Ticketing

Ticket guidelines and allowance

Candidate tickets are required for December Commencement, Baccalaureate (exclusively for undergraduates) and May Commencement. Because seating is limited, please familiarize yourself with our guest ticket guidelines. Your understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated as we celebrate this special milestone together.

Guest tickets

• December All-University Commencement: Guest tickets are not required. Seating in Moody Coliseum is general admission and first come, first served.
• Baccalaureate: Up to two guest tickets per undergraduate candidate.
• May All-University Commencement:
• Up to two guest tickets per undergraduate and graduate candidate.
• Up to four guest tickets per doctoral candidates in Dedman, Simmons and Lyle Schools.

How to use tickets

Students

Upon arrival at the ceremony, tickets must be shown via mobile device. Do not click “Redeem Ticket” before you reach the ticketing staff. Ceremony staff must observe you redeem your ticket for entry.

Guests

Students must request tickets for their guests. Guest ticket links can be forwarded to guests and may be transferred; however, tickets can only be redeemed once.

Each ticket must be redeemed using a mobile device on the morning of the ceremony. Do not click “Redeem Ticket” before you reach the ticketing staff. Ceremony staff must observe you redeem your ticket for entry. 

If a guest does not have a mobile device, another member of your party can access the ticket from their device. If no one in your party has a working mobile device, please visit the venue’s ticketing booth. You must have claimed tickets in the system before visiting ticket support.

Ticket warning

Selling or bartering tickets is prohibited and may lead to loss of guest ticket access or referral to the Office of Student Conduct. Each ticket can only be used once and is nontransferable after redemption. SMU is not liable for early ticket redemption.