free of charge, to your permanent address approximately four to six weeks after the conferral date. Students are responsible for making address changes; these should be made by the term conferral date to ensure that you receive your diploma.
Certified Electronic Diploma
Students who graduated June 2020 and later have the option to purchase a certified electronic diploma (CeDiploma) for $15.95. Notification will be sent to your UB email, from info@cecredentialtrust.com, approximately 3-6 weeks after your degree conferral date.
Questions?
Contact Student Services at sw-studentservices@buffalo.edu
Commencement Program
An accessible PDF of the UB School of Social Work commencement program, including a listing of all graduates will be available for the 2025 ceremony.
Livestream the Ceremony
Degree conferral ceremonies will be available for live stream and post-ceremony viewing. Each live stream will begin five minutes prior to the ceremony start time.