Commencement
The 2024 Commencement Ceremony is Tuesday, May 28 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. More information to follow.
Apply for Graduation
Spring graduates: March 31, 2024
Summer graduates: July 31, 2024
Pay Your Tuition
All eligible graduates must pay their tuition in full by 11:59pm on April 14, 2024. Please email bursar@jjay.cuny.edu with questions.
Important Links
Apply for graduation
Graduating with honors & awards
Commencement checklist
Order your cap & gown
Order your class ring
Commencement Vendors
Take your photos in the studio
Studio:
To schedule your senior portraits, visit Thornton Studios, https://www.thorntonstudio.com/ and use codeL studio to schedule your session at Thornton Studios.
*To be included in the 2023-2024 John Jay yearbook, your senior portrait must have been taken by the latest, Friday, February 16, 2024.
Students must wear a cap and gown in order to enter the Commencement venue and participate in the ceremony.
- Order by April 5, 2024 to receive your cap and gown before grad salute event.
- Order by April 20, 2024 to receive your cap and gown before the hooding event.
- April 28, 2024 – LAST DAY to Order your Cap & Gown.
Order here: https://oakhallcg.com/pages/johnjay
Order your in person or online
In person dates
March 5th and 7th
April 9th, 10th and 11th
12:00pm-6:00pm - Kroll Atrium
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact us
Room L.69NB
524 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
P: 646-557-4888
E: graduation@jjay.cuny.edu
To view Commencement Archives, visit here.