Commencement

Anthropology Department Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, June 15, 2024 | 11:00AM

UPDATED LOCATION: INTRAMURAL FIELD

2024 Anthropology Commencement Program

 

ELIGIBILITY

You are a member of the Class of 2024 and automatically eligible to participate in 2024 Commencement if you:

·       have graduated Fall 2023 or Winter 2024, OR

·       are declared to graduate in Spring 2024 or Summer 2024.

If you do not meet the above eligibility criteria but wish to be included in the 2024 Commencement, you must file a Special Inclusion Petition (SIP) as follows:

·       Fall 2024 graduates who wish to participate in the June 2024 commencement ceremony should submit their automatically-approved SIP through the commencement ticket portal on MyUCLA. The automatically-approved SIP will become available on Monday, April 1st and will close on Friday, May 31st at 11:59pm (PST).

·       Students who do not meet any of the criteria above: submit a manual SIP to your College Advising unit (AAP, Athletics, CAC, or Honors Programs). Students may submit their petition once the form opens on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Please note that each College Advising unit will begin reviewing these petitions on May 6th, 2024 – it may take up to 5-10 business days to be reviewed and processed. The manual SIP will close on Tuesday, June 11th at 11:59pm.

TICKET ORDERING

  • Complete the Senior Survey! Responding to the survey triggers your online ticket ordering option.
  • Tickets to the College Commencement Ceremony can be REQUESTED on MyUCLA starting Thursday, May 2nd. The request period ENDS on Sunday, May 6th (at 11:59 pm PST). Eligible graduates can indicate their preference of times (11:00 am, 3:00 pm, or 7:00 pm) and request one FREE graduate ticket and up to four FREE guest tickets.
  • Tickets for the Anthropology Department Commencement Ceremony can be ordered on MyUCLA on Friday, May 10th, through Friday, May 24th (at 11:59pm PST).
  • After May 24th, please contact Myrna Dee Kikuchi at myrnadee@anthro.ucla.edu with any departmental ticketing requests.
  • Students can order as many tickets as needed for the departmental ceremony – the first four (4) are complimentary and additional tickets are $20.00 each.
  • All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be issued for unused tickets.

TICKET DELIVERY

  • All tickets will be delivered via e-mail from the Central Ticket Office to the graduating student who placed the ticket order.
  • Ticket delivery will begin on Tuesday, May 28th, and will continue through Thursday, June 13th.
  • It is the responsibility of the graduating student to distribute tickets to their guests.

STUDENT CHECK-IN

  • Students should plan to arrive at check in at 10:00AM.
  • Each student must retrieve a Reader Card upon check in. The Reader Card allows students to provide our presenters with the phonetic spelling of their names.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • The ceremony will begin promptly at 11:00AM and is expected to last about 1.5 hours.
  • For information on the College of Letters and Science Commencement, click here.
  • For information on ordering your cap, gown, senior portraits, and announcements, click here.
  • For any additional information, please visit the College Commencement Contact page, or contact Myrna Dee Kikuchi at myrnadee@anthro.ucla.edu.