Apply to Graduate
- Verify that you have completed all degree requirements with your advisor.
- Apply for graduation with the University Registrar.
Register for the Commencement Ceremony
- Register for the university-wide winter ceremony. Invitations with registration links were sent on October 7, 2024.
- Check your email on how to record your name pronunciation via NameCoach. Search for the subject "Check this off your Commencement list!" or commencement@pitt.edu.
- Can't find your invitation? Search your PITT email for "You're Invited | Winter Commencement Ceremony" or commencement@pitt.edu. Be sure to check your spam and junk folders!
- Registration is due before Thursday, December 5 at 6 p.m.
- Follow @pittcommencement for updates, alerts, reminders and more!
Gear Up
- Order your class ring online.
- Order your Regalia (Cap and Gown) and pick up at Graduation Central October 29 & 30 at the University Store on Fifth.
- Honors Cords will be distributed at the University Store on Fifth during Graduation Central.
- Get your professional and graduate portrait taken in the William Pitt Union Ballroom. Register here and arrive between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19. A $10 deposit will be collected and used towards your package purchase; multiple packages with pricing available.
Get Your Guests Involved
- Guest tickets will be sent to all candidates who successfully registered to attend the ceremony the week of December 9. (Candidates do not need a ticket to enter the building)
- Download and transfer your tickets to your guests as soon as possible.
- Tell your guests to visit the Friends & Family page of the Commencement website.
Big Day Prep
- Read over the Graduate Instructions.
- Print your Name Announcement Card in preparation for the ceremony. Every candidate must bring this card with them to the ceremony.
- Name Announcement Cards are sent the week of December 9 to all successfully registered candidates.
- Candidates will have a personalized QR code on their Name Announcement Card. The card is in PDF form and must be printed on 8.5 x 11 white paper.
- Candidates who do not bring their Name Announcement Card will not have their information displayed or announced at the ceremony.
- Candidates will hold onto their Name Announcement Card until they reach the stage during the ceremony, at which time they will be collected.
After Commencement
- Order your commencement day photos from GradImages.
- Receive your diploma in the mail (about 6-8 weeks after the end of your term of graduation)
