Tickets Required for 2019 Commencement Ceremony

​2019 Commencement is set to take place Saturday, June 1, 2019. Graduates who choose to participate in the Commencement Ceremony must reserve a ticket for themselves and their guests using their student ID and email address. Graduates are initially limited to three guest tickets. Ticket reservations are available February 26th – March 29th. Any additional tickets may be available to reserve April 17th- May 1st, or as long as supplies last. Please visit the Commencement website for more information and to reserve your tickets: www.udel.edu/commencement/tickets

Graduates receive their tickets via email and are responsible for getting tickets to their guests. To allow for quick entry, all Graduates and Guests should print their tickets to present at the stadium. Graduate tickets and guest tickets are not interchangeable.

​Please help spread the word to our senior History and Social Studies Education majors. We don't want those who choose to attend the UD Commencement ceremony to miss the ticket reservation deadline of March 29th. Click here for a flyer to print and disribute. Thank you!

Commencement is our larger event. During Commencement the students process onto the field at Delaware Stadium. Degrees are conferred by the President of the University, the graduating students are acknowledged by College, the commencement speaker delivers his/her address, and several notable recipients are awarded honorary degrees. Commencement is the only time when the entire graduating class is brought together.

Convocation is the smaller ceremony where students are individually recognized by their college or department and each graduating student walks across the stage to receive his/her graduation certificate. When a student graduates with a double major, he or she may choose to attend both convocations if time permits, or just one. It is not necessary to attend a convocation for a minor. None of the events are mandatory, but most students attend as many as they can. No tickets are required for History Convocation!

History and Social Studies Education Convocation ceremony will be held on Friday, May 31st at 12:30 pm in Mitchell Hall - Theatre (Room 100) with a reception to follow in Trabant University Center - Multipurpose Room ABC (Room 141 ABC).