Commencement 2025

Congratulations!

Commencement 2025 Schedule

  • April 8 - 10, 2025

    GradFest
    10:00 am - 7:30 pm

  • Wednesday, April 9, 2025

    Cap Decorating Party
    3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    @Student Union

    Class Photo
    3:45 pm
    @Steps of the Library

    Individual Photos
    2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    @Student Union

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025

    Commencement Rehearsal
    8:30 a.m.

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025

    Commencement Ceremony
    7 p.m.

Tickets

Students who graduated in fall 2024 or applied for spring/summer 2025 graduation by the February 3, 2025 filing deadline will have the opportunity to claim a limited number of guest tickets for our commencement ceremony. Guest seating will be GENERAL SEATING. Guests can take any open seat in designated sections of the quad. The allotment is determined by the total number of graduates registered for the ceremony and the maximum seating capacity, which cannot be adjusted. Guests can take any open seat in designated sections of the quad.
All guest tickets are complimentary and will be digital/mobile tickets. 

All guests who are 1 year of age and older are required to have a ticket to attend commencement. The only exception to this rule are babies under the age of 1 who must be seated on an adult’s lap. 

Commencement Registration

SDSU is partnering with Tassel to provide candidate registration and prerecorded, professional name reading.

Applying for graduation and registering to attend your commencement ceremony are two different but related activities. Applying and paying your graduation fee ensures that your degree will be evaluated after coursework is complete for the semester in which you applied to graduate and your degree will be conferred if appropriate. Registering for attendance at your ceremony ensures that tickets will be issued for your guests. Attending commencement is not, in itself, indicative of all degree requirements being met. 

Candidates will receive an email to their @sdsu email account on Monday, March 10 with a Tassel registration link. Candidates can also register directly on Tassel on or after March 10.

Graduates

Guests