The Fall 2025 Order of Ceremonies will be tentatively posted on October 4.

Commencement: A Beginning

There is no doubt that a student鈥檚 graduation marks a tremendous achievement. You have tackled difficult exams, participated in extracurricular activities, and possibly completed an internship or research project 鈥� all while making life-long friends and memories.

Rather than an ending, commencement (both the word and the ceremony) represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion that marks the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness, and tradition.

 

THE FALL 2025 APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 2 (TUESDAY).

To graduate, a student must submit an application for graduation.To participate in commencement, the application must be submitted by September 2.

Commencement Important Dates

IMPORTANT DATES DETAILS
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Deadline for Fall 2025 to submit the application for graduation and to be included the upload to the Commencement Attendance (Tassel) portal to RSVP to participate in the Fall 2025 ceremonies.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Tassel Phase I

Commencement Attendance () will open for students who applied to graduate by September 2, allowing them to confirm their attendance and select their complimentary guest tickets. A maximum of four (4) tickets can be selected. Additional tickets may be available for purchase at a later date.

Students will receive an email from  on Thursday, September 4 when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations.

*Doctoral candidates will not be entered into Tassel and will coordinate with the Graduate College for their attendance and ticketing.

Students MUST RSVP to walk in the ceremony and to receive their guest tickets when distributed in late November. Students who do not RSVP may not be able to participate in the commencement ceremony and will not be issued guest tickets.
Sunday, September 28, 2025 Commencement Attendance () Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance and to receive guest tickets at a later date. Students who do no RSVP by the deadline may be placed on a waiting list, but they may not receive guest tickets.
Monday, October 6, 2025
Tassel Phase II		 Tassel Phase II opens for name pronunciation for all students who submitted a Tassel RSVP before September 28. Assigned ceremony dates and times will be posted in Tassel at this time.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025,
at 10AM		 Selected guest tickets will be issued via the KSU Ticket Portal to every student who has RSVP鈥檇 to participate in the commencement ceremonies. Students who do not RSVP by the deadline are NOT GUARANTEED to receive guest tickets. NOTE: All students already have a KSU Ticket Portal account, please do not create a new account.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025,
at 10AM		 Students who RSVP their attendance may be able to log into the  to purchase up to two additional tickets, pending on the availability of additional tickets for each ceremony, as available. Additional communication will be sent to students who have RSVP鈥檇 via their KSU student email informing them of the process to purchase additional tickets.

Using the ticket portal will be the only way to purchase additional tickets. No additional tickets will be sold.

Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-4849.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Tassel Phase II closes for students to submit their name pronunciation. After this date, students WILL NOT be able to change their name submission to be announced during the ceremony, as the data has been downloaded by Tassel to begin the name recording process.
September 2, 2025 through November 11, 2025 Emails and text messages will be sent to students regarding the information related to commencement and tickets. Students must check their KSU student email for important commencement and ticketing information.


*RSVP Required to Attend Commencement

Be sure to monitor your KSU email for RSVP directions ticket info, and other updates!

Please see your advisor regarding questions regarding your graduation requirements.