FAQs

No. Graduation Candidates need to arrive at the venue one hour prior to the ceremony to get in line with their fellow graduates.  Faculty Marshals will be in the Graduate Assembly Area to answer questions about the processional and the ceremony.

Currently, there is no limit on the number of guests you can bring to your ceremony. Guests do not have to have a ticket for admission. Please check your email regularly for updates.

If you are a student and need accommodations required by the Americans With Disabilities Act or if anyone in your party uses a wheelchair or walker or is hearing- or visually impaired, please fill out the form to reserve tickets to the ADA seating section at Commencement.

Once you have filled out the form, the commencement team will follow up as we get closer to the date of the ceremony with details about accessibility and how we can meet your needs at the ceremony.

For every ADA ticket reserved, you may reserve up to one additional ticket for that section for a total of two tickets. After you have reserved your tickets, you may pick them up at St. Cajetan’s during Cap and Gown Pick Up on Nov. 29 or 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cap, gowns and tassels are exclusively rented through Herff Jones Custom-designed by Herff-Jones, the MSU Denver gowns feature the University’s insignia and school colors. The gowns are blue with red trim, and the official University seal is embroidered on the lapel. All graduating seniors must wear these at the commencement ceremony. The ordering deadline is Oct. 23, 2022 at 9:59 p.m. MST.  Additional cap and gowns have been ordered and will be available for you to pick up at the Cap and Gown Pick-Up on Tuesday, Nov. 29 and Wednesday, Nov. 30, or the day of the ceremony.

You also have the option of ordering your regalia via home ship, meaning your order will be shipped directly to you. Please account for shipping costs for the home ship option.

Pricing

• Undergraduate – $42
• Master graduate – $72

*If home ship is the option you select, please account for the shipping charge of $12.95.

Additional Keepsakes Available for Purchase

• Stole of Gratitude – $35.00
• MSU Denver Red/Blue Souvenir Tassel – $15.00 (Part of your rental includes your college’s or school’s designated tassel. This is an additional commemorative tassel available for purchase.)

We send email reminders regularly to graduation candidates – so please be sure to check your email.

There is one lot surrounding the Denver Coliseum where you must pay for parking.

We recommend that all students arrive at least 90 minutes prior to the start of their ceremony.

Morning Ceremony

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

College of Business

College of Health and Applied Sciences

Afternoon Ceremony

2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

School of Education

School of Hospitality

Please find your department within the colleges and schools.

All summer graduates are invited to the Fall semester commencement ceremonies.

If you would like to walk or participate in the upcoming ceremony, but you haven’t met all of your degree requirements yet, please fill out the following walk-only request form. Form deadline: Oct. 12, 2022 by 5 p.m. for Fall 2022 Commencement. Please note, the walk only form is NOT a graduation application.

Balloons and loud noise making instruments, such as air horns, are not permitted inside the Denver Coliseum.