Commencement
March 31 Deadline for winter/spring 2025 graduates to pay their tuition in full and apply for graduation in CUNYfirst. | Deadline for summer 2025 graduates to pay pay their spring tuition in full.
May 1 Deadline to register for summer classes and apply for graduation in CUNYfirst if you have two summer courses or LESS to participate in the spring 2025 Commencement ceremony.
July 31 Deadline to apply for graduation in CUNYfirst and pay tuition in full if you have MORE than two summer courses to participate in the spring 2026 Commencement ceremony.
Commencement Vendors
You can take graduation portraits at www.ThorntonStudio.com using Code: studio. If a student has a question, please contact the studio directly at info@ThorntonStudio.com.
*To be included in the 2024-2025 John Jay yearbook, your senior portrait must have been taken by Tuesday, February 11, 2025.*
Students must wear a cap and gown to enter the Commencement venue and participate in the ceremony: https://oakhallcg.com/pages/johnjay
The deadline to purchase regalia is April 23, 2025.
Order in-person or online
In-person
12pm-6pm in the Atrium on the following dates:
March 25-27
April 22-24 (April 23 in Hound Square)
To view Commencement Archives, visit here.
2024-2025 Commencement Newsletter Archives
Commencement Newsletter 24-25 Issue 5 (April 3, 2025)
Commencement Newsletter 24-25 Issue 4 (February 11, 2025)
Commencement Newsletter 24-25 Issue 3 (February 3, 2025)
Commencement Newsletter 24-25 Issue 2 (October 29, 2024)
Commencement Newsletter 24-25 Issue 1 (September 24, 2024)
Contact us
Room L.69NB
524 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
P: 646.557.4888
E: graduation@jjay.cuny.edu