What are the procedures for Commencement?
Are tickets required for commencement ceremonies and do my guests need to reserve seating?
How many guests may I invite?
Where do I get information on honors?
How do I become a student Commencement speaker?
How do I audition to sing at Commencement?
Where do I get announcements, class ring, diploma framing information, cap and gown information?
How do I find out if my major's department is holding a commencement reception?
Can family and friends view the Commencement ceremonies on the web?

What are the procedures for Commencement?

• Make a reservation using Gold on the Web.
  Note: Making a commencement reservation does not mean you are eligible for an official degree from UCSB. A declaration of candidacy must also be made.
   
• Pick up regalia (cap and gown) in the Bookstore Textbook department June 8-12 from 8-5pm, and June 13 and 14 from 8-4pm.
   
• Undergraduates, pick up your stage pass June 8-12 from 8-5pm in front of the Bookstore by the UCen entrance.
   
• Students must report to the Events Center with their cap and gown AND stage pass 1 hour before their ceremony is to begin. No guests are allowed inside the Events Center. Alcohol is prohibited and will be confiscated at the door. Volunteers will be inside the Events Center to assist with putting on caps and gowns. Students may assemble and walk with friends. Any items left behind in the ECen may be reclaimed at the Commencement Information Tent Lost & Found. Please note: Engineering students walk by majors. They may walk with friends who are in the same major.
   
• At the appointed time, students will walk in-file along a designated route from the ECen to the Commencement area (Faculty Club Green). Each ceremony lasts for approximately two hours.
   
• Regalia (cap and gown) must be returned to the designated site adjacent to the Commencement area immediately following the ceremony. Look for signs near the site.

Are tickets required for commencement ceremonies and do my guests need to reserve seating?

Tickets are NOT required to attend. Guests do not need to reserve seating.

How many guests may I invite?

To help maintain a high level of comfort and decorum, we request that undergraduate students in the College of Letters and Science ceremonies limit the number of guests to six.

Where do I get information on honors?

You will find information about honors at graduation in the UCSB General Catalog. For more specific information, contact your college. Each college and department may also award additional honors and will contact you directly if you are to receive special regalia.

How do I become a student Commencement speaker?

Each college has a procedure for selecting commencement speakers; usually selection is made by a faculty committee based on nomination and interviews. Please contact your college for specific information.

How do I audition to sing at Commencement?

Inquire at the Office of Public Events 893-7382 at the beginning of spring quarter.

Where do I get announcements, class ring, diploma framing information, cap and gown information?

All of the above may be obtained from the UCSB Bookstore. The Bookstore will open a Commencement Graduation Center around March 3, 2009 where specific information on these items may be obtained. You can purchase Commencement announcements on-line at www.bookstore.ucsb.edu.

How do I find out if my major's department is holding a commencement reception?

Inquire at your major's department office at the beginning of spring quarter.

Can family and friends view the Commencement ceremonies on the web?

The UCSB Bookstore will be Broadcasting the 2009 Commencement ceremonies live on the Internet. Friends and family will be able to watch the ceremony anywhere in the world.