Student participants need to arrive at the Breezeway (by the vending machines) at 8:15 AM.  Graduates will be asked to assemble on the south side of the Math Sciences Building (near the Math Sciences Corridor/vending machines) for the processional.  All guests should be seated by 8:50 AM. The program will begin promptly at 9:00 AM and is estimated to run for two and a half hours.

The name cards will be passed out while students are standing in line around the breezeway where the vending machines are located.  There will be signs as well as staff to direct students if there are any questions.  

The order of line should be: Department Chair, Commencement Speaker, Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Award Recipients (because these students will be going up to the stage to be recognized), then the rest of the undergraduates (forming two lines because undergraduates will be walking down the middle and filter into two sides of seating).  While lining up, undergraduate students should split into two different lines so that students can quickly be seated to the left and right of the center podium. The order in which you line up is the order in which you will be seated. So, if you want to sit with your friends, make sure that you stand directly in front or behind them, not beside them because they will go on the opposite side of the seating. Please be cooperative with the house staff in making the processional run smoothly.

For students with any need for accessibility accommodations, please contact the Student Services office at ugrad@math.ucla.edu for reserved seating by June 1, 2024.

Once seated, please turn off cell phones and any electronic devices that may cause disruption to the ceremony. Balloons and other inflatable objects, as well as bottles and cans, are prohibited.

In recognition of each students’ achievements, please remain in your seats until all students have had the opportunity to have their names read. Graduates will then have the opportunity to turn their tassel (standard protocol in the US dictates that the tassel be worn on the right side of one’s mortarboard at commencement and then, during the ceremony, moved to the left side). The ceremony should conclude around 11:30 AM. 

A professional photographer will be present to take photographs of each graduating senior as he/she goes up on stage to receive individual recognition.  Students will be able to access their proofs online three days after the ceremony.  Orders can be placed for official individual photos and candid shots of other graduates through the website of the photography company, GradImages, as long as students provide a valid e-mail address on the name card. 

If you have any further questions regarding the Mathematics Department Commencement Ceremony, please email ugrad@math.ucla.edu, come to virtual advising at designated days and times or stop by our office located in MS 6356.  Also please feel free to email with questions concerning:  

• College Commencement:  http://www.college.ucla.edu/commencement/help/contact/ (via Message Center)
• Undergraduate Degrees: ugrad@math.ucla.edu 
• Graduate Degrees: gradapps@math.ucla.edu

Graduate check-in and pre-ceremony reception will begin at 1:00 PM.     

In order to participate, the student must file the doctoral dissertation by June 3rd, 2022. Students who complete the filing process are mailed an invitation and the information needed to participate in the ceremony.

Graduates are responsible for purchasing the cap and gown through Graduate Etc. Graduate division provides hoods.

Light refreshments are provided for graduates and faculty before the ceremony and for everyone following the ceremony.

If your faculty advisor will attend the ceremony, please contact Yim immediately.

For additional information, please see the Graduate division website: Hooding Ceremony

From Friday, May 10, through Friday, May 24, 2024 at 11:59pm, you will be able to order your departmental and Honors ceremony tickets on MyUCLA. If you missed the College preference period, you will be able to order tickets for the College Commencement, too.

Please review ticketing process information at UCLA College Commencement website.

• Commencement 2022: https://commencement.ucla.edu/
• Covid-19 information for students: https://covid-19.ucla.edu/information-for-students/
• College of Letters & Sciences Commencement website: https://www.college.ucla.edu/commencement/other-ceremonies/in-person-ceremonies-for-class-of-2022/
• Graduation 2022 Checklist for Undergradatues:  https://caac.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-Graduation-Checklist.pdf
• UCLA Campus Map: https://ucla.app.box.com/s/n49sussjcbo6e9s1ljs9j9icc053mqaq

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If you have any further questions regarding the Mathematics Department Commencement Ceremony, please do not hesitate email us. Also please feel free to email with questions concerning:  

College Commencement: http://www.college.ucla.edu/commencement/help/contact/ (via Message Center)

Undergraduate Degrees: ugrad@math.ucla.edu or Message Center

Graduate Degrees: gradapps@math.ucla.edu