Visit the calendar of events regularly for the latest information on current and upcoming application and/or registration deadline for graduation applications, Commencement 2024, and Commencement related and/or affiliated activities.
Graduation Application
The graduation application is used by the student to notify the university that they are ready to complete their degree program. All coursework for the degree program must be completed prior to the award date (end of term). Students will not be able to register beyond the expected graduation term so it is critical that the graduation application be accurate at the time of filing.
Students obtaining a bachelor's degree and graduating in Spring 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before October 16, 2023. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a master's or doctoral degree and graduating in Spring 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before November 15, 2023. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a bachelor's degree and graduating in Summer 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before February 1, 2024. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT). Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a master's or doctoral degree and graduating in Summer 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before February 15, 2024. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating candidates for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduates planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a bachelor's degree and graduating in Fall 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before March 1, 2024. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating students for fall 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2025 and NOT Commencement 2024. Additional information will be posted at the beginning of the spring 2025 semester.
Students obtaining a master's or doctoral degree and graduating in Fall 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before June 17, 2024. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating students for fall 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2025 and NOT Commencement 2024. Additional information will be posted at the beginning of the spring 2025 semester.
Students obtaining a master's or doctoral degree and graduating in Winter 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before September 15, 2023. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT). Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a bachelor's degree and graduating in Winter 2024 must submit a graduation application on or before September 1, 2023. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT). Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a master's or doctoral degree and graduating in Fall 2023 must submit a graduation application on or before June 15, 2023. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT). Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Students obtaining a bachelor's degree and graduating in Fall 2023 must submit a graduation application on or before March 1, 2023. A late filing fee will be collected by the Graduation Office when a graduation application is filed after the corresponding deadline.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Important Notice from the Commencement Office:
Graduating from the University and participating in Commencement are two different things.
Graduating students for fall 2023, winter 2024, spring 2024, and summer 2024 are eligible to participate in Commencement 2024. Students who have re-applied to graduate this academic year but have already participated in a Commencement ceremony previously for the same degree are not eligible to participate again.
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT). Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
Commencement 2024
Commencement is the ceremony in which degrees are conferred and celebrates the achievement of the students who have graduated or will soon graduate during the academic year.
For doctoral degree candidates, regalia must be preordered through the University Bookstore's regalia vendor, Oak Hall. Custom doctoral regalia must be ordered by March 17, 2024.
Contact:
Oak Hall Customer Service
Phone:
(540) 378-7001
Email:
[email protected]
For doctoral degree candidates, regalia must be preordered through the University Bookstore's regalia vendor, Oak Hall. Regular doctoral regalia must be ordered by April 19, 2024.
Contact:
Oak Hall Customer Service
Phone:
(540) 378-7001
Email:
[email protected]
For Commencement 2024, the diploma name used by the Graduation Office is the name that will be used for the following:
- Ticketing information
- Name card during Commencement
- Name display on the jumbo screen
- Name reading during Commencement
The diploma name is the primary (legal) name as it appears on the graduating candidate's GET account.
As noted on the Registrar’s Office website, graduates can submit a request for a Preferred First Name Change in GET to formally request a preferred first name be used by the University. Please note that this is not automatically used for your diploma. An approved preferred first name may be used on a diploma if requested by the graduating candidate on their graduation application, otherwise, the primary (legal) name will be used.
For the preferred first name change to be reflected for Commencement, requests must be made by April 19, 2024, to the Graduation Office.
Contact:
Graduation Office
Email:
[email protected]
Link:
Preferred First Name
For any changes or updates to your primary (legal) name, including your last name, to be reflected for Commencement, please submit a Biographical/Demographical Change Request Form to the Admissions and Record Center on the first floor of the Student Services Building by March 8, 2024.
Contact:
Admissions and Record Center
Email:
[email protected]
If graduating candidates do not wish to receive any Commencement notifications or have their name, degree, or honor (if any) listed in any program, please email [email protected] by April 19, 2024.
Contact:
Commencement Office
Online registration will start on April 8, 2024, at 9 a.m. (PT), and end on April 26, 2024, at 5 p.m. (PT).
All graduating students planning to participate in the in-person ceremonies must register in advance to attend. Additional information will be posted soon including registration and ticketing instructions.
Graduating students who register to participate during the registration period will be able to reserve up to 7 guest tickets. Please note that Commencement guest tickets are free and cannot be bought or sold. Under no circumstance should an exchange of money occur for tickets. Tickets that are bought or sold will be invalidated by the University.
All guests 3 years of age and older will require a ticket to attend Commencement and enter the venue. Children 2 and under can attend Commencement without a ticket, provided they sit on an adult's lap and do not occupy a seat.
Contact:
Commencement Office
Regalia (cap and gown) for bachelor’s and master’s students will be available for in-person purchase only at the University Bookstore starting March 25, 2024, until Commencement. In addition, the University Bookstore will have a satellite location at the Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall Lobby, on May 20 and 21, 2024.
Contact:
University Bookstore
Phone:
(323) 343-2500
Email:
[email protected]
Link:
University Bookstore
In spring 2024, the Graduation Office will start to submit the names of the eligible graduating students to the Commencement Office for inclusion in the 2024 Commencement ceremonies. Graduating candidates must make any updates to their contact information in GET by March 8, 2024, to ensure receipt of Commencement-related notices.
For Commencement 2024, the Cal State LA email address, alternate email address, and the mailing address listed on the graduating candidate's GET account is the information that will be used for the following:
- Commencement registration and ticketing (only Cal State LA email address*)
- Commencement notifications and reminders (Cal State LA email address and alternate email address)
- Commencement photography (Cal State LA email address, alternate email address, and mailing address)
* For Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates, the primary university email address on file will be used.
Special Events
We look forward to celebrating your achievement at the 2024 Commencement ceremonies. Here is a list of Commencement-related activities and events hosted by other University departments. Participation is optional but will require registration. Please make sure to be mindful of deadlines to register if planning to attend any of our campus partners’ events.
Congratulations, Class of 2024! Grad Fair is here to celebrate you! Hosted by the Alumni Association, Grad Fair ’24 is the one-stop shop for all your Commencement needs.
Grad Fair is your chance to:
- Get the exclusive Alumni Association GRAD PACK
- Purchase class rings
- Take graduation portraits or reserve a future photo shoot
- Purchase commemorative Commencement apparel
- Purchase graduation announcements
- Purchase your cap and gown
- Join the Cal State LA Alumni Association
Contact:
Alumni Association
Phone:
(323) 343-ALUM (2586)
Email:
[email protected]
Grad Images will be at Cal State LA in April and May providing graduation portraits services. To schedule an appointment, please click on the links below:
Grad Fair (April 11) Portraits Schedule
Contact:
For portraits questions or to reschedule an appointment, please contact Lindsey Bert at [email protected]. You may also contact the Cal State LA Alumni Association at [email protected] or at (323) 343-2586.
Cal State LA Commencement
All information, including dates and activities, are subject to change.
Questions? Please contact the Commencement Office.
Updated: March 14, 2024