Graduation Checklist

Fall 2025 Checklist

Quick Links: Apply – Order Cap and Gown – Tickets – Capture Moments – Survey

Apply to Graduate in CaneLink

  • Fall 2025 eligible candidates must apply for graduation in CaneLink. The application deadline is Friday, October 10, 2025.

Order Your Cap and Gown

  • The cap and gown ordering deadline is Friday, October 10, 2025. Students are only responsible for the shipping & handling fee. Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to order cap and gown.
  • Students will be able to access the regalia ordering site within 24 to 48 hours of completing their CaneLink graduation application. Please plan accordingly. 

    • IMPORTANT: Students who miss the deadline to order cap and gown will have to wait until the day of the commencement ceremony and pay a $30 handling fee. 
      • Students will have to pay a-la-carte prices for any cap and gown item lost or damaged (gown, cap, tam, tassel, and hood) on the day of commencement. 

  • SCHOOL OF LAW CANDIDATES must order their regalia on the ordering website by the deadline.
    • Cap and gown distribution will take place at the School of Law.
    • Please note that your cap, gown, tassel, hood, and any stoles purchased will be shipped together to the School of Law. 
    • You will receive communication from lawcommencement@law.miami.edu with the dates and locations for pick-up. 
    • Please email lawcommencement@law.miami.edu with any questions or visit the Law Commencement website. 

Tickets

All ceremonies will be held at the Watsco Center on the Coral Gables campus. Tickets, free of charge, are required for all guests attending the graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies and will be available for students upon registration for commencement.

  • Students may request a maximum of six (6) guest tickets.
    • Tickets may only be requested by graduating students who are participating in the commencement ceremony.
    • Graduating students participating in commencement, do not need a ticket but must present their Cane Card at the graduate check-in area to attend the ceremony.
  • Mobile tickets will be available in their Miami Hurricanes student ticket account.
  • Students can access their Miami Hurricanes student ticket account here.

For additional information, you can visit the commencement ticketing webpage. 

Capture the Moment

Graduating Student Survey

  • Please take 5 minutes to fill out the confidential Graduating Student Survey so that the University can learn about your UM experience and what your plans are after graduation.
    • If you're still looking for a job, Toppel is here to help! Click here to receive their 8-step Job Search Toolkit. 

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