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When and Where is Commencement?
Sunday, June 8, 2025
11:00 AM
Boston Park Plaza Hotel
50 Park Plaza at Arlington Street, Boston
What must I do in advance to be able to walk at Commencement in June 2025? You must complete ALL of the steps below.
Graduation Application & Graduation Ceremony Response Form
Degree Completion & Conferral Information
- If you are a Clinical PsyD student with a June or August 2025 degree conferral, in order to walk in June 2025, you must complete your colloquium by May 30, 2025.
- If you are a Clinical PsyD student with an August or December 2024 degree conferral who did not walk in the June 2024 ceremony/not listed in June 2024 program, you are eligible to walk in June 2025 ceremony.
- If you are a student in the M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (either on campus or online) programs, you should have completed all courses and passed the CN695 Counseling Comprehensive examination by the last day of classes in the spring semester. If you are still completing internship hours (CN602), you may walk and then will have the degree conferred in the next conferral day after completing the hours.
- If you are a student in the M.A. in Psychology program, you are eligible to walk in June 2025 if you completed the program in August or December of 2024, or May of 2025. If you expect to complete the program in August of 2025, you will have to wait until June 2026 to attend the ceremony.
- May 29 Colloquium/Capstone/Field Placement requirements must be completed for Spring Degree Certification. (All grades must be posted no later than May 30.)
- To be eligible for Summer I Conferral: July 31, by July 24 Colloquium/Capstone/Field Placement requirements must be completed for Summer I Degree Certification. (All grades must be posted no later than July 30.)
- To be eligible for Summer II Conferral: August 31, by August 28 Colloquium/Capstone/Field Placement requirements must be completed for summer II Degree Certification. (All grades must be posted no later than August 30.)
- To be eligible for Fall Conferral: December 16: Colloquium/Capstone/Field Placement requirements completed for Fall Degree Certification. (All grades must be posted no later than December 19.)
Regalia
Regalia for Graduation must be ordered by April 27, 2025 at https://www.buildagrad.com/williamjames. Please have your student ID number ready when registering for your regalia. Please note: ordering your regalia does not guarantee you are cleared to walk at Commencement. You must pass all academic criteria set by the Registrar to be approved to walk.
Exit Counseling
Complete the exit counseling survey at https://studentaid.gov/exit-counseling/ if you borrowed a loan from the federal government. The process itself should only take about 15 minutes. While on this site, you can look at your loan history and use the available on-line calculators to determine what would be your best repayment option. You can also learn more about PSLF (Public Service Loan Forgiveness) and how to apply for this great program. If you have any questions about this, please contact andra_angjeli@williamjames.edu in the Financial Aid Office.
View and Settle Your Account Balance with WJC
If you need additional aid to cover your balance (or to receive more of a refund), you can submit a request at https://studentaid.gov/plus-app/ and select January 2025 – May 2025 for the loan period. Be sure to submit the Master Promissory Note Number for the PLUS loan, as well. You may also view the tutorial at https://williamjames.video.yuja.com/V/Video?v=10505522&a=150027053.
Library Materials
If you have any Library materials outstanding, please contact emmanuel_jeudy@williamjames.edu to make arrangements to return them.
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