The Fall 2025 ceremonies will be posted tentatively on October 4, 2025.

All graduate and undergraduate students will walk in the ceremony of the College in which
their major/degree is housed. *

 

Past Ceremonies

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Live Stream Ceremony

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

Commencement RSVP and Ticketing Process Fall 2025 Ceremonies in December

Download Ticketing Instructions for Commencement

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’d 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’d 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.
  1. Only students who RSVP to attend the December 2025 Commencement Ceremonies by Sunday, September 28, 2025, will be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremonies. Students who submit their application to graduate for the December 2025 commencement ceremonies before September 2, 2025, will receive an email to RSVP via the "Commencement Attendance" platform to attend the ceremonies.   Students who missed the deadline may be placed on a waiting list with no guarantees for participation and guests tickets. Students are responsible for checking their KSU student email for information regarding commencement, Tassel and ticketing information.  For more information, contact the Registrar office at diploma@kennesaw.edu.

  2. Thursday, September 4, 2025, Students will receive an email from Tassel when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations. Commencement Attendance (Tassel) Phase I 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.
    *Doctoral candidates will not be entered into Tassel and will coordinate with the Graduate College for their attendance and ticketing.
  1. Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 11:59PM the Commencement Attendance (Tassel) Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance and to receive guest tickets at a later date. Students who do not RSVP by the deadline may be placed on a waiting list, but they may not receive guest tickets.

  2. Monday, October 6, 2025, 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.

  3. On Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 10AM, Selected guest tickets will be issued via the 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 guest tickets.

  4. Students who RSVP their attendance may be able to log into the K 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’d 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Emails and text messages will be sent to students via the KSU student’s email address regarding the information related to commencement and tickets from September 8 through November 10, 2025. It is each student's responsibility to review their KSU student email and follow the instructions related to submitting the application to graduate and to RSVP to participate in the assigned commencement ceremony.
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Commencement Attendance Portal - Tassel

Tassel is the system used to manage commencement operations, including graduate RSVPs, graduate communications, and grad passes. Graduates must create an account in Tassel to ensure their name is pronounced and listed correctly for the commencement ceremony. 

RSVP is required for commencement attendance.

KSU graduating students at the ceremony

Commencement Programs

    •  - Optimized for digital and mobile use
    • Printed programs will not be available at the ceremony.
    • A printed one-page ceremony agenda will be provided to all guests in the Atrium of the Convocation Center
    • Students may request a printed program by sending an email to diploma@kennesaw.edu. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery
    • - Optimized for digital and mobile use
    • Printed programs will not be available at the ceremony.
    • A printed one-page ceremony agenda will be provided to all guests in the Atrium of the Convocation Center
    • Students may request a printed program by sending an email to diploma@kennesaw.edu. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery
    • - Optimized for digital and mobile use
    • Printed programs will not be available at the ceremony.
    • A printed one-page ceremony agenda will be provided to all guests in the Atrium of the Convocation Center
    • Students may request a printed program by sending an email to diploma@kennesaw.edu. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery
    • - Optimized for digital and mobile use
    • Printed programs will not be available at the ceremony.
    • A printed one-page ceremony agenda will be provided to all guests in the Atrium of the Convocation Center
    • Students may request a printed program by sending an email to diploma@kennesaw.edu. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.
    • – Optimized for digital and mobile use
    • Printed programs will not be available at the ceremony.
    • A printed one-page ceremony agenda will be provided to all guests in the Atrium of the Convocation Center
    • Students may request a printed program by sending an email to diploma@kennesaw.edu. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.
    • - Optimized for digital and mobile use
    • A printed ceremony program will be provided to each graduate at their ceremony.
    • A printed one-page ceremony agenda will be provided to all guests in the Atrium of the Convocation Center
    • Students may request additional programs by sending an email to diploma@kennesaw.edu. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery.