- April 30 – deadline to RSVP for the Spring Commencement Ceremony. Go to Campus Connect and follow this path: Advising, Progress & Graduation > RSVP for Commencement to reserve your spot and your guest tickets. Each graduate receives 5 guest tickets.
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- If you are seeking more than five guest tickets, be sure to enter the Guest Ticket Lottery for a chance to receive additional tickets from the unclaimed ticket pool. The deadline to enter the lottery is April 30. You will be notified of the lottery results in early May. If selected, you may collect your original five tickets and tickets awarded through the lottery at the Commencement Pickup event in May/June.
- April 30 – deadline to order regalia. Regalia must be ordered through Herff-Jones. You will receive instructions on how to order your regalia after RSVPing for the ceremony.
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- Orders placed after January 15 will be available for pickup with no shipping fee at the Commencement Pickup event for your college in Spring. Please select “Pick up at campus distribution in May/June” at checkout.
- All orders are available to ship to your home for an additional shipping charge. Please select “Ship to home” at checkout.
- Master’s and doctoral degree regalia includes a cap, gown, tassel and hood. You are welcome to wear additional stoles and organization cords and decorate your cap for the ceremony. Refer to the Cap and Gown page on the commencement website for pricing and additional details.
- June 3 & June 4 – Commencement Pickup Event for COE. 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Lincoln Park Student Center, 120AB. You must attend the day and time for your college because your reader card, tickets, and regalia will only be available at that campus. Attending both days is not necessary. Graduates should anticipate being at the event for about 30-45 minutes. If you attended the Grad Fair in February, you still must attend commencement pickup to receive your reader card and tickets.
- June 14 – COE Ceremony at Wintrust Arena. College of Communication, College of Education & The Theatre School 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. (Graduates and guests arrive at 12:00 p.m.) A livestream of the 2025 June commencement ceremonies will be available here at the time of the ceremony. Following the event, a recording will also be available.
Please email COEGraduation@depaul.edu and your advisor if you have any questions, concerns, or issues completing anything on this list.
Thank you,
COE Graduation Team