2013 Key Dates and Information
Here are the major milestones in planning your graduation from UCLA.
Not every milestone will apply to you, but you can learn more by clicking on the items below.
- Eligibility
- Planning Checklist
- Tickets and Parking
- Cap & Gown, Portraits, Announcements, Latin Honors Braid
- Other Important Opportunities
- Commencement Weekend Events
- Transcripts and Diplomas
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You are automatically eligible to participate in 2013 College Commencement if you:
Beginning Monday, April 1, online or paper SIPs (as specified above) can be filed.
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College Honors – Declare your degree candidacy using the College Honors Candidacy form |
by Friday, April 5 |
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Latin Honors – Check the eligibility requirements on the Registrar web page. |
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Check URSA online to declare/confirm your degree candidacy
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by Friday, May 10 |
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Last day to file a Special Inclusion Petition (SIP) and have your name appear in the Commencement program
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by Friday, May 10 |
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iGrad Commencement workshops Offered by College Academic Counseling (CAC) in Murphy Hall View the Spring 2013 schedule Offered by Academic Advancement Program (AAP) in Campbell Hall View the Spring 2013 schedule |
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Participate in the Senior Survey |
Friday, February 8, – Monday, June 17 |
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College Commencement—through MyUCLA order
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Tuesday, April 30, – Tuesday, May 14 |
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Your Academic Department Graduation Celebration—through MyUCLA
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Tuesday, April 30, – Tuesday, May 14 |
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College Honors Recognition Ceremony—through MyUCLA, order
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Tuesday, April 30, – Tuesday, May 14 |
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Pick up your tickets and parking permits for all Commencement events at the UCLA Central Ticket Office (CTO), James West Alumni Center |
Tuesday, May 21, – Tuesday, June 4 |
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| Cap & Gown, Portraits, Announcements, Latin Honors Braid | ||
| Graduation Etc. Ackerman Union, A–Level Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. www.uclastore.com/gradetc (310) 825-2587 gradetc@asucla.ucla.edu |
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Order your cap and gown | beginning Friday, March 1 |
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Pick up your cap and gown | beginning Wednesday, May 15 |
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Take your senior portrait – View the portrait schedule by Friday, May 17, to have your portrait appear in the BruinLife Yearbook. |
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Order your senior portrait | |
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Order graduation announcements – by Friday, May 24, 2013, to receive the order before Commencement weekend | |
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Latin Honors – purchase honor braid For students graduating Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude |
beginning Monday, June 3 |
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Apply to be student speaker at College Commencement | Friday, April 19 |
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Apply to be student singer at College Commencement | Friday, April 19 |
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Order your copy of the BruinLife Yearbook – either online or in person at 118 Kerckhoff Hall Orders placed on or before Sunday, June 16, the cost is $85; after Sunday, June 16, the cost is $99. Yearbooks will be available for pick up Mid-August. Questions? E-mail them to bruinlife@media.ucla.edu. |
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Participate in Student Giving Give Back—It’s A Bruin Tradition! |
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Apply for a Chancellor's Service Award | Friday, February 1, – Friday, March 15 |
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| Commencement Weekend Events | ||
| Guests should plan on arriving on campus an hour early. | ||
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PHI BETA KAPPA INITIATION CEREMONY | Thursday, June 13 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Dickson Court North |
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COLLEGE HONORS CEREMONY From 6:30 – 7:15 p.m., students will assemble in Royce Hall West Lobby and Patio. |
Thursday, June 13 7:30 p.m. Royce Hall |
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COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT Additional details forthcoming. |
Friday, June 14 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. Pauley Pavilion |
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS View the Academic Department Graduation Celebration schedule. |
Saturday, June 15, or Sunday, June 16 |
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