Undergraduate - New Brunswick Convocation

All RBS 2025 graduates will walk in the May 2025 convocation as follows:

Thursday, May 15th 3PM – 5PM (Doors open at 1:30PM – when graduates should arrive)

RBS Convocation will last approximately 2.5 hours. 

Jersey Mikes Arena (JMA). Arena policies here.

Yes! All graduating seniors must register for convocation via Tassel. Graduating seniors will be receiving numerous emails from Tassel with instructions for registering for convocation. Please make sure you are creating your account using your netID@scarletmail.rutgers.edu account. If you do not see any emails from Tassel in your Rutgers inbox, please check your spam folder. If you still are not receiving emails from Tassel, please email us at rbs_graduation_nb@business.rutgers.edu.

Log into/ create an account with Tassel and follow the instructions on the Tassel email. (Check your inbox and spam folder in your Rutgers email for this). Follow the instructions to create your profile and account – remember to keep track of your login information!

Convocations are smaller graduation ceremonies for each Rutgers college to celebrate their graduates and highlight the college’s traditions. Here, graduates’ names will be individually called, and graduates will get to walk across the stage and receive their diploma folder. 

Commencement is a larger, university-wide ceremony celebrating all Rutgers – NB 2025 graduates. Commencement is not handled by our convocation staff. Information on Commencement can be found here.

Seniors will be continuously receiving emails to their Rutgers account during the spring semester from Tassel and the RBS Convocation team with updates and reminders on convocation related deadlines and events. It is important that seniors check their spam folder routinely for any Tassel emails that may not have ended up in their inbox. Additionally, seniors and guests should consistently refer to the RBS Convocation website for up-to-date information.

Yes! If you are a January or August 2025 graduate, you will still walk in the May 2025 RBS convocation. For inquiries regarding grades, classes, GPA, etc., please email your Academic Advisor. The convocation team does not handle these matters. 

If you no longer have access to your Rutgers emails, please email us at rbs_graduation_nb@business.rutgers.edu for assistance.

No, attendance at convocation and/or commencement is not required. While seniors are not required to attend convocation, it is highly encouraged! Convocation is a celebratory event for seniors to reflect on their remarkable achievements at Rutgers alongside their friends, family, faculty, and staff!

If you do not see any emails from Tassel (or from the RBS Convocation team) in your Rutgers inbox, please check your spam folder. If you still are not receiving any emails, please email us at rbs_graduation_nb@business.rutgers.edu.

It is important to keep track of your login information for Tassel, as you will need this on the day of convocation for Grad Pass. If you forget your login information, or are having trouble with Tassel, see this link. Please make sure you are logging in with your netid@scarletmail.rutgers.edu account. If you created your account with your @rutgers.edu account, please use the @rutgers.edu format to log in. There is also a “Forgot Password” button at the Tassel log in screen should you need to reset your password.

All ceremonies at Jersey Mike's Arena will be ticketed. Each graduate will receive one ticket for themselves and can claim up to 4 guest tickets per ceremony. 

2025 Jersey Mike's Arena Convocations Ticket Information.

To prioritize your safety and to ensure all graduates receive an equal amount of guest tickets, we cannot offer more tickets at this time. Please do not email the convocation team to ask about receiving more tickets, as we cannot provide them. If there is a chance we are able to provide graduates with an additional ticket, graduates will receive email communication most likely in early-May. Remember: graduates themselves do not need a ticket.

Unfortunately, no. After the deadline, you will not be able to add or edit the photo or message you submitted. If a photo or message is deemed inappropriate by our staff, you will receive an email from Tassel before the deadline to edit it. If you do not make any edits to the photo/message, it will be removed. 

Graduates will have received email instructions with the EBI/Sky Factor and post-grad survey from the Career Exploration and Success office. Please check your spam folder if you cannot find it in your inbox. It is important to save this email and go back to it if you cannot immediately complete the surveys. If you have not received emails with survey information, please contact us at rbs_graduation_nb@business.rutgers.edu.

All diploma matters are handled by the Registrar office. Graduates are required to complete the Online Diploma Application here. Please note that diplomas are NOT given out at the convocation ceremony; they will be mailed to the address you list on the Diploma Application approximately 6-8 weeks after graduation. 

Your regalia includes your cap, gown, and any honors cords. All cap and gown matters are handled by Barnes and Noble, and all students who are walking at convocation must have a cap and gown. Students can purchase their regalia through Barnes and Noble and can pick up their regalia at the Grad Fair on April 2nd and 3rd. Please view this page for more information on how and when to order your regalia. Students receiving honors cords will pick them up at the Honors Cords Pick-Up Days (dates will be posted in the spring semester).

If your GPA as of Fall 2024 is a 3.5 or above, you will be getting an honors cord that you can pick up at the Honors Cord Pick-Up days listed on the convocation site. We cannot give an honors cord to seniors who have a GPA below 3.5 as of Fall 2024. For further questions related to your GPA, please email your Academic Advisor.

Your Grad Pass is a very important part of the convocation ceremony! Grad Pass is a digital card given to every senior who is registered for convocation and will be scanned by staff during convocation for check-in, as well as scanned on stage so your name and major may be read aloud and displayed for all to see and hear! It is very important that once you receive your Grad Pass you add it to your phone’s digital Wallet and keep it accessible for the day of convocation. Be sure to have your phone charged!

