Guest tickets are required for entry to the bachelor's ceremony. The Ph.D. Commencement and Institute Master's Commencement do not require guest tickets for entry. More details regarding tickets for each college master's ceremony are listed below.

Bachelor's Commencement Guest Tickets and Seating

  • Seating for all ceremonies is general admission.
  • Seating maps will be posted two weeks before the ceremony.
  • Bachelor's graduates who submitted an RSVP by the Friday, March 14, 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 in O'Keefe Gym, next to McCamish Pavilion, offers an alternative viewing option.

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Venue and Parking

Student Access and Seating

  • All Ph.D. and Bachelor's Commencement graduates must enter through the Zelnak Basketball Center 45 minutes prior to ceremony start, wear their Georgia Tech regalia and show their GradPass for entry. For more information: What to do and where to go on Commencement Day.
  • Bachelor's and master's students are grouped by college. Ph.D. graduates are encouraged to sit with their advisor.
  • All Institute Master's Commencement graduates must enter through the Callaway Plaza tunnel 45 minutes prior to ceremony start, wear their Georgia Tech regalia and show their GradPass for entry. For more information: What to do and where to go on Commencement Day.
  • Student seating for all Commencement ceremonies is on a first-come basis and is not in alphabetical order.
  • Order of procession follows seating arrangement.

 

Guest Ticket and GradPass Distribution

Stage Passes

  • Graduates who submitted their RSVP by Friday, March 14, will receive four guest tickets and a Stage Pass, which is required for stage access.
  • A Stage Pass is a QR code which will announce the graduate's name as they walk across the stage.
  • Stage Passes will be available in students' Tassel accounts on Monday, April 21. We recommend taking a screen shot or printing a copy.

Ticket Distribution

  • Starting Monday, March 31, guest tickets will be distributed via email to students, with the subject line, "Your Georgia Tech Mobile Tickets have arrived!" 

  • International students who are unable to access their reserved tickets through the website may pickup tickets at Will Call at McCamish Pavilion Main Entrance before the beginning of their assigned ceremony.

     

 

ADA Seating

  • 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