REHEARSAL ON VIDEO

All degree candidates are encouraged to view our Commencement Information and Rehearsal Videos before the commencement exercise. These videos will give important information on how to dress for commencement, how to wear your regalia, where to line up, how to be robed during the exercise, and much more.

GRADUATION PACKET
– Obtaining your Certification Card and Guest Admit Tickets –

Before each commencement ceremony, Morgan sponsors an event called Commencement Corner and Rehearsal.  This event is held the day before commencement.  For the Fall 2025 Commencement this event will take place on Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 9:00 am – 12 noon in the Hill Field House. All candidates must attend and bring their caps, gowns and hoods to the rehearsal.

Tentative Rehearsal Schedule:

All degree candidates (Doctorate, Master’s, and Undergraduate) will rehearse together for the Fall 2025 Commencement on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Talmadge Hill Field House.

Students will be instructed by the Chief Marshal, Associate Marshals and Deans on protocol and procedures for being awarded the degree and about conduct during the commencement exercises.

At the end of rehearsal students will report to the designated locations for their college/school in Hill Field House to pick up their graduation packets.

Please plan to be on campus this day for all pre-commencement activities such as obtaining your Graduation Packet (includes guest admit tickets, if needed for indoor ceremonies, and Certification Card), exit interviews, financial aid wrap-up, rehearsal, regalia checks, etc.

Graduation Packet Information

CERTIFICATION CARD

Each degree candidate will be issued one (1) certification card.  Only that degree candidate can use the certification card issued to participate in the University’s Commencement Exercises.  The certification card will bear the degree candidate’s name and discipline (and Latin honors, if earned) and a special code that prevents duplication of the card.

Once degree candidates receive the certification card, they should secure the card in a safe place.  Degree candidates must bring the certification card on Graduation Day. Degree candidates WILL NOT be admitted to participate in the University’s Commencement Exercises without their certification card. 

GUEST ADMIT TICKETS (For Indoor Commencement Events)

These tickets are needed during the Fall when we meet indoors and during the Spring only if it rains and the ceremony moves indoors. The number of guest tickets, when needed, will be announced to students once we get closer to the commencement dates.

All guests must have an OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY GUEST ADMIT TICKET to enter the graduation venue. Each degree candidate who is certified for graduation will be provided with Guest Admit Tickets to distribute to their guests.

When meeting indoors, guest admit tickets per candidate are determined by the recommendation from the Morgan Fire Marshal and are calculated based on the legal maximum capacity for the venue according to the Baltimore City and Maryland State fire code regulations.

Guests without tickets may view the ceremony via the live stream on the University Website.

COMMENCEMENT LIVE STREAM

A live stream of each ceremony will be accessible via the University’s Commencement Page to accommodate those family members and friends who exceed the number of Guest Admit Tickets available.