Commencement 2023

Class of 2023 students celebrating

Commencement Stories

Take a closer look at our ceremonies through photos, video replays and the stories below:

2023 Event Photos

Ceremony 3 - May 23, 2023
Ceremony 3 - May 23, 2023
Ceremony 3 - May 23, 2023
Ceremony 3 - May 23, 2023
Ceremony 3 - May 23, 2023
Ceremony 3 - May 23, 2023
Ceremony 2 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 2 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 2 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 2 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 2 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 2 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023
Ceremony 1 - May 11, 2023

2023 Event Details

Thursday, May 11, 2023 (Ceremonies 1 & 2)

 

10:00 a.m. Location: Convention Center / Terrace Ballroom  
  Jefferson College of Architecture & the Built Environment Undergraduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Architecture & the Built Environment Graduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Health Professions Undergraduate / East Falls Health Sciences
  Jefferson College of Health Professions Center City Undergraduate / Medical Laboratory Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Imaging & Radiation Sciences
Graduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Humanities & Sciences Undergraduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Life Sciences Undergraduate / All programs
  Jefferson School of Continuing & Professional Studies Undergraduate / All programs
  Jefferson School of Continuing & Professional Studies Graduate / All programs
  Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce Undergraduate / All programs
  Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce Graduate / All programs
     
2:30 p.m. Location: Convention Center / Terrace Ballroom  
  Jefferson College of Nursing Graduate / All
  Jefferson College of Nursing Undergraduate / All
     

 

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 (Ceremony 3)

 

2:30pm Location: Kimmel Center / Verizon Hall  
  Jefferson College of Pharmacy Graduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Population Health Graduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate / All programs
  Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences Undergraduate / All programs

 

Wednesday, May 24, 2023 (Ceremony 4)

 

11:00am Location: Kimmel Center / Verizon Hall  
  Jefferson College of Life Sciences Graduate / All programs
  Sidney Kimmel Medical College Graduate / All programs

 

Student, Parent & Family Resources

You may request your diploma to be reprinted if you need a replacement. Please note: if you graduated from Thomas Jefferson University – East Falls prior to Summer 2017, you are only eligible to receive a diploma reprint from “Philadelphia University.”

In order to request a reprint of your diploma, we require a notarized letter with the information below. Please note: email requests for diploma reprints will not be accepted.

  1. Your name as you would like it printed on the diploma
  2. The reason why you need a diploma reprint
    • Please note for PhD, MD, or Master’s diplomas (Center City graduates) the University will only reprint your diploma if it was damaged. The damaged diploma will need to be returned to the University prior to a new one being issued.
  3. Your Social Security number
  4. The month and year of your graduation
  5. The degree that you were awarded and the program you completed
  6. The address where you would like the diploma sent (please note: diplomas cannot be mailed to P.O. Boxes)
  7. Current phone number
  8. Current email address

Along with the notarized letter, send checks payable to the Registrar’s Office. All forms of checks are acceptable. Mail both the notarized letter and the check to the Registrar’s Office corresponding to the campus you attended.

Costs

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s diplomas—$50
  • PhD, MD, or Master’s diplomas—$90

Processing Time

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s diplomas—may take up to three weeks
  • PhD, MD, or Master’s diplomas—may take six to nine weeks, because an outside vendor is contracted by the University to reprint these diplomas.

Moving content from your Jefferson student O365 Account to a personal Microsoft Outlook account:

  1. Establish a new personal Microsoft Outlook account (unless you already have one) at: 
    New Personal Microsoft Outlook Account
  2. Use the following guide to export your Jefferson O365 student account content to an Outlook .pst file.
    Note—you must use the full Outlook client to create and export the .pst file:
    Export or backup email, contacts, and calendar to an Outlook .pst file - Microsoft Support
  3. Import the Outlook .pst file into your new personal Microsoft Outlook.
    Note—you must use the full Outlook client to import the .pst file
    Import email, contacts, and calendar from an Outlook .pst file - Microsoft Support

2023 SKMC and JCLS Graduates:

This announcement is to advise you of an exciting change to your commencement ceremony. 

We are pleased to announce that world renowned tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will perform at your proceedings and speak about his experiences. It has also become necessary to change the date of the ceremony from 10 am Tuesday, May 23, 2023 to 11 am Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

We look forward to seeing you and your loved ones on May 24, and conferring your degrees on behalf of Thomas Jefferson University.

Please continue to contact [email protected] if you have questions about the ceremony.