ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Winter ’24 degree recipients will appear as eligible for Commencement ’24 on Thursday, May 2, after their degrees officially post. At that time, you will be able to request your tickets for the College Commencement ceremony in Pauley until Sunday, May 5, at 11:59 p.m.
Preferences are not on a first come first serve basis. While we work to accommodate each students’ first choice, we cannot guarantee their placement. If you are a Winter ’24 graduate and you still encounter issues in ranking your preferences on Sunday, May 5, please contact us at commencement@college.ucla.edu. Any inquiries that come in before Sunday, May 5, will be disregarded.
- Audition sign-ups to be our student singer at the UCLA College Commencement are now open! Please sign up via our MyUCLA Form here by Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:59pm PST.
- Our Student Speaker application is now open! Apply here via a MyUCLA form. Applications are due Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11:59pm PST. No late submissions will be accepted, no exceptions. Be sure to review all information on what should be included in your speech to be eligible here. Check back mid-April for information regarding Student Singer auditions.
- For information regarding applying to be the Student Speaker or Singer, please visit our “Student Speaker or Singer Information” page with all the information, here. Applications will open in early April 2024 and will close on Friday, May 3 @ 11:59pm PST.
- For information regarding tickets, please visit our ticketing section, here. Ticketing begins in May 2024.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
UCLA College Commencement and the College’s Academic Department Ceremonies are held from Friday, June 14 to Sunday, June 16, 2024. You will receive information about UCLA College Commencement in MyUCLA Notices. Please keep your email address up to date in MyUCLA; this is where your tickets will be delivered. Also, check your spam/junk folders frequently, so that you don’t miss the messages with links to receive the tickets you order.
All ceremonies are reserved for graduating students who are eligible to participate. You are eligible to participate in June Commencement events if:
- You completed all degree requirements and graduated in Fall 2023 or Winter 2024; or
- You are declared to graduate in Spring 2024 or Summer 2024.
A Graduation Checklist is available to explain the process of graduating from UCLA and participating in commencement.
As a College bachelor’s degree recipient, you will be invited to:
The College Commencement Ceremony
Friday, June 14, 2024
11:00 am, 3:00 pm, or 7:00 pm
Pauley Pavilion
Academic Department Ceremonies held at various locations across campus during Commencement Weekend. Information about those ceremonies will be available on the campus commencement website.
Explore several pages on this website to prepare for commencement. Above, the June 2024 menu will lead you to information about the ceremonies, our ticketing process, disability accommodation, and our FAQs.
In the meantime, please be sure to order your regalia. And make sure you’re following the Graduation Checklist.
Traffic Alert: During Commencement Weekend, traffic around campus will be very heavy. Graduates should make plans to be at the ceremony venue at the time indicated on your ticket. Guests should be prepared to arrive at the ceremony venue at least one hour before the ceremony starts, to be certain they are not delayed by traffic or parking issues.
On June 14th, all three ceremonies will be livestreamed, and the links will be available on this page and on the campus’s main commencement page: https://commencement.ucla.edu.
Please note our final planning checklist, which has information about Friday, June 14, and the policies for what you can bring into Pauley.
Watch last year’s ceremony livestreams for 2023!
