Commencement Ceremony

For guests requiring wheelchair or similar accessibility access for entering – Please locate the sign with the symbol of accessibility on it and the attending staff will be able to assist.

Physical programs will be available at the ceremony. However, in the spirit of One Health and being environmentally conscious, we ask that programs are limited to 2-3 per family/friends. There will be a QR code available to pull up a digital program the day of the ceremony on a mobile device.

The entire list of eligible graduates will be added to the commencement program, and we do our best to ensure that the lists are correct. Should you notice a discrepancy, our team can send a revised digital copy post-ceremony if you email events@rossu.edu. Please note that if there is an error, your name will still be announced in person.

If you have a relative who is an RUSM alum, they may hood you during the Commencement Ceremony. If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity, please email events@rossu.edu for instructions as far in advance of the ceremony as possible.

Only alumni will be permitted to hood graduates during the Commencement Ceremony, no exceptions.

Yes! By entering the 2025 Commencement event for Ross University School of Medicine, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur.

Your entry and presence on the event premises constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with Ross University School of Medicine and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising.

By entering the event premises, you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media.

You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not enter the event premises.

Graduates should begin to arrive for check-in and line-up two hours prior to the start of the ceremony. For Ross Med, that will be 9:00 AM ET, and the ceremony will begin promptly at 11:00 AM ET.

• Check-in will be at the Watsco Center Concourse 2.
• Please line up at the appropriate check-in station based on the first letter of your last name. Stations will be marked by A-D, E-K, L-R, S-Z. There will be a separate area to pick up scholarship cords.
• Remember to bring your ID with you (student or driver’s license is acceptable). You will receive seating cards placing you in one of four groups (as noted above) printed with your name. Please do not lose this seating card because it will also be used to announce your name during the ceremony.
• If you have personal belongings that do not fit in your pocket, please give them to a family member or friend to hold – doors will not be locked during the ceremony itself.

We require all graduates to wear regalia while participating. You can find a video on how to wear your regalia here.

Guests of the graduates will be permitted to enter the Watsco Center 2 hours to the start of the ceremony at 9:00 AM ET

• Onsite parking will be available at either the lots surrounding the Watsco Center and the parking garages. These are metered spots that must be paid for. Vehicles should be parked head-in only.
• You can pay for parking at one of the University of Miami pay station kiosks or you can download and use the PayByPhone app (download app or call 877-885-8899). Pay Station kiosks are located in the parking lot, not at the main entrance. Parking must be prepaid prior to entering the building.
• Parking costs for PayByPhone are $2.50 an hour plus a 35 cents transaction fee. Parking sessions over 5 hours are converted to $11.00 plus the 35 cents transaction fee.  For more information, please visit https://pt.fop.miami.edu/campus-parking/visitors/index.html or for PayByPhone's frequently asked questions or click HERE for Pay Station's frequently asked questions.
• Please be aware that large bags and backpacks of all guests may be searched upon entrance to the Watsco Center.