Dates set for Northeastern’s class of 2027 College Celebrations in Boston
The dates and times of individual College Celebrations, where undergraduate and graduate students in the class of 2027 will be recognized by name, have been announced.
Before degrees are conferred on Northeastern University’s class of 2027 in Boston, each undergraduate and graduate student will have the opportunity to be individually recognized by name in stage-crossing events hosted by their respective college.
The dates, times and locations of these College Celebrations are now finalized.
The festivities are scheduled to take place at Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood, unless otherwise noted, from Sunday, May 2 through Friday, May 7. This week precedes Boston commencement exercises at the iconic Fenway Park, which will take place on Saturday, May 8, pending approval from the city of Boston.
During College Celebrations, students are recognized for their achievements. They cross the stage, are greeted by their dean and have an official graduation photo taken.
The majority of Boston commencement ceremonies, where degrees are conferred by Northeastern’s President Joseph E. Aoun, will be held at Fenway Park on May 8 for graduate students at 10 a.m. and at 4 p.m. for undergraduates.
This year, undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Professional Studies are invited to participate in the commencement exercises at Fenway Park, located a short distance from Northeastern’s Boston campus.
On Saturday, May 1, Leader Bank Pavilion will also host the commencement ceremonies for Ph.D. graduates at 10 a.m. and the law school at 4 p.m.
The dates, times and locations of the individual name recognition and stage-crossing College Celebrations are as follows:
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College of Arts, Media and Design
The undergraduate and graduate celebration will be held Wednesday, May 5 at 9 a.m.
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
The undergraduate and graduate celebration for the college will take place Tuesday, May 4 at 6 p.m.
Boston’s School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony will be held Thursday, May 6 at 10 a.m. at Blackman Auditorium.
The Clinical and Practice Doctorate celebration will take place on Thursday, May 6 at 3 p.m. at Blackman Auditorium on Northeastern’s campus.
The date, time and location of the Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant celebration will be announced at the end of the summer 2027 term.
D’Amore-McKim School of Business
The undergraduate students will be separated by program in two celebrations on Friday, May 7.
The 9 a.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.S. degrees in Business Administration.
The 1:30 p.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.S. degrees in independent or combined majors where DSMB is the home college.
The graduate celebration will be held Sunday, May 2 at 6 p.m.
College of Engineering
The two undergraduate celebrations will be held Tuesday, May 4.
The 9 a.m. undergraduate celebration recognizes B.S. degrees in:
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
The 1:30 p.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.S. degrees in:
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
The two graduate celebrations will be held on Monday, May 3.
The 9 a.m. graduate celebration will recognize M.S. degrees in:
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Climate Science and Engineering
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Data Architecture and Management
- Engineering and Public Policy
- Environmental Engineering
- Information Systems
- Pharmaceutical Engineering
- Software Engineering Systems
- Sustainable Building Systems
- Telecommunication Networks
The 1:30 p.m. graduate celebration will recognize will include M.S. degrees in:
- Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Analytics Engineering
- Data Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership
- Electrical Engineering
- Energy Systems
- Engineering Management
- Human Factors
- Industrial Engineering
- Internet of Things
- Mechanical Engineering
- Operations Research
- Product Development
- Robotics
- Semiconductor Engineering
- Wireless and Network Engineering.
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
The two undergraduate celebrations, separated by program, will take place on Thursday, May 6.
The 9 a.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.S. degrees in:
- Cybersecurity
- Data Science
- Combined majors where Khoury is the home college
The 1:30 p.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.A degrees in Computer Science and B.S. degrees in Computer Science.
The graduate celebration will be held on Thursday, May 6 at 6 p.m.
College of Science
The two undergraduate celebrations, separated by program, will take place on Wednesday, May 5.
The 1:30 p.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.S. degrees in:
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Biology
- Cell & Molecular Biology
The 6 p.m. undergraduate celebration will recognize B.A. degrees in Environmental Studies and Linguistics, and B.S. degrees in:
- Applied Physics
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Physics
- Chemistry
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
- Linguistics
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
- Approved Independent Studies
The graduate celebration will be held on Monday, May 3 at 6 p.m.
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
The undergraduate and graduate celebration will be held Friday, May 7 at 6 p.m.
College of Professional Studies
Two celebrations will be held on Sunday, May 2.
The 9 a.m. combined undergraduate and graduate celebration will recognize:
- B.S. degrees
- Master of Arts
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Education
- Master of Professional Studies
The 1:30 p.m. graduate celebration will recognize Master of Sports Leadership degrees and M.S. degrees in:
- Commerce and Economic Development
- Corporate & Organizational Communication
- Global Studies and International Relations
- HR Management
- Nonprofit Management
- Organizational Leadership
- Project Management
- Regulatory Affairs
The commencement schedule for Northeastern’s global university system will also be announced this fall.
This is the seventh year in a row that the Boston commencement ceremonies have occurred at the historic ballpark. Each year, around 50,000 students, families and friends attend the commencement exercises.
For ticket information, specific program celebration information, FAQs and more details as they become available, visit commencement.northeastern.edu.
