What is the difference between Commencement and Graduation?
Commencement is the ceremony that celebrates your graduation. UT Dallas students who participate in commencement ceremonies are considered “candidates” for graduation.
Graduation is the official confirmation that you met all your degree requirements and that your degree has been conferred.
Read more about our Graduation Commencement Ceremony policy in the Graduate and Undergraduate catalogs.
- All-University Commencement
- Commencement Checklist
- Commencement Programs
- Update your Commencement RSVP (pdf)
- Approved Graduation Regalia
- Summer Graduation
- Order Graduation Announcements
- Commencement Ceremony Tickets
- School Graduation Ceremony Instructions
- Commencement Honors
- Commencement Webcast
- Diploma
Speak at Your Ceremony
Would you like to address your fellow graduates and receive extra graduation tickets?
Important Deadlines
September 3, 2025
Priority Graduation Application Deadline
September 30, 2025
Deadline to Update Primary Name
or request Preferred Name
October 1, 2025
Final Graduation Application Deadline
October 1, 2025
Commencement RSVP Update Deadline
November 3, 2025
Commencement Guest Tickets and GradPass Available Online