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Commencement Guest Tickets

Students will be able to RSVP for Commencement and claim tickets beginning March 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. (PST)

Ticket Information

  • Tickets are required for all guests to attend Commencement ceremonies.
  • Each graduate will be granted 7 guest tickets for their academic college's commencement ceremony.
  • Tickets are free of charge, and cannot be bought or sold.
    Students who sell tickets will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct for appropriate action that may include denial of access to participate in Commencement.
  • Graduates do not need tickets for themselves.
  • Children under the age of 3 (1 or 2 years old) who will sit on a guardian's lap during the ceremony do not require a ticket.
  • Possession of a ticket does not guarantee admittance. The ticket must have a valid barcode to gain entry.
  • Each ceremony has its own specific ticket. Guests cannot use a ticket for one academic college's ceremony to enter a different college's ceremony.
  • 2026 Spring Commencement ceremonies is only for Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 graduates. If a graduate registers and claims guest tickets for 2026 Spring Commencement but later updates their expected graduation term to any other term other than Spring/Summer 2026, their ceremony registration will be canceled, and their guest tickets will be invalidated.

Livestream (with closed captioning)

The University will livestream each ceremony so that family and friends can view their graduate’s recognition from anywhere. On May 22, 2026, the feed will go live on the Commencement Homepage.