Graduation Information

General Information

• Graduation for the Class of 2012 is June 9, 2012.
• A reception at the Law School will immediately follow.

University Convocation 9:15 am in the Main Quadrangle

• Convocation is scheduled for June 9th at 9:15 am in the Main Quadrangle rain or shine.
• The University ceremony includes the Law School and all other schools.
• The ceremony will run approximately two hours and is controlled entirely by the University's Office of Special Events.
• Approximately 20,000 chairs are placed in the Main Quad.
• Television screens will allow guests at a distance from the stage to get a closer view of the stage.
• Additional Information about the University's graduation ceremony can be found at: http://convocation.uchicago.edu.

Law School Hooding Ceremony 11:45 am in Rockefeller Chapel

• The Diploma and Hooding Ceremony is scheduled to begin one half hour after the University Ceremony ends (approximately 11:45am).
• The Diploma and Hooding Ceremony takes place in Rockefeller Chapel and lasts approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
• This ceremony is planned by the Law School with assistance from the Class of 2012 Student Graduation Committee.
• Close family members, spouses, and University-recognized domestic partners who have received a degree from the University of Chicago Law School are eligible to hood graduating students. Please click here for the Hooding Application: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/graduation/hoodrequest.