Columbia Climate School Class Day

• Class Day: Each individual school has their own graduation day called "Class Day." This ceremony involves a keynote speaker, award recognition, and individual diploma handouts.
   
• University Commencement: University Commencement is the graduation ceremony for all the schools together under the University. No students walk across the stage. This is a change to see graduates come together across the University.

Climate School Class Day: MA in Climate and Society students are eligible to participate in the Climate School Class Day ceremony if they meet the following criteria:

• Their degree was conferred in February 2025
• Their degree is expected to be conferred in May 2025
• Their degree is expected to be conferred in October 2025
   

University Commencement: Climate School students are eligible to participate in the University's Commencement ceremony if they meet the following criteria:

• Their degree was conferred in February 2025
• Their degree is expected to be conferred in May 2025
• Their degree is expected to be conferred in October 2025

Class Day

• Students must register to participate in the Climate School Class Day
   
• Each graduating student will receive guest tickets to use for friends and family.
   
• Students are responsible to distributing their guest tickets to their guests. All tickets will be scanned at the door.
   
• Log into Tassel to find your guest tickets
  
   

University Commencement

• Graduating students who want to attend University Commencement will be given 2 guest tickets.
   
• The University Commencement office handles guest ticketing for Commencement.
   
• If you have any questions or have trouble registering, please contact [email protected]. 

**Please note: Guests of graduating students cannot directly register for tickets—graduates must do so on behalf of their guest(s).

Academic regalia is required to participate in the Climate School Class Day and University Commencement ceremonies. 

• Regalia: Master's regalia consists of a cap and gown
   
• Rent or Buy: Regalia is available for purchase only and not for rental
   
• Where to Buy: Regalia may be obtained through the Columbia University Bookstore in Lerner Hall (2922 Broadway)
   

**For more details on Regalia, please visit the University Commencement office page on Regalia.

We will have a professional photographer and videographer present during Class Day to capture the graduates and ceremony. Individual photographs of each student participant taken by the photographer will be available for purchase following the ceremony. The photographer will contact graduates via email for purchasing. 

Students, and their guests, requiring accommodations during the Climate School Class Day and/or University Commencement ceremonies, including graduates whose disabilities limit their ability to walk or negotiate stairs, should contact Disability Services at [email protected].