Emory Law Roadmap to Graduation

Spring 2025 Graduation

The law school’s Spring 2025 Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Woodruff Physical Education Center is located at 26 Eagle Row, Atlanta GA 30322.

The ceremony will feature remarks by Emory Law Dean Rich Freer and winners of the Most Outstanding Graduating Student and Most Outstanding Professor awards. 

Graduation Checklist

FEBRUARY

• Apply to Graduate: The deadline to apply for graduation is February 14, 2025.
  If you miss the February deadline, complete the paper form and email it to lawregistrar@emory.edu Dual Degree students must submit a degree application to both schools. You will apply online, in OPUS, for the degree of the school at which you are currently enrolled. A paper degree application must be submitted to the other school. Online and/or paper degree applications are due to both schools by the application deadline.
• Check your name in OPUS by February 28, 2025. 
  Is your name spelled correctly in OPUS? Have you noted your preferred name? How your preferred name appears in OPUS is how it will be listed on the Degree Candidate Recognition Ceremony booklet. The name change deadline is February 28, 2025.
• Grad Fairs:Monday, February 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and Wednesday, February 12, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Hunter Atrium
  You may order regalia, take a graduation photo, and order your class ring and diploma frames.

MARCH

• Deadline for ordering regalia is March 14, 2025.
  • For JM recipients
    • Purchase online at https://oakhallcg.com/pages/emory » "Home Delivery" OR
    • Visit the second floor of the Barnes and Noble at Emory between February 21, 2025 and March 2, 2025 to purchase. After March 2, this regalia is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    • Full JM set is $151.98 to purchase. There is not a rental option for this regalia.
  • For LLM/JD/SJD recipients
    • Rent online at https://oakhallcg.com/pages/emory » "JD/LLM Rentals - Ship to Bookstore"
    • For those interested in purchasing instead, you may shop online at https://oakhallcg.com/pages/emoryunivcsm.
    • Full set price is $229.00 to rent or $1119.00 to purchase.

APRIL

• Regalia will be ready for pick up at bookstore beginning Friday, April 18, 2025.

More information will be added to this roadmap throughout the coming months. Check back often for updates.