Commencement: A Beginning

 

There is no doubt that a student’s graduation marks a tremendous achievement. You have tackled difficult exams, participated in extracurricular activities, and possibly completed an internship or research project — all while making life-long friends and memories.

Rather than an ending, commencement (both the word and the ceremony) represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion that marks the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness, and tradition.

 

Fall 2025 Details

  • Ceremony schedule: The Fall 2025 Order of Ceremonies has now been posted.
  • Check-in begins 2 hours prior to the ceremony and graduates are encouraged to check-in early: 
    Mandatory check-in is required 30 minutes before the ceremony begins. Late arrivals will not be permitted to participate.
  • Graduation deadline: To graduate and participate in commencement, students must submit their application by Tuesday, September 2.

Watch the Ceremony Live!

A live stream of each commencement ceremony is available 15 Minutes prior to each ceremony.

Commencement Important Dates

  • Deadline for Fall 2025 to submit the application for graduation and to be included the upload to the Commencement Attendance (Tassel) portal to RSVP to participate in the Fall 2025 ceremonies.

  • Commencement Attendance (Tassel) will open for students who applied to graduate by September 2, allowing them to confirm their attendance and select their complimentary guest tickets. A maximum of four (4) tickets can be selected. Additional tickets may be available for purchase at a later date.

    Students will receive an email from Tassel on Thursday, September 4 when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations.

    *Doctoral candidates will not be entered into Tassel and will coordinate with the Graduate College for their attendance and ticketing.

    Students MUST RSVP to walk in the ceremony and to receive their guest tickets when distributed in late November. Students who do not RSVP may not be able to participate in the commencement ceremony and will not be issued guest tickets.

  • Commencement Attendance (Tassel) Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance and to receive guest tickets at a later date. Students who do not RSVP by the deadline may be placed on a waiting list, but they may not receive guest tickets.
  • Tassel Phase II opens for name pronunciation for all students who submitted a Tassel RSVP before September 28. Assigned ceremony dates and times will be posted in Tassel at this time.
  • Selected guest tickets will be issued via the KSU Ticket Portal to every student who has RSVP’d to participate in the commencement ceremonies. Students who do not RSVP by the deadline are NOT GUARANTEED to receive guest tickets. NOTE: All students already have a KSU Ticket Portal account, please do not create a new account.

  • Students who RSVP their attendance may be able to log into the KSU ticket portal to purchase up to two additional tickets, pending on the availability of additional tickets for each ceremony, as available. Additional communication will be sent to students who have RSVP’d via their KSU student email informing them of the process to purchase additional tickets.

    Using the ticket portal will be the only way to purchase additional tickets. No additional tickets will be sold.

    Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-4849.

  • Tassel Phase II closes for students to submit their name pronunciation. After this date, students WILL NOT be able to change their name submission to be announced during the ceremony, as the data has been downloaded by Tassel to begin the name recording process.
  • Emails and text messages will be sent to students regarding the information related to commencement and tickets. Students must check their KSU student email for important commencement and ticketing information.


*RSVP Required to Attend Commencement

Be sure to monitor your KSU email for RSVP directions ticket info, and other updates!

Please see your advisor regarding questions regarding your graduation requirements.