Registration and Tickets
Registration
Graduating students who plan to attend commencement need to register through the Marching Order website to secure a Grad Pass for themselves and tickets for their allotted guests. The university anticipates the registration process to begin by the end of the day on Thursday, March 14. Invitations to register will be sent to eligible student’s university email accounts. The deadlines to register for the Summer 2024 ceremonies are:
- Southern California: April 22, 2024
- Northern California: May 6, 2024
Guest Tickets
Guest tickets are required for admission to commencement. Each ceremony location and time has a specific ticket allotment based on the estimated number of graduating students and the capacity of the venue. Graduating students will be able to reserve tickets for their guests beginning on Thursday, March 14. Guest tickets and Grad Passes will be distributed to graduating student's university email account the Tuesday prior to the ceremony.*
Children under the age of 2 who will sit on the lap of an adult during the entire ceremony do not require a ticket. All other guests will need a ticket to attend the ceremony.
*Tickets are not guaranteed, and the event is subject to change.
Guest Ticket Allotment
Each ceremony location and time has a specific ticket allotment based on the estimated number of graduating students and the capacity of the venue.
Southern California Commencement - May 18, 2024
- 9:00 a.m. - Schools of Arts & Sciences and Nursing Commencement
- 7 guest tickets per graduating student
- 1:00 p.m. - DNP and Ed.D. Doctoral Commencement and Hooding
- 25 guest tickets per graduating student
- 4:30 p.m. - Schools of Business & Professional Studies and Education Commencement
- 8 guest tickets per graduating student
Northern California Commencement - June 1, 2024
- 11:00 a.m. - All schools participate
- 7 guest tickets per graduating student
Waitlist Requests
The university may be able to offer additional guest tickets through a waitlist process. When registering on the Marching Order website, graduating students will be able to indicate if they would like to be considered for additional guest tickets, if more become available. The university does not guarantee additional tickets will become available. The waitlist opportunity depends on the number of guests and graduating student tickets reserved. If additional tickets are released to those on the waitlist, this will not take place until a few weeks prior to the ceremony. We do not accept email requests for additional tickets.
Cancellations
Once the registration process begins in Marching Order, if you need to change or cancel your registration or any of your guest tickets, please log on to the Marching Order website to edit your registration form. If you have any trouble or you are cancelling after the registration deadline has passed, please email commencement@umassglobal.edu.