Final Planning Information

Please follow the instructions on your tickets and arrive one hour before your ceremony begins.  The student procession gathers at the Los Angeles Tennis Center (LATC) Tennis Courts (near Pauley).

The doors of Pauley open for guests one hour before the ceremonies.  Because the student procession begins before the ceremony start time, please tell your guests to find their seats as soon as possible, if they want to see you enter Pauley.

Traffic will be heavy and parking will be difficult.  Advise your guests to be on campus more than one hour before your event’s start time.

…especially if they want to visit the main campus while they are here.

           Water will be available for purchase at the UCLA Store.

Please choose a meeting location for you to reunite with your guests after the ceremony — it’s best if this location is away from the Pauley Pavilion area, because of the crowds that are expected.

On the UCLA Commencement home page – commencement.ucla.edu:

• Livestreaming of College Commencement ceremonies during the ceremony.

Commencement is a celebratory and dignified occasion. All graduates are expected to demonstrate True Bruin values before, during and after the ceremony. At this event, graduates must abide by the UCLA Student Conduct Code.
(Pending cases over the summer may impact closure of accounts and receipt of the diploma.)

Although UCLA does not anticipate any security problems during Commencement, we will monitor all events to protect the safety and security of our guests. Please observe the following restrictions for all Commencement activities on the UCLA Campus.

These policies are subject to change without notice.

Policies

• Tickets are required for entry
• All bags will be subject to a visual inspection by security personnel.

Prohibited Items

• No animals – except service animals required for a disability
• No backpacks
• No large bags, only small wallets or wallet-sized purses
• No boxes or wrapped packages of any size
• No promotional items with commercial slogans or identification
• No balloons
• No noise makers – including thunder sticks, musical instruments, whistles, air horns, boom boxes, and megaphones
• No balls, toys, or sports equipment
• No banners, signs, or flags
• No laser pointers
• No poles or sticks – including selfie sticks
• No monopods or tripods
• No glass, metal, or hard plastic containers of any size
• No beverages – except water in a sealed container
• No hard- or soft-sided coolers of any size
• No food – except in cases of medical need, as certified by a physician
• No alcoholic beverages
• For graduates, no food or drinks are allowed on John Wooden Court

Security Restrictions

• No strollers
• No scooters, skateboards, skates, and bicycles
• No firearms, knives, explosives, or other weapons
• All Commencement venues have the authority to prohibit any other items deemed to be a security risk. Patrons will not be allowed to bring those items inside the event venues.

For more information, including parking locations and background on UCLA commencement events, visit the UCLA Commencement – Frequently Asked Questions page.