Students

Arrival At Radio City Music Hall:

• Graduating students must arrive at Radio City Music Hall in cap and gown at the designated times below.
• Feel free to bring an empty water bottle to fill at the fountains.  Select food and drinks will be available for purchase at the concession stand within the venue.
• Designated Arrival Times:
  • 8:15 AM – Undergraduate/Associate Students
  • 8:30 AM – Graduate Students
  • 8:45 AM – Guests with accessibility accommodations
  • 9:00 AM – All Guests
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Commencement Ceremony
• Each student (and each guest) must show their own digital ticket for entry to Radio City Music Hall.

Student Name Cards:

• After entering Radio City Music Hall, in the lobby, students will check in and pick up their individual name card. 
• Students can skip the line in the lobby by picking up their name card in advance at the Brooklyn Campus Student Union front desk on:
  • Thursday, May 15
  • Friday, May 16
  • Monday, May 19
• Each student must show their name card in order to get into the auditorium at Radio City.
• During the ceremony, the name card will be collected for the name readers just before each student walks on stage. 

Please Remember:

• No handbags, flowers, backpacks, bags, coats, sweaters, wrapped gifts, or other items will be allowed at Radio City Music Hall.
• Leave all personal belongings with your guests!

All guests, including children ages 2 and older, require a digital ticket for entry.

The ceremony will begin promptly at 10 AM and will conclude at 1 PM.

No diplomas are given at the commencement ceremony. Students will receive a physical diploma in the mail and will have the option to download an eDiploma. Diploma printing is done offsite and in batches following each semester. Please allow up to a month for diploma ordering, production, and delivery. 

Sometimes, there are issues that prevent a diploma from reaching the recipient (missing or invalid address, academic records hold, a change in honors status in the last semester, printer error, etc.), so please contact the Registrar’s office if you are a recent graduate with a question about the status of your diploma.

Pratt will not be held responsible for any mailed diplomas that do not reach the graduate. Contact graduation@pratt.edu to change the delivery address for your diploma. For more information on when you will receive your diploma, please scroll down to the “Important Dates” section on this page.

Island Photography is the official photographer for Pratt Commencement. Graduating students may schedule a graduation portrait appointment through the Island Photography website. Portrait appointments will be held at the Class of 2025 Kick-Off on November 22 and the Graduation Fair on April 29 in Manhattan and May 2-3 in Brooklyn. See Events for details.

Island Photography will take two types of photographs at the ceremony—first, a candid picture of the graduate shaking hands with President Francis Bronet, and second, a portrait of the graduate on stage. Radio City Music Hall only allows guests to take pictures from their seats.

If you or one of your invited guests requires special seating during the Commencement ceremony, please contact the Learning/Access Center (located in the ISC building, first floor) at 718-802-3123 or lac@pratt.edu. Seating will be reserved for the individual and for one person serving as their assistant while your other guests will be seated in the general seating areas.

A link to closed captioning during the ceremony will be provided closer to the ceremony date. Captions begin when the ceremony starts.

Free Guest Wifi is available at Radio City Music Hall. The network is Free_RCMH_Wifi.

Please arrive with your regalia unzipped or draped on your arm so you can pass through security quickly.

Please note that the Radio City Music Hall Code of Conduct explicitly prohibits ‘signs, flags or banners.’ We kindly ask that you and your guests adhere to this policy and refrain from bringing any life-size signs, flags, banners, and/or large umbrellas to Radio City. Upon check-in, Radio City staff will collect these items, and retrieval may not be possible as Radio City does not have a facility to store personal belongings. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

For any event or venue-related inquiries, please contact Radio City Music Hall at 212-465-6000.