Commencement

College of Osteopathic Medicine  Graduation Events

Class of 2025 Hooding and Commencement Ceremony

May 1, 2025
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

April 30, 2026
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 Policies

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.