Commencement
College of Osteopathic Medicine Graduation Events
Class of 2025
Graduation Banquet and Awards Ceremony
May 1, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.pm.
MSU Kellogg Center
Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
May 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
MSU Breslin Center
The recorded ceremony will be available to view approximately one to two weeks after the event, at the MSU Commencement website.
Class of 2026
Hooding and Commencement Ceremony
Date and time to be announced
MSU Breslin Center
The recorded ceremony will be available to view approximately one to two weeks after the event, at the MSU Commencement website.
Hooding and Commencement Ceremony Information
All graduates must complete the COM 2025 Hooding and Commencement Ceremony. To sign in, students must use their MSU email and the form which includes the phonetic spelling information must be completed by Friday, January 17, 2025. Even if you do not plan to attend the ceremony, please complete the form to ensure your inclusion in the official graduation program.
Eligibility for Ceremony Participation
Graduates from May, August, or December are invited to participate in this ceremony, which is the College's sole event encompassing all graduation dates for the calendar year. Any student with ALL directory FERPA restrictions will not have their name listed in the official commencement program. To update your FERPA restriction and have your name included, please login to your account in the Student Information System (SIS), Student Information System - Student Portal.
Academic Regalia
All graduates and hooders must wear full academic regalia (gown, hood, tam, and tassel). Graduates who wish to be hooded by a family member or mentor must ensure that the individual holds a doctoral degree. Both the graduate and hooder are required to wear academic regalia. Please see the policy below.
As a gift, MSUCOM provides each graduate with a keepsake of academic regalia. Hooders may either wear their own academic regalia or rent academic regalia. If rented, hooders, their student graduate, or a family member are responsible for picking up regalia from the MSU Union before the ceremony. Details regarding gown orders, including both keepsake and rental options, will be provided in January. The ordering website will open in February and close in March. Please look for communication from the College in January with further details.
Additional information
All spring graduates must apply to graduate through the University Registrar in February, more information will be sent in January.
Details regarding the ceremony check-in, assembly, procession, etc. will be communicated closer to the event. Please note, that there is no limit to the amount of guests that can attend the ceremony at the Breslin.
More information on your last semester in MSUCOM is available at, https://osteopathicmedicine.msu.edu/current-students/college-osteopathic-medicine-registrar/last-semester-msucom.
Policy
Individuals participating in the hooding of graduates during the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine Hooding and Commencement Ceremony (Spring Semester), must possess a terminal (doctoral) degree which can include, D.O., M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., J.D., D.P.M., O.D., Pharm.D., Ph.D., etc. Hooders may include: parent, spouse, fiancé, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, in-law. A maximum of two family members can hood a graduate. If the graduate does not have an individual that matches the criteria listed previously, alternatively one full-time/paid COM Faculty, alumni, clinical faculty or mentor (with a terminal degree) can be asked or assigned to participate.