Graduation

Regalia

Academic regalia — cap, gown, tam, tassel, etc. — is required for attending graduates.

For master's and doctoral students, the deadline to order your regalia online is Wednesday, April 5 at 11:59 p.m. MT.
Undergraduate students purchase regalia from the CU Book Store either in-store or online.

Registration

All education graduates planning to take part in the School of Education Graduation Ceremony should register to attend. Please register to participate in the School of Education Graduation Ceremony by April 17. Tickets for guests are not required.

Parking

All CU Boulder campus parking, including at parking meters and pay station lots, will be open and free for public parking. Disability and elderly parking will be available in Lot 380 located east of Macky Auditorium. For other guests, Lot 265 and the Euclid Parking Garage are the closest on-campus parking lots for Macky Auditorium. View the Macky Area Ceremonies Parking map for specific lot locations.

Accomodations

If you or any of your guests require special accommodations due to a disability, please email sara.mcdonald@colorado.edu or call 303-492-3351 at least two weeks prior to graduation so arrangements can be made.

CU Boulder Commencement

CU Boulder Commencement will be held on Thursday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. MT. For more information about the commencement ceremonies and festivities for the Boulder campus, please visit the Commencement website.

To be listed in CU Boulder’s commencement program, you must submit a graduation application by April 1.

2023 Outstanding Graduates

The School of Education has a long-standing tradition of honoring some of our most exemplary students in the graduating class as outstanding graduates. Nominated and selected by the faculty, each graduate receives special recognition that symbolizes the flame of the Best Should Teach initiative. A lifelong educator, Dr. Lindley Stiles and his wife, Marguerite, inspired and created the “Best Should Teach” program, and the University of Colorado Boulder has agreed to carry this “flame of universal social wisdom” to future generations.