Commencement FAQs
Get answers to all your questions about Commencement, senior events, and what you need to do to graduate.
Info For Students
All students must participate in the appropriate ceremony for the degree they are receiving. If you have questions, email commencement@adelphi.edu.
Students completing their degrees in December 2025, January or May 2026, or who are within 12 credits of finishing and will complete them by August 2026 are eligible to walk in our May 2025 ceremonies.
You may graduate but you may not walk in Commencement or receive your diploma if you have an unpaid balance in excess of $2,000. If you think you have an outstanding balance, contact the One-Stop Student Services Center.
Each graduate may invite up to ten (10) guests to their Commencement ceremony. The Commencement office will not issue any additional tickets beyond this number. If you need extra tickets, you may ask a fellow graduate if they have extra to share.
Students do not need a ticket for themselves. All graduates who register to attend commencement will be emailed a Stage Pass, which will admit them to the venue.
Applying for graduation candidacy is a step that must be completed with the One-Stop Student Services Center, which will confirm your completion of all degree requirements.
To attend one of Adelphi’s 2026 Commencement ceremonies, registration through Tassel (formerly MarchingOrder) will be required to let us know you will be present and ensure your name is read during the ceremony. More information on Tassel will be shared when the portal is available.
If you have successfully applied to graduate, in the spring semester you will receive an email with details for logging into the platform Tassel, where you will complete the Commencement registration form and indicate your attendance at one of our ceremonies on May 21.
You will not be able to access Tassel until the platform opens in the spring.
While timing details for our May 21, 2026 Commencement are not finalized, the undergraduate ceremony will be in the morning and the graduate ceremony will be in the afternoon.
For reference, our 2025 ceremony began at 10:30am (9:30am arrival) and the graduate ceremony began at 3:30pm (2:30pm arrival).
Including the student procession, the undergraduate Commencement ceremony will last approximately 2.5 hours. The graduate Commencement ceremony will be approximately 2 hours.
Adelphi’s Commencement ceremonies, to be held on May 21, 2026, are for graduates who have earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Doctoral Hooding, which will be held on May 20, 2026, is only for candidates who have earned their doctoral degrees.
Yes, Adelphi will livestream the Commencement ceremonies so that loved ones not in attendance can be part of this important occasion. Links to the livestream for each ceremony will be provided during the week before Commencement and posted on the Commencement website.
Graduates will be seated with their college or school. Guest seats are not assigned, and are first come, first served. Any seat numbers on the tickets issued are for system purposes only and are not seat assignments.
Yearbook, Senior Portraits and Events
Adelphi’s yearbook, The Oracle, is available to graduating, undergraduate seniors and can be ordered online. Check back for further details. For questions about the yearbook, please email engage@adelphi.edu.
When graduation portraits are announced, we will share the upcoming portrait dates on the Commencement website. Email engage@adelphi.edu to ask questions about graduation portraits.
Senior events are routinely posted to our website. For questions about senior events, please email engage@adelphi.edu.
Graduation Attire
Information on cap and gown orders will be available soon. Stay tuned!
Unfortunately, there is no option to rent or borrow Commencement attire.
Please watch the following videos to learn the proper way to wear your academic regalia:
Conferral of Degrees and Diplomas
Degrees for the spring and summer semesters are conferred on May 31 and August 31. Diplomas will be mailed to the address in your student record, which is on file with the Registrar’s Office. Students typically receive their diplomas in the mail eight to 10 weeks after their degrees are posted. If you need to change your mailing address on file, please contact onestop@adelphi.edu.
- December 2025 graduates are considered Class of 2026.
- August 2026 graduates are considered Class of 2026.
Students must apply to graduate before March 31 to ensure that their names appear in the commencement listing.
In the interest of sustainability, Adelphi does not issue printed copies of the Commencement listing. The listing will be available online and is free. We will share a link on the Commencement website when it is available and QR codes will be prominently displayed throughout Nassau Coliseum.
Undergraduate students must have at least fifty-six credits of graded courses (excluding P grades) taken at Adelphi to be considered for Latin Honors. Students who meet that requirement will graduate cum laude (with distinction) with a GPA between 3.3 and 3.599, magna cum laude (with high distinction) with a GPA between 3.6 and 3.849, and summa cum laude (with highest distinction) with a GPA of 3.85 or higher.
Graduate students do not receive Latin Honors.
At the time the listing is created, Latin Honors are tentative, pending the receipt of final grades. Latin Honors are finalized when spring/summer courses are graded.
Various organizations and departmental honor societies have stoles and/or cords available for their cohort. Graduates should reach out to any organizations they belong to on campus to see if they participate. Adelphi does not provide cords or stoles for Latin Honors.
Visit our Important Dates and Information page to learn more about dates and deadlines pertaining to May 2026 Commencement.
Degrees for the spring and summer semesters are conferred on May 31 and August 31. Diplomas will be mailed to the address in your student record. Students typically receive their diplomas in the mail eight to 10 weeks after their degrees are posted.
Please reach out to commencement@adelphi.edu regarding a diploma cover.
Please email your request to onestop@adelphi.edu. Requests must be received before your conferral date and must be sent from your Adelphi Gmail account.
Your diploma will note your name, school/college, degree, graduation date, and Latin Honors (if eligible). Your major, minor, concentration, track, cluster, and/or specialization will be noted on your transcript.
If you requested the diploma name change after March 31, the change will be reflected on your diploma.
Your preferred name is appearing in the listing because you checked the box indicating that you wanted to use your preferred name when you completed your graduation application. If you would like this changed to be your diploma name, please email onestop@adelphi.edu from your Adelphi Gmail account.