Graduates must pick up their honors cord (if applicable) at the Honor Cord Pick-Up days, which will be posted to our website as we get closer to convocation. Seniors will also have the opportunity to pick up their cords from the Undergraduate Programs office in the business school during designated days/ times. Seniors do not need to register to attend. 

Yes! We understand that some students may not be able to attend the pick-up days, so graduating seniors may designate someone else to pick up their cords. In doing so, the person picking up the items for the graduate must have written/ electronic communication (email, note, etc.) from the graduate confirming they have permission to pick up the graduate’s cords. Staff may ask to see this communication at pick-up. 

Yes! BGS graduating seniors will be able to pick up a blue cord at the Grad Pass and Honors Cord Pick Up days. 

Yes! The livestream for convocation will be accessible on our website for guests to view. 

Parking is available on Livingston Campus and will be free. Guests do not need to register their vehicle to park for convocation. The Green and Yellow lots provide parking close to the Arena.

Graduates must show up in their regalia to JMA when the doors, as well as have their Grad Pass. If a graduate has no access to their Grad Pass, staff will be at JMA to help students access their Grad Pass. Outside drinks/ food will not be permitted in JMA.

Graduates must be ready at JMA when the doors open at 1:30PM.

Please keep in mind that the Jersey Mikes Arena will have metal detectors to scan graduates and their items upon entry. Additionally, no helium balloons or outside food/ drinks will be allowed inside JMA. 

To access the Grad Pass, log into Tassel on your phone’s web browser and select the option to access/ download your Grad Pass. Keep this open and on you throughout the ceremony. You must have this open when you are about to walk across the stage for staff to scan so your name may be read aloud and shown on the jumbotron!

Yes! Using your Tassel account, you will be able to register for ProPics, the professional photography service that will take photos of the convocation ceremony.

Seating for convocation is organized by major. Depending on the major listed first on your Diploma App., this is where you will be seated. (Ex: if your Major 1 is Finance and Major 2 is BAIT, you will be seated with other Finance majors). 

If you can no longer attend convocation, there is no need to cancel your registration if you have already registered. Your name will still be in the program, but your name will not be called. Your diploma will still be mailed to the home address you list on the Online Diploma Application 6-8 weeks after convocation.

Yes! Anyone can rewatch the livestream via an updated link that will be posted to the convocation website.

1. Register for graduation via Tassel including distributing your tickets to your guests and submitting a photo and/or message
2. Purchase your regalia through Barnes and Noble
3. Complete the Online Diploma Application and graduation surveys
4. Pick up your honor cords and senior gift at the Honor Cord Pick Up days.
5. Arrive at convocation in your regalia when the doors open at 1:30 PM. Have your Grad Pass ready (and your phone charged).

If you have looked through all of the information and the FAQs on the Convocation site and still have questions, feel free to email us at rbs_graduation_nb@business.rutgers.edu. 

Jersey Mikes Arena is located at 83 Rockafeller Road, Piscataway NJ 08854. For additional directions, please go here.

Please keep in mind that the Jersey Mikes Arena will have metal detectors to scan guests and their items upon entry. Additionally, no helium balloons or outside food/ drinks will be allowed inside JMA. 

The doors open for convocation at 1:30PM. We anticipate large crowds coming to support our graduates, so please keep in mind traffic times, as well as additional times in line for bag checking and ticket scanning. We always encourage guests to come early!

Parking is available on Livingston Campus and will be free. The Green and Yellow lots provide parking close to the Arena. Guests do not need to register their vehicle with Rutgers to park for convocation. 

Yes! For RBS Convocation ADA drop-off/parking, please use the Green Lot, accessible through Hospital Road from Avenue E. ADA spaces are first come, first served. There will be ADA seating available in Jersey Mike’s Arena during the RBS Convocation. No reservations are necessary. Please look for the signage for ADA seating on the first level.  A guest sitting in the ADA seating area will be allowed to have 1 other guest sitting with them.

All ceremonies at Jersey Mike's Arena will be ticketed. Each graduate will receive one ticket for themselves and can claim up to 4 guest tickets per ceremony. 

2025 Jersey Mike's Arena Convocations Ticket Information.

Tickets are only needed for guests who will need their own seat. If you have a young child (up to 1 year old) who you or another adult in your party plan on holding for the entire ceremony, and therefore the child does not need their own seat, they do not need a ticket. 

Yes! When you arrive at Jersey Mikes Arena (JMA), you will be able to purchase flowers and other gifts for your graduate. 

Families can purchase a lawn sign commemorating their graduate’s achievement through the Rutgers Spirit Shop online.

Water will be available to purchase for guests at the ceremony. Guests are not permitted to bring outside food/ beverages into JMA.

Yes! The RBS Convocation program will be available digitally on the RBS Convocation website as we near the convocation date.

Yes! The convocation ceremony will be livestreamed for anyone to watch in the comfort of their homes. The link will be posted here on this webpage.

If you have looked through all of the information on the convocation site and the FAQs and still have questions, feel free to email us at rbs_graduation_nb@business.rutgers.edu.