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REGISTRATION AND TICKETING

APRIL 8 - 26, 2024

Registration and guest ticketing starts on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and ends on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).

 

All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register to attend Commencement using MarchingOrder's online ticketing platform during the dates and times listed above.


It is the graduating student's responsibility to register to participate and reserve guest tickets in a timely manner. After ticketing has closed, graduating students can still request to participate but are no longer guaranteed guest tickets due to venue capacity.


The link for MarchingOrder will be sent to your @calstatela.edu email address on April 8, 2024, before ticketing starts. For the Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates, the email will be sent to the university email address we have on file.



Graduating students who register to participate will be able to reserve up to 7 guest tickets. All guests 3 years of age and older will require a ticket to attend Commencement and enter the venue. Children age 2 and under can attend Commencement without a ticket, provided they sit on an adult's lap and do not occupy a seat.

 

Please note that Commencement guest tickets are free and cannot be bought or sold. Under no circumstance should an exchange of money occur for tickets. Tickets that are bought or sold will be invalidated by the University.


For more information, please visit the Registration and Ticketing webpage.

SCHEDULE

 

There are 6 college-based ceremonies held over two days. You are automatically assigned to a ceremony based on your college, department, and major.

 

The detailed schedule is posted on the Commencement website. Each date lists the college, department, and majors assigned to each ceremony.

REGALIA (CAP AND GOWN)

 

Graduating students participating in the Commencement ceremonies must wear the appropriate academic attire. Regalia represents the three principal levels of academic achievement at Cal State LA: bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

 

BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE REGALIA

 

Regalia (cap and gown) for bachelor’s and master’s students is now available for in-person purchase only at the University Bookstore until May 21, 2024. In addition, the University Bookstore will have a satellite location at the Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall Lobby, on May 20 and 21, 2024.

 

DOCTORAL DEGREE REGALIA

 

For doctoral degree candidates, regalia must be preordered through the University Bookstore's regalia vendor, Oak Hall. Doctoral regalia must be ordered by April 19, 2024, by visiting the doctoral degree regalia order form.



For more information about regalia, please visit the Regalia, Merchandise, and Services webpage of the Commencement website.

COMMENCEMENT WEBSITE

 

We continue to post Commencement 2024 details on the Commencement website, so please visit regularly to stay updated.



Please review all sections of the website, as they contain valuable information for graduating students that include name verification and contact information. In addition, be sure to read your emails as you will receive regular communication regarding Commencement and other Commencement-related activities, such as Grad Fair, during the months of March, April, and May.

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All information, including dates and activities, are subject to change.


Questions? Please contact the Commencement Office.


You are receiving this message because you are currently eligible to participate in the 2024 Commencement ceremonies. For projected spring 2024 and summer 2024 graduates, your eligibility to participate is dependent on your graduation application status for the current academic year. This information is updated regularly by the Graduation Office.

Commencement will be photographed and/or recorded. By attending the ceremonies, you agree and grant irrevocable permission to have your likeness, image, voice, and appearance photographed and recorded for any University business-related purpose and that the CSU owns the images and all rights related to them. The images may be used in any manner or media without notifying you, such as university-sponsored websites, publications, promotions, broadcasts, advertisements, posters and theater slides, as well as for non-university uses. You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished images or any printed or electronic matter that may be used with them.