Here are essential details for YOUR big day. Remember, be on time, be ready, and most important — have fun!
Key Tips
- All ceremonies and mass are substance-free events
- Students wear business-casual attire under robes
- Students wear shoes adequate for managing stairs and walkways, no spiky or high heels, no flip-flops.
- Cap decoration is encouraged! Keep it positive, and nothing that drapes over the edges or is higher than 2 inches.
- Visit the Venue & Ticketing page for details on parking and what to bring.
Locations and Timing
Law Commencement
- 8:00 a.m. — McCarthey doors open for guest seating
- 8:10 a.m. — Student group photo at Law School entrance
- 8:20 a.m. — Student and faculty lineup in Martin Center Gym
- 9:00 a.m. — Academic Procession opens the Ceremony
- 10:30 a.m. — Ceremony concludes
- 10:35 a.m. — Champagne reception at Law School
Graduate Commencement
- 11:00 a.m — McCarthey doors open for guest seating
- 11:15 a.m. — Student and faculty lineup in Martin Center Gym
- 12:00 p.m. — Academic Procession opens the Ceremony
- 2:00 p.m. — Ceremony concludes
- 2:05 p.m. — Champagne reception on Herak Quad Lawn
Commencement Mass
All faiths and all members of the Gonzaga community are welcome
- 2:00 p.m. — St. Aloysius Church doors open for guest seating
- Graduates sit with families
- 2:45 p.m. — Mass Start Time
- 4:00 p.m. — Mass concludes
Undergraduate Commencement
- 8:30 a.m. — Arena North doors open for guest seating; tickets required
- 9:00 a.m. — Students should be checked in at the Arena South doors
- 9:30 a.m. — Academic Procession opens the Ceremony
- 10:30 a.m. — Conferral of Degrees begins
- 12:30 p.m. — Ceremony concludes
- 12:40 p.m. — Champagne reception at the Herak Quad Lawn
