Planning to graduate? You will declare your intent to graduate on RamWeb when you register for your final semester of classes. Look for an email from Registrar’s Office providing information on completing a Graduation Contract.

More information on the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony.

• Location: Intramural Gym of Moby Arena (map)
• Check-in begins at TBD
• You must be checked in and lined up under the department sign for your major no later than TBD

At check in, please be wearing your cap and gown and please arrive early, as this may be a time-consuming process with the large number of students graduating. You will pick up your walk card during the check in process before you line up. You will give your walk card to the announcer, who will read your name and honors.

There will be an opportunity for professional photographs of you in your regalia (cap and gown) at Check-in.

• Bachelor’s degree graduates wear black caps and gowns.
• Cum laude graduates wear gold caps and gowns. You must have your Registrar’s letter to receive your gown.
• University Honors Program scholars wear green caps and gowns and bachelor’s stole.
• Caps (mortarboard caps) are one size fits most and are yours to keep.  Graduates requiring sized caps must return them immediately after the ceremony in exchange for a souvenir cap.
• Tassels are gold and are yours to keep. Tassels are worn on the right side and moved to left during the ceremony.

For information on regalia orders please visit: https://alumni.colostate.edu/grad-packs/

The deadline to order your regalia is October 31, 2023.

Native American students can wear their tribal/traditional regalia in place of their graduation gown.

CSU has a clear bag policy for Moby Arena. This means that all bags brought into the arena must be clear. Please find details on the policy at https://commencement.colostate.edu/media/sites/68/2018/10/Clear_Bag_Policy-10.03.18.pdf

Graduates receive a diploma cover at commencement. The actual diploma will be mailed to all graduates six to eight weeks after commencement.  For those unable to attend the ceremonies, diploma covers are available in the Registrar’s Office at no charge.  Please submit mailing requests via the Registrar’s eStore; the postage cost is $10.00 per cover for U.S. mailings.

GradImages® provides photographers for the ceremony. Following commencement, GradImages photographers will be circulating outside the commencement venue to capture additional candid photographs of our graduates with their loved ones. The GradImages staff will be wearing red vests, so they’ll be highly visible and easy to locate. Grab a red vest and snap some candid shots!

You may review photos for purchase online the week after commencement at www.gradimages.com. To receive an email when your photos are available, visit http://www.gradimages.com/Preregistration. For additional information, please contact (800) 261-2576 or giservice@gradimages.net.

Please visit https://commencement.colostate.edu/graduation-faq/ for information pertaining to the purchase of graduation announcements.

It is illegal to bring alcoholic beverages into Moby Arena. Uniformed police officers, event staff, and faculty marshals will be in attendance when you enter the assembly area and throughout the ceremony. In accordance with Commencement policies, robes, purses, etc., may be inspected as you enter. Prohibited items are not allowed and will be confiscated. All attendees should refrain from using air horns.

Please Remember. . . The College Commencement Ceremony is the capstone of your academic experience at CSU. It is a public event that reflects upon you as an individual and the College and University as a whole. Your recognition of the rights of other students, their families, and their friends to enjoy the ceremony free from disruptive or otherwise inappropriate behavior is appreciated.

If your secondary major is in the College of Natural Sciences you are welcome to walk in the Commencement Ceremony, though your information will not be on our email lists.

Please reach out to cns_info@mail.colostate.edu to notify the College of your intent to walk.

The Commencement Ceremony typically lasts around two hours.

There is no rehearsal for Commencement. During the ceremony there will be staff on the floor who will direct when you rise, when you line up to walk, and how to return to your seat after walking.