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About College Celebrations

Leading up to the Commencement ceremony at Fenway Park, graduates also have the opportunity to attend their college celebration to be recognized with their peers on Northeastern’s campus. Each college will be hosting a unique experience for their graduates and festivities will be active across campus with photo ops, interactive installations, and fun gifts.

All College Celebrations will be held at Matthews Arena, unless otherwise noted. Please plan to join fellow classmates and guests immediately following at the Husky Hospitality Hub at Cabot Physical Education Center, for music and photo opportunities. The Husky Hospitality Hub will be open for 1.5 hours after the end of each College celebration. Each graduate can claim up to 3 guest tickets.

Seating in Matthews Arena is general admissions and on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.

*Times are subject to change.

Learn more about celebration venues

Celebrations FAQ

What is the difference between Celebrations and Commencement?

These College Celebrations are recognitions of individual achievement where graduate names are called and graduates cross the stage. Celebrations are hosted by the college or special interest group.

University Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies are the university-wide ceremonies at which President confers degrees. Doctor of Philosophy, School of Law, and College of Professional Studies graduates have their names read and cross the stage at their own Commencement ceremonies.

When will students move out?

Students living in spring 2025 university housing who are graduating seniors participating in Commencement exercises will have a move-out of 11 a.m. on Monday, May 12.

Will diplomas be handed out at this event?

No, all diplomas will be mailed directly to students 4-6 weeks after your conferral date.

Students may receive a letter of congratulations from their college.

Will photos be taken at these events?

As students are being recognized they will be photographed by a professional photographer from GradImages. Students will receive an email post-ceremony with photo package options for purchase.

Photo opportunities will also be available all around campus and at Cabot Cage.

Do graduates wear regalia to the celebrations?

Yes, graduates should wear their regalia to their celebrations. Please note that students also need to keep their regalia if they also plan to attend the University Commencement Ceremony.

How can I register for celebrations?

First, please make sure that you applied to graduate by following the instructions here.

More information about ticket registration will be emailed to students at a later date closer to the celebration date.

How do I claim guest tickets?

Students can claim tickets through their celebration registration which will be emailed late January/early February. Each graduate can claim up to 3 guest tickets.

Guest tickets can be emailed to guests and they will receive a unique QR code. Please note that tickets are transferrable, however, the QR code can only be scanned once per person.

More information about ticket registration will be emailed to students at a later date closer to the celebration date.

College of Arts, Media, and Design

Undergraduate and Graduate Celebration

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
6:00 p.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Clinical and Practice Doctorate Celebration

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

Undergraduate and Graduate Celebration

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
1:30 p.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

Nurse Pinning Ceremony

Thursday, May 8, 2025
4:00 p.m. ET

Location: Blackman Auditorium

D’Amore-McKim School of Business

Undergraduate celebrations will be separated by program. Please view the list of programs below.

Undergraduate Celebration 1

Thursday, May 8, 2025
9:00 a.m. ET
● Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Location: Matthews Arena

Undergraduate Celebration 2

Thursday, May 8, 2025
1:30 p.m. ET
● Bachelor of Science in International Business
● Independent and Combined Majors where DSMB is the home college

Location: Matthews Arena

Graduate Celebration

Thursday, May 8, 2025
6:30 p.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

College of Engineering

Undergraduate Celebration

Saturday, May 10, 2025
1:30 p.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

Graduate Celebration

Monday, May 5, 2025
Graduate celebrations are separated by program below.

Location: Matthews Arena

Engineering Graduate Celebration Times

Please look for your program/degree below for your assigned celebration time.

Program/Degree	Celebration Start Time	Celebration End Time
•Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering – MS in Information Systems – MS in Information Systems- Bridge	10:00 a.m.	11:30 p.m.
•Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – MS in Advanced & Intelligent Manufacturing – MS in Human Factors – MS in Product Development – MS in Engineering Systems – MS in Industrial Engineering – MS in Mechanical Engineering – MS in Operation Research – MS in Energy Systems – MS in Energy Systems- Bridge • Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering – MS in Cyber-Physical Systems – MS in Data Architecture and Management – MS in Software Engineering Systems – MS in Telecommunication Networks	12:30 p.m.	2:00 p.m.
•Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – MS in Data Analytics Engineering – MS in Engineering Management	3:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m.
• Civil and Environmental Engineering – MS in Engineering and Public Policy – MS in Sustainable Building Systems – MS in Civil Engineering – MS in Environmental Engineering • Bioengineering – MS in Bioengineering • Chemical Engineering – MS in Chemical Engineering • Electrical and Computer Engineering – MS in Computer Systems Engineering – MS in Robotics – MS in Electrical Engineering – MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering	5:30 p.m.	6:45 p.m.

Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Undergraduate Celebration

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
9:00 a.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

Graduate Celebration

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
1:30 p.m. ET

Location: Matthews Arena

College of Science

Undergraduate celebrations will be separated by program. Please view the list of programs below.

Undergraduate Celebration 1

Friday, May 9, 2025
9:00 a.m. ET

Celebration 1 Programs

● Bachelor of Science, Behavioral Neuroscience
● Bachelor of Science, Biology
● Bachelor of Science, Cell & Molecular Biology
● Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Location: Matthews Arena

Undergraduate Celebration 2

Friday, May 9, 2025
1:30 p.m. ET

Celebration 2 Programs

● Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies
● Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics
● Bachelor of Science, Applied Physics
● Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
● Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Physics
● Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
● Bachelor of Science, Data Science
● Bachelor of Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
● Bachelor of Science, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
● Bachelor of Science, Linguistics
● Bachelor of Science, Marine Biology
● Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
● Bachelor of Science, Physics

Location: Matthews Arena