2025 Convocation

The Bloomberg School of Public Health holds its convocation ceremony every year in May. All Academic Year (August, December and May) graduates will be invited to participate. The 2025 ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 9am at Homewood Field on the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus.

No. The School and University-wide graduation ceremonies are held once a year in May. August and December graduates will be invited to participate in the next May's ceremonies.

The University Commencement ceremony and the Bloomberg School's Convocation ceremony are separate events, for which candidates will receive separate invitations.

All academic year graduates across all university divisions  are invited to the University Commencement ceremony. At the University ceremony, undergraduates and doctoral graduates will walk across the stage. Master's graduates are recognized in groups by division.

Only School of Public Health candidates are invited to the Bloomberg School Convocation ceremony. All graduates walk across the stage at the School's ceremony.

All diplomas are mailed directly from the vendor and will be mailed to the Diploma Address listed in SIS Self Service under Personal Info -> Summary. Graduates should verify their Diploma Address is correct no later than the last day of the term prior to conferral to ensure the vendor receives the desired information.

Orders are placed about two weeks after the conferral date. Diplomas shipped to domestic addresses take 6-8 weeks to arrive and  8-12 weeks for international addresses. Graduates will receive an email from the vendor when their diploma has been mailed. 

Students with running balances or financial holds will have their diplomas held with the vendor. Students should submit a case to SEAM once the balance is paid and/or hold is lifted to request the release of their diploma. 

***The vendor uses USPS to mail diplomas to students. Based on our experience, delivery to international addresses is extremely unreliable. We will therefore request that paper diplomas bound for international destinations be shipped to our office. These diplomas will then be sent out via FedEx.

Depending on when confirmation of completion is received, certificate diplomas will post to the transcript between one and four weeks after the conferral date. Certificate diplomas are ordered after the conferral notations have been posted to student transcripts. Certificate diplomas  shipped to domestic addresses take 6-8 weeks to arrive and  8-12 weeks for international addresses. Graduates will receive an email from the vendor when their certificate diploma has been mailed. 

Students with running balances or financial holds will have their certificate diploma held with the vendor. Students should submit a case to SEAM once the balance is paid and/or hold is lifted to request the release of their certificate diploma.  

Ceremony information and invitations are expected go out to August and December 2024 graduates as well as expected May 2025 graduates in early March 2025.  Graduates and expected graduates should review their Commencement Email which is accessible through the Graduation Application in SIS Self Service (Registration -> Program of Study Info) to ensure they receive the information.

Special note to Summer 2024 Graduates - your access to SIS Self Service and your jhu email will expire when your JHED account is inactivated (6 months after conferral) .  Please update your Commencement Email before your JHED account is inactivated.