Commencement Livestream
All Commencement ceremonies will be available via livestream beginning 15 minutes prior to the ceremony start time.
Commencement registration is now closed. For questions, please email commencement@sandiego.edu. All registered graduates will receive an email with instructions on how to download graduate and guest tickets the Monday before their ceremony.
Commencement Schedule
Weekend #1
School of Law and Graduate I Mass
May 17, 2024 | 4 p.m.
Founders Chapel
School of Law Ceremony
May 18, 2024 | 9 a.m.
Graduate I Ceremony
May 19, 2024 | 9 a.m.
Jenny Craig Pavilion
Professional and Continuing Education
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
Weekend #2
Graduate II Ceremony
May 25, 2024 | 9 a.m.
Jenny Craig Pavilion
College of Arts and Sciences
Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
Knauss School of Business
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
Baccalaureate Mass for Undergraduates and Graduate II
May 25, 2024 | 4 p.m.
Jenny Craig Pavilion
Undergraduate I Ceremony
May 26, 2024 | 9 a.m.
Jenny Craig Pavilion
College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate II Ceremony
May 26, 2024 | 2 p.m.
Jenny Craig Pavilion
Knauss School of Business
Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
Guest Tickets
School of Law Ceremony: No guest tickets required.
Graduate I and II Ceremonies: No guest tickets required.
Undergraduate I and II Ceremonies: Six (6) guest tickets per undergraduate.
The ticket allotment total was determined by comparing the number of petitions to graduate received for each ceremony to the venue capacity. Children (ages 2 and under) do not need a ticket but are required to be seated on the lap of an adult. Tickets are provided at no charge to all graduates. USD does not authorize the sale of complimentary tickets. All Commencement ceremonies are scheduled indoors in the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
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