White Coat Ceremony Information

The University's Elkins Park Campus White Coat Ceremony represents the transition from student to professionals-in-training as first year students will receive the symbol of their profession – the white coat. Historically, recipients from all of the University’s clinical programs, including optometry, audiology, physician assistant, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and orthotics & prosthetics, take part in the ceremony.

2026 White Coat Ceremonies

April 17, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. | 11:45 a.m. | Hafter Student Community Center
Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Osborne Audiology, Orthotics and Prosthetics

August 14, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. | Hafter Student Community Center
Salus at Drexel Physician Assistant Studies

2027 White Coat Ceremonies

Spring 2027 | Hafter Student Community Center
Pennsylvania College of Optometry

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Office of Admissions for assistance at: graduateadmissions@drexel.edu.

*Bags that are brought to the event may be searched. To expedite admission through security and for seating comfort, bags are discouraged with the exception of those exclusively for medical equipment. Bag check will not be available.