For Graduates

Detailed information is provided by Campus Activities throughout your last year at Vassar. Please check your Vassar email address for information about Commencement and related deadlines.

Yearbooks

The Vassarion team will distribute pre-ordered yearbooks at a scheduled event during Senior Week. You may order a Vassarion yearbook until April 25, 2025. Contact vassarion@vassar.edu for questions regarding yearbooks.

Diplomas

During commencement, the Registrar’s Office will distribute a Vassar diploma cover containing your Vassar diploma. Should you receive general or departmental honors, you will be notified at commencement, and your diploma will be inscribed with honors and mailed to you after commencement. If you receive honors, please retain your diploma cover issued at commencement, as a duplicate will not be mailed with your honors diploma. All Vassar diplomas are issued in Latin. The English translation of your diploma will be provided in the Commencement Program, accessible on the Registrar website, and enclosed with your Latin diploma. While diplomas are not produced in English, the Registrar’s Office can furnish a written letter of verification upon request.

Academic Dress

Academic dress is required to march at Commencement. Graduation caps, gowns, hoods and tassels are available at the Vassar College Store, 60 Raymond Ave. Suite 1, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 or by visiting collegestore.vassar.edu.

Photographs

GradImages has been hired to take photographs of students at Commencement. You may contact a customer representative by calling 1-800-261-2576 or contacting gradimages.com through email. Graduates can access their photos at gradimages.com 3–4 weeks following commencement.

Commencement Announcements, Diploma Frames, Vassar Class Rings

Contact colleges.herffjones.com to purchase commencement announcements, diploma frames, or a Vassar ring.