The CEHD Graduation Ceremony (May 7, 2:00 p.m.) is where your name is read aloud and you walk across the stage. The University Commencement (May 7, 9:30 a.m.) is where your degree is officially conferred; individual names are not read aloud.

Yes! If you plan to attend the CEHD Graduation Ceremony and/or the University Commencement, you will need to register in advance. This helps us adequately prepare for the ceremony. Graduates will register for both ceremonies via the University Commencement Ticket website. More information about this process will be sent via email. Please continue to check your TU email for updates.

Yes! You will need to request tickets in advance for the University Commencement and for the CEHD Graduation. Each graduate can request up to four tickets for the University Commencement, and up to six (6) tickets for the CEHD Graduation. Graduates do not need tickets for themselves, only for their guests. You will indicate the number of tickets you would like to request for each when you register via the University Commencement Ticket website.

Yes, parking is available for both ceremonies. There is a lot of traffic congestion and parking volume. Please carpool if possible and arrive early. Parking Services has designated assigned parking areas for each school and college. Each graduate will receive a complimentary parking pass with their graduation tickets. Passes will be collected upon entry. You will not be able to reuse the parking pass.

CEHD graduates will receive parking passes for the Temple Towers Lot and the Montgomery Garage. Only guests with parking passes will be granted access. Accessible parking passes will be distributed as needed for parking in The Liacouras Garage and Tutelman Lot. Guests without parking passes will be directed accordingly. Parking will be available on a first come, first served basis. If your assigned parking area is full upon arrival, you will be directed to an overflow area, if spaces are available.

If you requested tickets for the University Commencement and/or CEHD Graduation ceremonies, you must pick up your tickets in-person during ticket pick-up week in April. You will also receive your complimentary parking pass at this time. Your guests will not be permitted to park in the designated parking lots without a parking pass.

More information about where and when to pick-up your tickets and parking passes will be shared with you via email. Please continue to check your TUmail for updates.

Plan to arrive early. You will receive more information about check-in and line-up for the University Commencement via email. Only students who registered for the ceremony in advance will receive this information. Please continue to check your TUmail for information.

Graduate check-in for the CEHD Graduation Ceremony opens at 12:00 p.m. Please arrive at McGonigle Hall for check-in and line-up for procession into the arena.

All graduates must be checked-in before the start of the ceremony. Late arrivals cannot be accommodated.

You will receive more information about guest arrival time for the University Commencement via email. Only students who registered for the ceremony in advance will receive this information. Please continue to check your TUmail for information.

The McGonigle Hall doors will open at 1:00 p.m. for guests attending the CEHD Graduation Ceremony. The ceremony will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. Seating is first come, first served. Accessible seating is available (an usher will assist on-site).

Yes, graduates can reserve accessible seating and parking for themselves and their guests when registering for and requesting tickets to the University Commencement ceremony and CEHD Graduation Ceremony. We encourage graduates and their guests to make appropriate plans prior to arriving on campus.

McGonigle Hall has an access ramp at located on the right side of the building. Accessible parking is available in The Liacouras Center Parking Garage and Tutelman Lot.

If graduates have specific questions about accessibility needs, please contact commencement.education@temple.edu.

For our Deaf and hard of hearing guests there will be American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters and captioning during the University Commencement and the CEHD Graduation ceremonies. ASL interpreters will be present on stage. Seating will be reserved in the lower rows for individuals using the interpreters at Commencement. If you or your guests need an ASL interpreter for the CEHD Graduation Ceremony, please contact edevents@temple.edu so we can coordinate seating. The events will also be captioned via web streaming and on the main in-venue screens.

The CEHD ceremony typically lasts 90 minutes. It runs no longer than 120 minutes.

Professional photographers from Legacy Photographics will be taking pictures of each graduate during the CEHD Graduation ceremony. Photos can be viewed and purchased from their website. A representative from Legacy Photographics will also email you about purchasing photographs after the ceremony.

Latin Honors are awarded based on estimation procedures that are intended to yield 2% Summa, 5% Magna, and 9% Cum Laude awards for baccalaureate recipients from each Temple school and college. Graduates who have completed at least 60 credits at Temple are eligible for the appropriate honor if their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is equal to or greater than the cut-off value established for the honor. (Students returning to the university following Academic Forgiveness may qualify for Latin Honors if they have a minimum of 60 earned hours in addition to the approved earned hours allowed at the time of Academic Forgiveness.) The registrar’s office uses a graduates’ CGPA through the end of Fall semester to anticipate Latin Honors. Spring semester grades aren’t finalized in time (it usually takes the registrar a few weeks to confirm and issue degrees after graduation). Any Latin Honors earned will also be noted on your diploma.

More information can be found in the bulletin.