Ticketing Procedures for Graduates

UCSD has a long tradition of holding separate commencement ceremonies for each of the undergraduate colleges. UCSD’s six undergraduate college ceremonies provide students with a setting where graduating seniors may invite family and friends to celebrate their accomplishments. College ceremonies allow individual recognition of each senior.

To continue with this tradition and to ensure that students attend their own college ceremony, students participating in the 2008 undergraduate commencement ceremonies will be required to have a ticket of admission to their college’s ceremony. Ticketing will enable colleges to limit the ceremony to participants in that college (and in the case of Thurgood Marshall College - two participating guests). This will help to provide adequate parking, traffic control and facilities resources to ensure a happy, memorable occasion for all graduates.

A college ticket will be distributed to students at the time of their cap and gown rental at the bookstore in June. Student ID will be required for verification of college enrollment. Students should place this ticket in a safe location as it will be required for admittance to their college commencement ceremony on the day of graduation. No replacement tickets will be issued.

For graduates with very exceptional circumstances, exceptions may be requested in writing by April 11, 2008. For information on requesting an exception, please visit this web site: Commencement Exception Requests.

Prior to the Commencement Ceremony

Clearly and completely fill out the requested information on the back of the college ticket in advance. Be advised that the information that graduates write on these cards will be screened by event staff before each student crosses the stage. If inappropriate or illegible names are submitted, graduates will be asked to rewrite the information on the ticket.