Student Instructions & Itinerary

These are the instructions and itinerary for Commencement.

Ceremony Conduct Agreement

Commencement is intended to be a festive occasion celebrating the accomplishments of our students. However, it is also ceremonial. Graduates are expected to abide by the following guidelines:

  • Graduates must follow any public health directives in place on June 9th regarding the wearing of masks, vaccination, or COVID-19 testing.
  • Graduates should remain in their seats during the entire ceremony, unless utilizing the restrooms.
  • Wandering around the floor of the stadium and visiting with guests in the stands is prohibited.
  • Cell phones are permitted, but out of courtesy for other participants, students are asked to make judicious use of phones and not use them during the formal speaking portions of the ceremony.
  • It is particularly important that students respect their fellow students and the faculty, administrators and guests who have come to witness and participate in the conferring of their degrees. For this reason, graduates are expected to return to their seats after they cross the stage and remain there until all students have walked and the members of the stage party have exited the stage.

Please plan post-ceremony activities accordingly.

Start Early

Start your day early, as traffic to T-Mobile Park will be heavy. Graduation is one event where it’s not fashionable to be late! Consider the extra time it will take to get to Right Field Gate for check-in.

What to Bring

  • Proof of identification (driver’s license, student ID, passport).
  • Cap, gown, tassel (and hood, if applicable).
  • Comfortable footwear you can walk in. You will be walking up and down stairs and uneven ground.

What Not to Bring

  • Backpacks, handbags, etc. Students are encouraged to not bring any bags as there is no secure location to store them and they are not allowed on the ceremony floor. Anything you have, must be carried with you as you cross the stage because you will not be returning to the same seat after the conferral.
  • Infants or children to check-in. Children are not permitted on the ceremony floor.
  • Balloons and noise makers. These items are not permitted inside T-Mobile. For a full list of prohibited items, please visit T-Mobile Park’s website.

What to Expect

10:00 a.m.

  • Student check-in at Right Field Gate. Guests of students enter through Home Plate Gate or Left Field Gate at 10:30 a.m.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Students arriving after 11:15 a.m. are not guaranteed to sit with their School.
  • Be prepared to open your gowns for visual inspection. No bags allowed. Students are encouraged to not bring any bags as there is no secure location to store them and they are not allowed on the ceremony floor.
  • Backpacks, handbags, etc. Students are encouraged to not bring any bags as there is no secure location to store them and they are not allowed on the ceremony floor. Anything you have, must be carried with you as you cross the stage because you will not be returning to the same seat after the conferral.

11:30 a.m.

  • Line-up will begin. You will be sitting by School. The people on either side of you will be seated next to you.  If you wish to sit beside someone during the ceremony, you should march behind or in front of one another.

11:45 a.m.

  • Processional begins.

12:00 p.m.

  • Ceremony begins.

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

  • Ceremony ends.
  • Graduates are to remain standing at their seats until all members of the stage party have left the stage and cleared the ceremony floor.
  • Family and friends are welcome to join you outside the stadium, but they are not permitted on the ceremony floor.