Commencement: A Beginning

 

There is no doubt that a student’s graduation marks a tremendous achievement. You have tackled difficult exams, participated in extracurricular activities, and possibly completed an internship or research project — 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.

 

Spring 2026 Details

Spring 2026 Commencement Information and Details are coming soon and will be posted by Friday, January 16, 2026.

Watch the Ceremony Live!

A live stream of each commencement ceremony is available 15 Minutes prior to each ceremony.

Commencement Important Dates

  • Deadline for Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 to submit the application for graduation and to be included in the Spring 2026 ceremonies. Students who submit their application for graduation for Summer 2026 past January 18, 2026, will only be allowed to attend Fall 2026 commencement ceremonies. There are no exceptions to this date.

  • Commencement Attendance (Tassel Phase I) will open for students to RSVP their attendance, update their name and provide pronunciation of their names for the commencement cards.

    Students will receive an email from Tassel on Wednesday, January 21 when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations. 

    Students MUST RSVP to walk in the ceremony and to receive their guest tickets. Students who do not RSVP may not be able to participate in the commencement ceremony and will not be issued guest tickets.

  • Commencement Attendance (Tassel) Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance, receive their guest tickets, update their name, and provide pronunciation of their name for the commencement cards.  Students who do not RSVP by the deadline may be placed on a waiting list, but they may not receive guest tickets.
  • Tassel Phase II opens for name pronunciation for all students who submitted a Tassel RSVP before February 15. Assigned ceremony dates and times will be posted in Tassel at this time.
  • Students will be issued their allotted guest tickets as requested in Tassel via the KSU ticket portal  to every student who has RSVP’d to participate in the commencement ceremonies.  Students who do not RSVP by the deadline are NOT GUARANTEED to receive their guest tickets.  

  • Students who RSVP their attendance will be able to log into the KSU ticket portal to purchase two additional tickets, on a first come first served basis, as available.   If ticket availability is limited, a lottery system may be implemented to purchase additional tickets. No additional tickets will be sold. Using the ticket portal will be the only way to purchase additional tickets.

    Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-4849.

    Additional tickets will not be available on the days of commencement.

  • 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.  Students’ names will still be announced if the student RSVP’d to attend.
  • 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.

Visit Commencement Ceremonies for more information.