Ceremony Information
Below you will find details on the Thunder Bay and Sudbury convocation ceremonies happening May 2025. Ensure you are reading the correct ceremony information. The campus you are graduating from is the ceremony you will be attending. Please see the details below:
| Thunder Bay Ceremony | Sudbury Ceremony | |
| Date: | Friday, May 23, 2025 | Friday, May 30, 2025 |
| Location: | The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium | Laurentian University – Fraser Auditorium |
| Time: | 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM |
| Reception: | 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM |
| Parking: | TBD | TBD |
| Accommodations: | TBD | TBD |
Thunder Bay Ceremony
The following details are applicable for those learners graduating from the Thunder Bay (West) campus:
- Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
- Location: The Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
- Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
What to expect as graduands on the day of the Thunder Bay Convocation Ceremony.
Sudbury Ceremony
The following details are applicable for those learners graduating from the Sudbury (East) campus:
- Date: Friday, May 30, 2025
- Location: Laurentian University – Fraser Auditorium
- Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
What to expect as graduands on the day of the Sudbury Convocation Ceremony.
Hooders
As graduating MD learners, you have the opportunity to request a specific individual, typically a faculty member, to hood you on stage at your respective convocation ceremony. If you do not choose a faculty member to act as your hooder, you will be hooded by Dr. Toner when it is your time to cross the stage. To indicate if you would like to have a specific hooder for your convocation ceremony, please fill out the form below and return it to the Convocation Team at convocation@nosm.ca once it has been completed. The deadline to submit this form is Friday, April 4, 2025.
Graduation Application Fee
Please note a $75.00 graduation application fee will be charged to your account that must be paid for your graduation application to be complete. For more information please see the Schedule of Fees for Service.
***REMINDER: to graduate at NOSM University, you MUST apply to graduate regardless of whether you attend your ceremony. Students will attend the ceremony associated with the campus they are graduating from. The graduation application will open on Monday, December 16th and will be available to you through Self-Service. The deadline to submit your graduation application will be Sunday, February 9, 2025.***