{"id":4226,"date":"2020-09-17T14:41:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=4226"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:07:21","slug":"home-page-class-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">Congratulations to the Class of 2026!<\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cglink.me\/2fF\/s60707\">Register Now for Hooding\/Arching Day <\/a><\/h4>\n<h3>May 13, 2026: Arching Day<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/052324_02087_Ramapo_Arching-LAROSA-web-e1717588001213-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Arching Ceremony 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/052324_02087_Ramapo_Arching-LAROSA-web-e1717588001213-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/052324_02087_Ramapo_Arching-LAROSA-web-e1717588001213-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/052324_02087_Ramapo_Arching-LAROSA-web-e1717588001213.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The College\u2019s time-honored tradition of Arching will be on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. <strong>The Arching Ceremony will begin at 4:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Arching Ceremony other special recognition programs take place on campus throughout the day including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nursing Pinning &amp; Hooding<\/li>\n<li>Rites of Passage<\/li>\n<li>Academic Achievement<\/li>\n<li>Class of 1976 Reunion<\/li>\n<li>Masters Hooding Ceremonies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/arching-day\/\">More Information on Arching Day<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>May 14, 2026: Ramapo College of New Jersey Commencement Ceremony<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/052924_08794_Ramapo_Commencement-LAROSA-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"undergraduate commencement ceremony 2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/052924_08794_Ramapo_Commencement-LAROSA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/052924_08794_Ramapo_Commencement-LAROSA-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/052924_08794_Ramapo_Commencement-LAROSA.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ramapo College of New Jersey 2026 Commencement Ceremony will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday, May 14, 2026 celebrating all bachelors, masters, and doctoral candidates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. The ceremony will begin with the academic processional at 8:40 a.m.<\/strong> Tickets are not required and candidates are able to bring an unlimited number of guests.<\/p>\n<p>All degrees are officially conferred at the Commencement Ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/ceremony\/\">More Information on the Commencement Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;clear: both\">Let&#8217;s go, Roadrunners!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Graduation vs. Commencement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Graduation and Commencement are often confused for one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Graduation is the completion of all degree requirements as certified and recorded on a student\u2019s official transcript.\u00a0 To graduate from Ramapo College, you must submit an online graduation application by the required deadline.\u00a0 For more information on the graduation requirement, the online graduation application and deadline dates visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/registrar\/graduation-commencement\/\">Graduation Office<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/commencement\/\">Commencement\u00a0<\/a>is the ceremony that celebrates the completion (or anticipated completion) of your degree. 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