Every year, fall graduation ceremonies are held in December听and spring graduation ceremonies are held in May, shortly听following the end of each semester. While students can听complete their degrees during summer semester, there is no听summer graduation ceremony. Students who graduate in summer听and would like to participate in a graduation ceremony must听arrange to do so during the spring or fall ceremonies.听Students who wish to graduate with a master's or doctoral degree must file their intent to graduate, their title, and听submit successful defense paperwork and, if applicable, their听thesis or dissertation in the format requested from the听Graduate School. More info on deadlines and criteria.
The main graduation ceremony is typically scheduled in the听morning at Folsom Field. for more information on this听ceremony.
Spring 2024
Congratulations Class of 2024!听
Our ceremony will be held Friday, May 10th, 2024听at 10:00am at CU Recreation Center (REC) 鈥� Upper Gymnasium
- Doors open at 9:30am.听 Ceremony starts at 10am sharp and lasts about听an hour.
- Water and cookies will be provided free of charge after the ceremony.
- Each graduate is allowed to bring 6 guests.听 You do not need tickets to the sociology commencement ceremony, but we鈥檒l check you in at the door. It is free for all attendees.
- Seats are first come first serve and may not be reserved. There is limited space in the REC. 听Once all seats have been taken, attendees will have to stand.
- If an attendee has a disability and needs pre-arranged seating accommodations, please contact sociology@colorado.edu no later than Monday, April 15th so appropriate arrangements can be made.
- If you need live-captioning, the ADA office has suggested this听highly rated app听
- In order to get your name in the sociology graduation program, you must submit a听Spring 2024听or Summer 2024听graduation application by the April 1st deadline. No exceptions or extensions! The application can be found on the .
- If you graduated in Fall 2023, your name will be included in the program.
- If you miss the April 1st deadline for your name to be included in the program: You are still allowed to walk at graduation! Names are read from note cards filled out on the day of the ceremony.
- Parking is free on campus Thursday, May 9th听鈥� Sunday, May 12th.听 We recommend the Folsom Parking Garage.听 Please check Parking and Transportation for maps and more info.
Congratulations, you did it!
Master's and Doctoral Students
Master鈥檚 and doctoral students wear regalia purchased online from听.
The regalia set includes the gown, hood, cap/tam, tassel and is yours to keep.听 The deadline to听听is 11:59 p.m. MT on Thursday, March 31st.听
- Regalia for Master's students consists of a keepsake master鈥檚 gown, hood lined with CU school colors and velvet trim denoting field of study, mortarboard cap, and a black tassel.听听
$46.22 (plus tax and shipping) - Regalia for Doctoral students consists of a keepsake doctoral gown, hood linked with CU School colors and velvet trim denoting field of study, tam, and a gold tassel.
$67.90 (plus tax and shipping)
Please view听听for details on additional products available.听
If you wish to听purchase custom fine quality regalia听to have it for future use, you may听听or contact Jostens Customer Service: 800-854-7464; Clay Rogers 970-617-5970.听 Custom fine quality orders must be placed by Thursday, March 31st at 11:59 p.m. MT in order to arrive prior to the Spring 2022 ceremonies.
Have more questions?听 Check out the听Spring Ceremony Commencement Site听if you still have questions, email听brigitte.sellinger@colorado.edu听