The School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that commencement ceremonies for the class of 2025 will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at Center for the Arts, Mainstage, North Campus.
Ceremony Streaming link: Link forthcoming
Language/link for remediated book pdf:
An accessible PDF of the commencement program for the UB School of Dental Medicine Ceremony, including a listing of all graduates in the class of 2025, is forthcoming.
For general/university-wide matters such as Student Caps & Gowns and Guest Info including health & safety guidelines, prohibited items, parking, and accessibility for guests, please link to:
Only graduating students may participate in the graduation ceremony, including walking in the processional and crossing the stage. The University will make limited exceptions when a graduating student requires assistance due to a disability. DDS students needing accommodations to participate in the ceremony should contact Denise Kennedy at denisek@buffalo.edu. Post-graduate students needing accommodations to participate in the ceremony should contact Rachel Roy at rroy9@buffalo.edu.
Eligible students will appear in the program book. Your legal name as it appears in HUB will be used for the commencement program book. If you are participating in the 2025 commencement ceremony, you will receive an email on 2/1/25 requesting you to confirm your name as it appears in HUB. If you are not participating in the ceremony and would like your Preferred Diploma Name listed in the program book, please email denisek@buffalo.edu. Program book content will reflect the data available in HUB as of March 1st.
Graduates will receive communication with a custom registration link.
The commencement ceremony is a ticketed event and more details are forthcoming.
Please contact ceremony coordinator if you require accommodations to participate in the ceremony. For guest accommodations, please access the following link for details:
https://www.buffalo.edu/commencement/guest-info/center-for-the-arts.html
Grad Images will be capturing individual photos at the ceremony.
Information will be provided prior to the ceremony date.
Printed Diploma
The Office of the Registrar will mail a printed diploma, free of charge, to your permanent address approximately four to six weeks after the conferral date. Students are responsible for making address changes; these should be made by the term conferral date to ensure that you receive your diploma.
Certified Electronic Diploma
Students who graduated June 2020 and later have the option to purchase a certified electronic diploma (CeDiploma) for $15.95. Notification will be sent to your UB email, from info@cecredentialtrust.com, approximately 3-6 weeks after your degree conferral date.