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Reserving Your Tickets

Commencement tickets, which are required for each guest, can be reserved only by graduating students with an RSVP. The number available is limited by building capacity restrictions and the number of students who request tickets before the RSVP Deadline listed on the Academic Calendar. Graduates who have indicated they will attend the ceremony by this deadline will receive an email notifying them of the number of tickets they can claim after this date. Graduates who have indicated they will attend the ceremony after the RSVP deadline for the semester will receive up to two guest tickets.  

Claiming Your Tickets and Recording your Name Pronunciation

You will receive an email from MarchingOrder on behalf of UT Dallas Graduation when it is time to claim your guest tickets for your commencement ceremony. At this time you will also be prompted to record your name pronunciation for your commencement ceremony. This name pronunciation will be used to create the recording of your name that will be read when you walk the stage at your ceremony.  

If you do not receive an email from MarchingOrder on behalf of UT Dallas Graduation when tickets become available to claim and you have submitted a RSVP for commencement, please visit MarchingOrder to register. On this page you will need to select the "Register" button on the bottom left of the screen under New Users. Please register with your UT Dallas email address. You will not be able to register using your personal email address.

Claiming Your Virtual GradPass

You will receive an email to claim your virtual GradPass prior to your commencement ceremony. This is needed to display and announce your name, as well as your degree and honors, at your commencement ceremony. Please print or have it readily available on your phone at your commencement ceremony. If your phone display is damaged or cracked, you will need to have your GradPass printed and you will need to bring it with you to your ceremony.  Please have your phone on full brightness

Printing Your Tickets

You can show your ticket at the door on your phone or it can be printed as the actual size, with only one ticket printed per an 8.5” x 11” piece of paper. If you try to shrink/enlarge the ticket size the barcode will not scan at the door and it will delay your entry to the venue. 

Additional Tickets

For fall commencement ceremonies, additional tickets will be released if any are available on December 1. Additional guest tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If that falls on a weekend or holiday it will be released the next business day.

For spring commencement ceremonies, additional tickets will be released if any are available on May 1. If that falls on a weekend or holiday it will be released the next business day.

Please follow the Additional Tickets instructions to claim tickets as they become available on MarchingOrder.