Commencement Day, Thursday, May 27, 2010

SUNRISE BREAKFAST - 7:00 A.M.

• Degree candidates and their guests are invited to a continental breakfast before the day's events.
• Tickets are not required.

CLASS MARCH WITH DEAN TO TERCENTENARY THEATRE - 7:45 A.M.

• Law School degree candidates will meet in front of Harkness Commons' main entrance to join the Dean of HLS and the Class Marshals in a procession to the 1885 Gate at Quincy Street. Degree candidates will assemble on Quincy Street outside the entrance to Sever Quad for the Academic Procession.
• For those who miss the march, all degree candidates must be assembled at the Sever Quad by 8:00 am.
• All degree candidates must be in academic attire, wearing their Harvard ID.

UNIVERSITY CEREMONY - 9:45 A.M.

• The University Ceremony is scheduled in Tercentenary Theatre, rain or shine. At this ceremony, President Faust confers degrees to graduates by school.
• Tickets are required. Degree candidates receive 2 guest tickets (degree candidates do not need a ticket). Note: A ticket allows admission into Tercentenary Theatre; however, seats are available on a first come, first served basis. University gates open at 6:45 am. Guests of degree candidates should plan their arrival accordingly.
• All guests should be seated for the start of the academic procession which begins at 8:30 a.m.
• The morning ceremony has an audience of approximately 32,000 people. Additional information about the University's Commencement ceremony can be found at the University's Official Commencement site.
• Maps of Harvard Yard and Tercentenary Theatre can be found at Harvard University Maps.

LAW SCHOOL DIPLOMA CEREMONY - 11:45 A.M.

• At this ceremony in front of Langdell Library, degrees are presented individually by the Dean of Harvard Law School.
• The Law School's Diploma Ceremony is scheduled to begin after the University Ceremony (approximately 11:45 am) and lasts approximately 2 hours.
• Lunch is provided during the Diploma Ceremony for graduates and guests with lunch tickets.
• Tickets are not necessary to attend the ceremony, but are necessary for lunch. The Law School provides a complimentary lunch ticket for each degree candidate. Additional lunch tickets may be purchased in advance for $15 each.

UNIVERSITY AFTERNOON EXERCISES - 2:30 P.M.

• President Drew Faust and the University Commencement Speaker will address graduates and guests.
• Tickets are required. Each degree candidate receives 4 guest tickets. Graduates in academic regalia do not need a ticket.