Registration and Eligibility
Graduates may participate during only one Commencement year but are permitted and encouraged to attend both All Campus Commencement and their undergraduate college, professional school, and Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs ceremonies.
All Campus Commencement (June 17, 2023)
Graduates who are eligible for any other ceremony are also eligible to attend All Campus Commencement.
Undergraduate College Commencements (June 17-18, 2023)
Registration for college commencements is open to undergraduate students with 135 units by the end of winter 2023 who are completing their degree in fall 2022, winter 2023, spring 2023, summer 2023 or fall 2023. Graduates must register by Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in order to participate in the ceremony.
EXCEPTIONS
If you choose to participate in an undergraduate college ceremony, you must attend your home college’s ceremony, unless you have a preapproved exception. Check the list below for possible exceptions.
If one of the circumstances below applies and you are unable to attend your college ceremony, you may request to participate in another college’s ceremony by emailing commencement@ucsd.edu. This is called an “exception request.”
How to submit an exception request
Email your written exception request to commencement@ucsd.edu by midnight on Wednesday, May 11, 2023. Include the supporting documentation described below.
You will be notified in writing of the committee’s decision. Supporting documents will be kept confidential and will be securely disposed of after a decision is made.
If you receive an exception, you’ll be assigned to another college ceremony by the reviewing committee. Your request for a specific ceremony is based on availability and not guaranteed.
Exceptions considered by the committee
- You have worked or lived in a college neighborhood other than your home college for two years.
Provide documentation on campus letterhead from the Residential Life Office or college supervisor confirming the two-year period. - You have served as a resident adviser, orientation leader or intern at a college other than your home college.
Provide documentation on campus letterhead from the Dean of Student Affairs stating the college position you held. - An immediate family member is graduating from an elementary, middle or high school, or a college or university at a time that conflicts with your home college’s ceremony.
Provide documentation on official letterhead from the school’s principal or dean stating the date and time of the conflicting school’s graduation. - Religious law prevents you from attending your home college’s commencement ceremony.
Provide documentation on official organizational letterhead supporting the exception request.
Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Commencements (June 17, 2023)
Registration for the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs commencements is open to graduates who have completed their graduate degree in fall 2022, winter 2023, or who plan to complete in spring or summer 2023.Contact Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs with questions and more information at Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Commencement.
Professional School Commencements: May and June 2023
Contact your division or school for information about participating in your ceremony.
School of Global Policy and Strategy
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health
International Students
International students requesting an invitation letter or VISA information can contact the International Students and Programs Office.