Students can graduate (that is, have completed all requirements for their degree and have stopped taking classes) during any quarter of the year. Then, several months after they have declared their degree expected term (through URSA), they will be issued a diploma from UCLA.

Commencement ceremonies, however, occur only once per year and you are invited to walk through these ceremonies whether or not you are actually graduating in Spring Quarter (see below for details). This is the time for you to be publicly recognized by the university and your friends and family for your scholastic achievements. Participating in any commencement activities does NOT guarantee that you will actually earn a degree. You should consult a UCLA college and or departmental counselor for detailed information on satisfying degree requirements.

For information regarding the Letters & Science Ceremony, call the Letters and Science Commencement Hot Line at 310.206.1232 or visit UCLA Commencement website at: http://www.commencement.ucla.edu/

The Letters & Science Graduation Ceremony has different regulations from the Psychology Undergraduate Celebration as to who can attend, and how many guests you can invite. Please contact Letters & Science for details on the Letters & Science Graduation Ceremony. Please read below for details on the Psychology Celebration.

8:00 A.M. on Saturday, 13, 2009 in Pauley Pavilion. Graduates should arrive an hour before the Graduation Ceremony and proceed to the Registration Table which will be located on the East side of Pauley (near Gate 1) to pick up their name card.

At the beginning of May, information regarding the Psychology Department Celebration will be posted on my.ucla for Psychology, Psychobiology, and Cognitive Science majors who graduated in Fall 2008 and Winter 2009, and degree candidates for Spring 2009 and Summer 2009. Also at the beginning of May, graduates can obtain a Psychology Undergraduate Celebration Reply Form from the Psychology Undergraduate Advising Office, 1531 Franz Hall.

We need to know you are coming! From the info you provide, we will generate a name card for you to pick up the day of the celebration. On the Reply Form, you will be asked to print your name and indicate how you would like your name pronounced.

You will also indicate if you have received any type of award, published a research paper, or presented a paper or poster at a conference. This information will be compiled and announced as a class achievement as a whole.

Students must order their guest tickets on my.UCLA. Tickets my be ordered through my.UCLA beginning early in May. Each student can request up to 15 guest tickets and 5 wait list guest tickets for a total of 20 guest tickets through my.UCLA. Four tickets will be complimentary. There will be a charge to the student's BAR account per ticket for each additional ticket ordered (beyond the four complimentary tickets) regardless of whether or not the student picks up the tickets.  Beginning in May, students can come to the Advising Office, 1531 Franz Hall, to request additional guest tickets for a charge per ticket based on availability. Students must obtain their tickets from the Central Ticket Office. Please check my.UCLA to see when tickets can be picked up. There are no refunds for guest tickets.

When you first arrive at Pauley, you will need to stop at the Registration Table which will be located on the East side of Pauley (near Gate 1). Here you will pick up your name card.

After you pick up your card, you will proceed to Lower Level 2 where you will line up with the other graduates before entering Pauley. Graduates do not have to line up in any particular order with the exception of Psychology Departmental Honors students who should be at the front of the line!

At that time, your family members and friends should find seats for themselves inside of Pauley. Please note that no bottles, beach balls, helium balloons, silly string, etc. will be allowed, and all persons entering Pauley Pavilion will be checked.

You will enter Pauley Pavilion from Lower Level 2 and be seated in chairs on the floor of Pauley. You will then be directed to step forward and give your name card to the announcer to have your name read. You will then walk across the stage and receive a congratulatory certificate from the Psychology Department.

An individual photo of each graduate will be taken during the celebration as well as a group photo will be taken at the end of the celebration.

If you have a disability, or you are inviting a guest who needs special assistance to attend commencement, please call the Office for Students with Disabilities at (310) 825-1501 (voice), or (310) 206-6083 (TDD), ASAP to receive information about parking and other assistance at the Commencement. Sign language interpreters are available upon request.

Once wheelchair-bound family members and friends enter Pauley Pavilion (preferably through Gate 1, although they may go through any open gate on the top level), they can sit at the end of any aisle. Students who have family members and guests with physical disabilities are urged to arrive early since no seats or sections can be reserved ahead of time.

Current UCLA permit holders may park at their assigned spot during commencement without additional costs.

Pre-paid Commencement Parking Permits will be available for purchase. Check with Parking & Commuter Services, located on the second level of Parking Structure 8, 555 Westwood Plaza from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M., Monday - Friday.
http://www.commencement.ucla.edu/
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Contact Parking Services at 310.825.9871 or http://www.commencement.ucla.edu/
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