To change your name as it will appear on your diploma, the commencement program, and all other university documents, you must submit a Personal Information Update Request with the Registrar's Office.

Please tune to KTSW-FM 89.9 for updates on parking and traffic conditions on the day of the ceremony.  You can also find parking information on our website.

Please refer to the "Checking in at Commencement" section on the General Information for Candidates page or to the Map of Strahan Coliseum.

Please refer to the "Academic Regalia" section on the General Information for Candidates page.

Please leave all personal belongings (purses, jackets, etc.) with a family member or friend prior to arrival at the gyms. Texas State University is not responsible for any personal items left in the gyms or on the coliseum floor.

Each ceremony is typically one and a half to two hours long. The time length of each ceremony differs due to the number of graduates and the semester in which the ceremony is held. Ceremonies in May and December are usually close to two hours in length, while ceremonies in August are closer to an hour and a half.

Tickets are not required for commencement, so guest seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is limited, therefore it is recommended that guests arrive early.

Out of consideration for others, please reserve only one seat per person already present. Representatives from the University Police Department will be on hand to enforce this seating policy.

Candidates are grouped by academic college, then by level (doctoral, master's and bachelor's) alphabetically. This is the order in which candidates process into the coliseum, are seated, and are called during the diploma presentations.

All students graduating with master's degrees have maintained an A or B average in their major and minor courses. Therefore, it is not acknowledged during the ceremony, nor is there special regalia required. Please check with your department to see if there is a special event that recognizes your achievements. Also, you will receive a congratulatory letter from the dean of the Graduate College if you have earned all A's in your major and minor courses.

If you belong to an organization registered with the CASO Office, you may wear regalia from that organization. Please refer to the CASO site to determine eligibility.

Because the commencement ceremonies immediately follow final exams and the posting of final grades, you will be given a Texas State diploma cover at your ceremony during the presentation. You may pick up your official diploma a few weeks after the ceremony, as indicated in the Ceremony Schedule.

Yes. Texas State University has arranged for a commercial photographer, Flash Photography, to take two different color photographs of each graduate during the diploma presentations. Please visit the Graduate Photos page for more information.

The ceremonies will not be filmed for commercial sale, but our guests are welcome to bring their own cameras or recorders.

If you are concerned about the pronunciation of your name, please contact your Academic Advising Center (undergraduate students) or the Graduate College (graduate students). These offices will forward your information to the faculty member assigned to read names at the ceremony.