Students are eligible for graduation when they have successfully and officially completed all degree requirements.
Regardless of whether you plan to participate in a graduation ceremony, you must apply to graduate via the Buff Portal. Find more information now →
The University of Colorado Boulder will host the spring 2024 University Commencement Ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 9, at Folsom Field.
The commencement is for CU Boulder students graduating across the university.
Stadium gates open at 7 a.m. No tickets are required to attend.
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CU Boulder colleges, schools, departments and programs also will celebrate the Class of 2024 with individual recognition ceremonies.
Undergraduate students can purchase regalia from the CU Book Store either in-store or online.
CMCI's tassel and stole are red.
CMCI does not provide academic cords. If you were involved with a CMCI student organization or club, please contact the organization's or club's leadership or faculty advisor to receive your cord(s).
We’re excited to celebrate this milestone achievement with you, your family and friends! All students who participate in CMCI’s ceremony will have their name read, cross the stage and receive their diploma cover. The physical diploma will be sent to your home later. The ceremony will also be available via livestream.
We ask that all graduates arrive at the CU Events Center at 7 a.m. Friday, May 10. Before then, please review the information below on how to best prepare for the ceremony.
Graduates have a separate entrance in order to sign in and line up.
Please follow signage to the north loading dock entrance of the CU Events Center and enter the double doors to the far right.
Once you arrive (at 7 a.m.):
If you RSVP'd, thank you! Pick up your printed registration card at the table that corresponds with your last name. You will later hand the card to the person announcing your name as you reach the stage.
If you missed the deadline to RSVP, please arrive promptly to allow for time to check in.
Our staff will direct you to line up by your degree program at 7:30 a.m. In the meantime, stay hydrated.
There are portable restrooms outside the venue as you enter, but none inside the check-in area or once the ceremony starts. Please plan accordingly.
There is no storage space for graduates to keep items during the ceremony. Graduates are responsible for carrying all personal items they bring, and all belongings are subject to the clear bag policy. Please take all items with you; students will not return to the lower gym after the ceremony.
Family and guests will follow signage to enter through the front doors of the CU Events Center.
Graduation programs will be distributed throughout the CU Events Center Concourse as you enter through the doors.
Family and friends should be seated by 7:45 a.m. Guests may sit anywhere not marked reserved, ADA/Disability or graduate seating. All seats are first come, first serve. The earlier they arrive, the better seats they can secure.
Guests requiring accommodations at a recognition ceremony event, such as wheelchair seating, interpreters or assisted listening devices should contact the ADA Compliance office at (303) 492-9725 or via email ASAP so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Concessions will be open for guests to purchase snacks and drinks.
Flowers are available for purchase on the upper level of the concourse behind sections 7 and 8 and sections 23 and 24.
Stage Right
Stage Left
Please be respectful of your peers and stay seated throughout the ceremony so you can officially turn your tassel as a class.
Following the ceremony, graduates will exit through main doors.
Our reception will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on the Business Field.
All graduates and their guests are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Accommodation requests related to accessibility should be made three to five days before the recognition ceremony.
Contact the campus ADA coordinator via email or call 303-492-9725
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