Ceremony Information

The following details are applicable for those learners graduating from the Thunder Bay (West) campus:

• Date: Friday, May 22, 2026
• Location: TBD
• Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

What to expect as graduands on the day of the Thunder Bay Convocation Ceremony.

The following details are applicable for those learners graduating from the Sudbury (East) campus:

• Date: Friday, May 29, 2026
• Location: TBD
• Time: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

What to expect as graduands on the day of the Sudbury Convocation Ceremony.

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 a designated hooder 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 TBD.

NOSM University Convocation – Hooder Consent Form

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 15, 2025 and will be available to you through Self-Service. The deadline to submit your graduation application will be Friday, February 6, 2026.***