This ceremony is for the School of Science advanced degree candidates; names of participating graduates will be announced and hoods will be presented to Doctoral candidates at this ceremony. France Anne Córdova, an astrophysicist and leader for more than three decades in science, engineering, and education, will deliver the keynote address to graduates and their guests.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
3–4:30 pm
Location: Swraj Paul Theater Kresge Auditorium
Be sure to review the instructions for graduates, including how to claim tickets. More information can be found on the School of Science Advanced Degree Ceremony website.
Tickets
Participating advanced degree candidates in the School of Science are eligible to receive up to four (4) guest tickets to the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony and four (4) guest tickets to the School of Science Advanced Degree Ceremony.
You can claim your electronic tickets using the desktop or mobile version of the MIT Atlas app or atlas-apps.mit.edu. See Tickets for instructions.
Those who have extra tickets may transfer them to someone who needs them. Do not sell them. MIT policy is that no tickets for MIT Commencement ceremonies may be bought or sold under any circumstances. Individuals known to have accepted or given payment for Commencement tickets risk revocation of all electronic tickets assigned to them, whether or not those tickets remain in their possession, and may be subject to discipline. Degree candidates are required to attest during the ticketing process that they will not buy or sell MIT Commencement tickets.
Guests are encouraged to review the information in the Guests section of the Commencement website.
A link to the ceremony program will be available Commencement week, as will the 2025 name book.