Degree candidates who register for Commencement and purchase regalia by the deadline will receive tickets for their college's ceremony.
Every bachelor's and master's degree candidate who is approved to graduate and has registered to participate in a ceremony by the deadline can claim up to five complimentary tickets to accommodate their guests. The number of tickets available for guests of doctoral students is communicated .
Please note, this is the predetermined number of tickets for the Spring 2023 ceremonies only (recently increased from four). The number of predetermined tickets available may change for future ceremonies.
The university provides a livestream of each ceremony for guests who are unable to attend.
To help ensure that everyone invited can enjoy this special event safely and comfortably and by order of the fire marshal, all guests must have a ticket to attend including infants and children.
The ticketing procedure for doctoral candidates will be shared separately. Doctoral candidates may contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information.
Beginning two weeks prior to the ceremonies, the University's Ticket Office will send an email containing the predetermined about of tickets to each registered Commencement participant's TU email address.
Due to Fire Marshal regulations, any guest who enters TU Arena must have a ticket (this includes infants and children). There is no exception to this rule. Forged, reprinted, digital or photocopied tickets will not be honored.
Degree candidates and families are encouraged to plan accordingly for the number of tickets provided.
Due to limited space availability, the university is unable to extra tickets beyond the four guaranteed to each degree candidate. If a candidate is unable to secure additional tickets from another degree candidate who does not plan to use all of their tickets, the ceremony can be watched via livestream from the Commencement website.
The tickets you receive will be PDF files for printing at home. Each file is is an individual ticket that contains a unique barcode. You may forward the PDF(s) to your guests being careful not to send the same ticket twice.
Please note: Each ticket and associated barcode can only be scanned once for entry into TU Arena. A ticket that has been distributed to more than one guest will result in an invalid barcode reading at the time of entry.
No. Commencement seating is open on a first-come, first-served basis. For the best seating selection, guests are encouraged to arrive early.
Yes. A live stream of each ceremony will be added to the Commencement page one hour prior to the start of each ceremony to accommodate those family members/friends who are unable to attend. Additionally, all ceremonies will be recorded and available to view and download on the Towson University YouTube channel approximately one week after the conclusion of all ceremonies.
Please note: due to space constraints and to limit traffic congestion, there is not an overflow location on campus where the ceremony will be live-streamed.
TU Arena is a fully accessible facility, with open limited-mobility and wheelchair seating that can be claimed by guests. Additionally, locations open to visitors meet all ADA requirements. For information about accessible parking, transit, campus traversal, and hospitality, see the Commencement Accessibility page.
The safety of all ceremony participants and guests is a top priority of the university. As such, TU has adopted a number of security procedures for Commencement. For detailed information about venue regulations, protocol, and behavioral expectations, see the Commencement Safety & Security page.
The sale of unused Commencement tickets and any fraudulent activity related to tickets is strictly prohibited. Commencement tickets are allocated to each candidate, based on occupancy rates.
Anyone found to be selling or purchasing unused commencement tickets could face academic discipline including the loss of the privilege to participate in their Commencement ceremony. The tickets are university property, therefore each ticket is a “revocable license” which the university can withdrawal at any time at its sole discretion.