Graduation Information

General Information

• A Wine Mess in Celebration of the Class of 2013 will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013.
• Graduation for the Class of 2013 is June 15, 2013 (rain or shine).
• The University's 515th Convocation Ceremony will be held in the Main Quad at 9:15 a.m.
• The Law School's Diploma and Hooding Ceremony will be held at Rockefeller Chapel beginning at 11:45 a.m. or 30 minutes following the end of Convocation (whichever is later).
• The Law School will simulcast the Diploma and Hooding Ceremony into the Law School Auditorium.
• A reception at the Law School will immediately follow the Diploma and Hooding Ceremony.

June 14, 2013 Wine Mess in Celebration of the Class of 2013

• A special Wine Mess in honor of the Class of 2013 will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013.
• Friends, family members, and guests are all invited to attend.
• If weather permits, the Wine Mess will be held outside by the fountain.  In the event of rain, the Wine Mess will be held in the Green Lounge.

June 15, 2013 University Convocation begins at 9:15 am in the Main Quadrangle

• Convocation is scheduled for June 15th 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.

June 15, 2013 Law School Diploma and Hooding Ceremony begins at 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.
• 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.
• Doors open at 11:00 a.m.

June 15, 2013 Simulcast of the Law School Diploma and Hooding Ceremony in the Law School Auditorium

• The Law School will simulcast the Diploma and Hooding Ceremony into the Law School Auditorium.  
• The doors to the Auditorium open at 11:00 a.m.
• Tickets are required.