Graduation is one of our signature events every year and is a celebration of our students’ hard work and dedication! We honor our students as they have completed their medical school journey and are about to embark on the next stage of their career.

The 2025 graduation ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the Aruba campus of Xavier University School of Medicine.

Graduation is not an automatic process. Students should apply to graduate no later than the application deadline. You must be in good financial standing with the University and have met all the requirements in order to participate in the ceremony.

The deadline to register for Graduation is December 15, 2024.

You must also send us your flight information in order to be confirmed for Commencement.

 

Click Here To Register For Commencement

 

 

Schedule for 2025 Commencement:

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025 – Arrive to Aruba (You will be picked up from the airport)
  • Saturday, May 17, 2025 – Attend Xavier’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony at Residential Campus with an after-party celebration at our new campus
  • Sunday, May 18, 2025 – Departure date (You will be taken to the airport)

Hotel accommodation booking details from May 15-18, 2025 (*for you and 1 guest):

  • Group Code: XFF
  • Group name: Xavier University F&F (Friends & Family)
  • Date: May 15 – 18, 2025
  • Plan: Room Only Plan
  • Link to book – Xavier University F&F

Please also remember that if you are attending, you will need to order your regalia from Jostens directly click here to order your regalia from Jostens

Special Hooders

Graduates can have a family member, friend, or mentor, hood them on the day of the Graduate Ceremony. This person MUST have a valid medical degree. A copy of the license of diploma should be provided with your request.

The deadline for an approved hooder is April 1, 2025.

Please note that we will not accept a special hooder request after this date. Hooders will not be accepted the day of the graduation ceremony if they were not requested by April 1, 2025.

Requests can be made through the graduation sign up form. You must provide the name and credentials of your special hooder. This information is announced when you walk to center stage to be hooded. If a student does not request a special hooder, one of our Deans will perfom your hooding. Please include your hooder in your final number of guests.

Please see details below regarding special hooders at the Graduation Ceremony:

  • Hooders will not be issued a cap and gown. They are asked to dress in business casual attire.
  • The hooder will remain in their seats until called to accompany the Graduates to be seated on the left side of the stage following the conferring of the degrees,
  • When your row is called upon the stage, your hooder will follow you up, take a spot near faculty hooders, place the hood over your head, and proceed across the stage with you as your name is called.
  • After you receive your “diploma” and take a photo with the President and the Chancellor, you and your hooder will return to your original seats for the remainder of the ceremony.

If you have any questions about graduation, please email Graduation@xusom.com.