Guest tickets are required for admittance to the Baccalaureate Service for undergraduate degree candidates in McFarlin Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on Friday evening.  All undergraduate candidates are entitled to two tickets for their guests. Tickets are not required for the simulcast of the Baccalaureate Service in the Theater of Hughes-Trigg Student Center.  

Requests for guest tickets must be made by the graduation candidates in person.  The tickets will also be distributed only to those students unless otherwise authorized, and they will be distributed from the Registrar’s Office Service Counter from May 10 through May 13.

Doors to McFarlin Auditorium will open at 6:45 p.m.  Early arrival is advised, as these seats will only be held until 7:30 p.m.  Guests unable to be seated in McFarlin Auditorium will be directed to the Theater, Hughes-Trigg Student Center where the Baccalaureate Service will be simulcast.

Guests with disabilities can park in the parking lot located on the northwest side of McFarlin Auditorium facing Hillcrest Avenue. Entrance to this lot is from McFarlin Boulevard.  You may enter McFarlin Auditorium using the ramp on the southeast (McFarlin Blvd.) side of the building.  Ushers will be available for assistance. Please pick up a reserved parking pass from the Registrar's Office the week of May 10. For more information regarding guests with disabilities please contact 214-768-3417.
 

Parents and guests of graduation candidates and graduates do not need a ticket to attend the Saturday morning Commencement Ceremony in Moody Coliseum.

Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Guests are encouraged to be seated by 9:15 a.m.  When taking your seat, please do not leave empty seats between your group and others or within your group.  It is recommended that infants and young children not be brought to the Commencement, as it is a lengthy, formal ceremony.

Guests with disabilities may park on the first floor of the Moody Parking Garage.  Parking passes for the disabled will be available in the Office of the University Registrar, Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building the week of May 10.  Show the disabled parking pass to the officer on duty.  Persons with disabilities or who are unable to climb stairs should use the northeast entrance to Moody Coliseum at the ramp.  Ushers will be available to escort you to the proper area. Please contact  214-768-3417 for more information regarding guests with disabilities.

Tickets are not required to attend Commencement Convocation; however, departmental recognition ceremonies at your school may require tickets. Please contact the ceremony coordinator for your student's department for further information. Contact information is listed on the Events Schedule page.