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Reserving Your Tickets

Commencement tickets, which are required for each guest, can be reserved by graduates who have RSVP'd to attend their ceremony. The number available is limited by building capacity restrictions and the number of students who have RSVP'd to attend. The RSVP Deadline is listed on the Academic Calendar. Graduates who have indicated they will attend the ceremony by this deadline will receive an email notifying them of the number of tickets they can claim after this date. Graduates who have indicated they will attend the ceremony after the RSVP deadline for the semester will receive up to two guest tickets.  

Claiming Your Tickets and Recording your Name Pronunciation

You will receive an email from MarchingOrder on behalf of UT Dallas Graduation when it is time to claim your guest tickets for your commencement ceremony. At this time you will also be prompted to record your name pronunciation for your commencement ceremony. This name pronunciation will be used to create the recording of your name that will be read when you walk the stage at your ceremony.  

If you do not receive an email from MarchingOrder on behalf of UT Dallas Graduation when tickets become available to claim and you have submitted a RSVP for commencement, please visit MarchingOrder to register. On this page you will need to select the "Register" button on the bottom left of the screen under New Users. Please register with your UT Dallas email address. You will not be able to register using your personal email address.

Printing Your Tickets

Upon arrival, guests will show their ticket at the door on their phone or they can provide a printed copy. Only one ticket should be printed per an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper. If you try to shrink/enlarge the ticket size the barcode will not scan at the door, and it will delay your entry to the venue. We recommend downloading the tickets directly to your phone, instead of searching for them via email, as internet can be slow due to the large volume of guests in the building.

Additional Tickets

For fall commencement ceremonies, additional tickets will be released if any are available on December 1. Additional guest tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If that falls on a weekend or holiday it will be released the next business day.

For spring commencement ceremonies, additional tickets will be released if any are available on May 1. If that falls on a weekend or holiday it will be released the next business day.

Please follow the Additional Tickets instructions to claim tickets as they become available on MarchingOrder. 

In the event that we are unable to release extra tickets to a ceremony, we ask your guests to arrive at the venue and we will assess if we are able to provide a ticket at that time to ensure we have available space.

Claiming Your Virtual GradPass

You will receive an email to claim your virtual GradPass prior to your commencement ceremony. This is needed to display and announce your name, as well as your degree and honors, at your commencement ceremony. Please print or have it readily available on your phone at your commencement ceremony. If your phone display is damaged or cracked, you will need to have your GradPass printed and you will need to bring it with you to your ceremony.  Please have your phone on full brightness