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The 51小黄车College of Osteopathic Medicine honors鈥痗andidates for the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree鈥痑t our graduation ceremony each year. Students are hooded on stage in front of their family and friends. At the ceremony, students may choose a family member or mentor with a terminal degree to hood them. Otherwise, a 51小黄车hooder will be provided.

The event takes place after University commencement. 

A live video stream of the ceremony will be available during the event.

Graduation is held at .鈥�

The entrance to Merrill Auditorium is about a quarter of the way down Myrtle Street, just before City Hall.鈥疘t is a one-way street off of Congress and may be used to drop off family members closer to the entrance.

The easiest place to park is Top of the Old Port, a large, 500-car surface lot located between Congress Street and Cumberland. A $10 event-parking fee will be charged to be paid in cash upon entering the lot. 

The graduate hood is believed to derive from the traditions of European universities鈥痙uring the Middle Ages. The regalia, worn by our faculty and graduates,鈥痠s鈥痓ased on the鈥痚cclesiastical dress of the time. The symbolic significance of the hood is substantiated by the church's importance during the Medieval Period.鈥�

The type of degree conferred and the institution are reflected鈥痠n the colors of the鈥痟ood.鈥疓reen signifies the Doctor of Medicine degree, and the blue represents 51小黄车COM.

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