COLA Commencement Ceremony 2025

Yes, tickets are required for all guests for this ceremony. Each graduate was allocated 8 tickets for their guests. Graduates secured these tickets when they completed the required RSVP form. Graduates may access their tickets and email them to guests at anytime on the Tassel website.

All guests over the age of 2 will need a ticket to enter the Moody Center and will have to go through security screening at the entrances. All seats will be first come, first served. 

If you plan to also attend the university-wide ceremony, this event will have separate tickets available in late April. Learn more about ticketing for the evening university-wide ceremony on the UT event site.

If any additional tickets are available, graduates will receive an e-mail shortly before April 14 with further instructions. Additional tickets are not quaranteed and they are on a first come, first served basis. 

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Yes. The link to the livestream will be posted closer to the ceremony date.

The University coordinates professional photos of each graduation candidate as he or she walks across the stage to be congratulated during COLA ceremonies. Graduates and families have the option of purchasing photographs. There is no obligation to do so. Flash Photography provides free color proofs to each graduate. Proofs are mailed to the permanent address within two weeks of graduation. If you do not receive your proof, or if you wish to place your order by phone or email, please contact Flash Photography at 1-800-410-8070 or at flashphotography.com

The Commencement Group will be on hand to sell florals and commencement memorabilia at the Moody Center. 

Graduates should not bring personal items such as purses or coats to the ceremony. There is no secure area in which to leave them. We recommend carrying cell phones and keys on wrist bands or in clothing with pockets.

Guests, please review the venue policies listed below to see allowed items. 

The Manor Garage is the closest parking garage to the Moody Center. Parking will be first come, first served. Additionally, all University garages (except CCG, GUG, NUG & ECG) will have raised gate arms. For more information, see the UT Commencement Parking website.

Manor Garage is the closest parking garage to the Moody Center. Parking will be first come first served.  https://commencement.utexas.edu/content/parking

Graduates had the opportunity to request accommodations for themselves and/or their guests on the RSVP form. Additional accommodation requests for graduates or their guests should be made at least five business days prior to graduation activities. While every effort will be made, we may be unable to fulfill last-minute requests. Please send accommodation requests to: colacommencement@austin.utexas.edu.

ADA Parking: All campus garages have ADA spaces. Guests and graduates with ADA plates or placards may use these spaces.

• ADA Garage: Health Center Garage will be designated as the suggested parking location for guests with mobility needs. 
• ADA Shuttle: A shuttle will run from HCG [1601 Trinity St.] to the Moody Center on Thursday.
• ADA Shuttle Drop-off: Moody Northeast Circle (see map above). It is still an extended distance from the shuttle drop point to the venue entrance. Guests who are not able to comfortably walk more than 10 feet are strongly urged to bring a wheelchair. Moody Guest services will staff the Northeast Circle with guest services wheelchairs and attendants.
   

ADA Grad Entrance at Moody Center: Southwest / Gottesman Gate; staffed with a guest services wheelchair escort (see map above)

Wheelchairs: Mobility-impaired candidates or guests who cannot walk comfortably more than 5 feet are strongly encouraged to bring a wheelchair to the event. Local health supply rental companies can provide rental wheelchairs. The Moody Center has a very limited number of wheelchairs on hand at entry doors. Guests who require additional assistance because of a limitation in mobility can request a wheelchair transport from the entry doors of the arena to their seating location. A Guest Services member will escort guests to their seat and arrange a pick-up time to escort them for their departure if desired. This service is available on a first come, first served basis and may be requested from any team member at the entry doors. Please note that arena wheelchairs cannot be left with guests during the event. Elevators are available to guests with disabilities. Check with a Moody Center Guest Services member for assistance.

Seating: There are many options for wheelchair-accessible and low-mobility seating. These sections are compatible: 106, 107, 110, 115, 117, 118, 207, 210, 215. As tickets are unassigned, these sections are also on a first-come, first served basis. Upon arrival at the Moody Center, ushers can assist with accessible seating.

Assistive Listening Devices: Assistive Listening Devices are available and complimentary to guests for all arena events. Headsets and receivers can be checked out at the Guest Services booth on the Main Concourse.

Captioning: Captions will be displayed on the screen. Graduates' names, degrees and honors will be displayed on the screen as they walk across the stage.

African and African Diaspora Studies; American Studies; Anthropology; Asian American Studies; Asian Cultures and Languages; Asian Studies; Behavioral and Social Data Science; Classical Languages; Classical Studies; Ethnic Studies; European Studies; French Studies; Geographical Sciences (BS); Geography; German; Health and Society; Human Dimensions of Organizations; Humanities; Italian Studies; Jewish Studies; Latin American Studies; Linguistics; Mexican American and Latina/o Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Philosophy; Portuguese; Psychology; Psychology (BS); Race, Indigeneity, and Migration; Religious Studies; Rhetoric and Writing; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Sociology; Spanish; Sustainability Studies; Urban Studies; Women's and Gender Studies 

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A clear bag policy is in effect to enhance existing security measures and expedite venue entry at all event facilities on the UT Austin campus.

Important - Review the Clear Bag Policy

Clear plastic bags will be available at the following garage entrances: Brazos Garage, Trinity Garage, San Jacinto Garage, Manor Garage, San Antonio Garage.

Clear plastic bags will also be available at the University Co-op the week of commencement. Customers may ask for them at the check-out counter. 

Clear bags will not be available at venue entrances. If guests are turned away because of prohibited items or bags, they will need to return said items to their vehicle in parking garages.

Walk-through metal detectors are located at every arena entrance. In order to increase the efficiency of this process, guests should minimize the number of personal items they bring and remove any items that may trigger the alarm before walking through the detectors. If an alarm sounds, the guest will be subject to a secondary screening.

The University is committed to maintaining a safe and enjoyable environment for all of those who attend Commencement activities.

Important - Review Prohibited Items List and Conduct Guidelines

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