Commencement

• Seating for all ceremonies is general admission. 
• Seating maps will be posted here two weeks before the ceremony.
• Bachelor's and master's graduates who submitted an RSVP by the March 15 deadline will receive four guest tickets. Late RSVPs may result in fewer tickets.
• Tickets are ceremony-specific and not interchangeable. 
• Children under the age of two, who will be seated on a lap, do not require a ticket. 
• For those needing to accommodate more guests, the On-Campus Watch Party, located next to McCamish Pavilion offers an alternative viewing option.

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Venue and Parking

• All graduates must enter through Zelnak, wearing their Georgia Tech regalia and present their GradPass for entry. For more information: What to do and where to go on Commencement Day.
• Bachelor's and master's students are seated by college and Ph.D. students by degree level.
• Student seating is on a first-come basis and is not in alphabetical order. 
• Order of procession follows seating arrangement.

• View the student seating maps below:

  
  Thursday, May 2
  
  Ph.D Ceremony

   

  Friday, May 3
  
  Friday Morning Ceremony
  
  Friday Afternoon Ceremony
   

  
  Saturday, May 4
  
  Saturday Morning Ceremony
  
  Saturday Afternoon Ceremony

   

• Graduates who submitted their RSVP by March 15 will receive guest tickets and a GradPass, which is required for stage access.
• Starting April 15, guest tickets will be distributed via email to students, with the subject line, "Your Georgia Tech Mobile Tickets have arrived!"
• Tickets are only valid for the ceremony listed on the ticket. No tickets are required for the Ph.D. ceremony.
• International students may pickup tickets at Will Call at McCamish Pavilion Main Entrance before the beginning of their assigned ceremony.
• A GradPass is a QR code which will announce the graduate's name as they walk across the stage.
• GradPasses will be available in students' MarchingOrder accounts on Monday, April 22.

• Graduates should print and screenshot their GradPass to avoid loading issues at the ceremony

   

• Graduates who submitted their RSVP may request up to two additional tickets on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the event at McCamish Pavilion's will call booth.
• Graduating students are limited to two tickets per GT ID. 
• The graduating student or their guest must have the student's GT ID number to request the tickets.
• We will permit students to provide their GT ID number to another student. No more than four tickets will be given to a single student or guest. 
• Tickets are only valid for the graduate's assigned ceremony.
• Will call opens one hour prior to doors for each ceremony. Times for each ceremony are outlined below:

• Wheelchair seating is assigned based on the graduate's indication of need on their RSVP form.
• Additional seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis for guests with limited mobility.

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Accessibility Accommodations