Commencement: A Beginning

There is no doubt that a student鈥檚 graduation marks a tremendous achievement. You have tackled difficult exams, participated in extracurricular activities, and possibly completed an internship or research project 鈥� all while making life-long friends and memories.

Rather than an ending, commencement (both the word and the ceremony) represents a beginning. It is appropriate that an occasion that marks the beginning of a new phase of life should be conducted with pomp and circumstance, stateliness, and tradition.

Commencement Important Dates

  • Deadline for Fall 2026 to submit the application for graduation and to complete the Commencement Participation Agreement.  Students must submit the application to graduate and complete the commencement participation agreement to be included in the upload to the Commencement Attendance (Tassel) portal to RSVP to walk across the stage in the December 2026 commencement ceremonies. Students who do not meet this deadline will not be uploaded to Tassel and may not be eligible to go across the stage in December.

  • Commencement Attendance (Tassel) will open for students who applied to graduate and complete the commencement agreement by August 31, 2026, allowing them to confirm their attendance and select their complimentary guest tickets. A maximum of four (4) tickets may be selected. Additional tickets may be available for purchase at a later date.

    Students will receive an email from diploma@diploma@kennesaw.edu on Tuesday, September 8 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. 

  • 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 will not be eligible to go across the stage in the December commencement ceremonies.
  • Commencement Ceremonies dates and times will be posted to the commencement website. Ticketing dates will be posted on the commencement website at this time. 
  • Tassel Phase II opens for name pronunciation for all students who submitted a Tassel RSVP before September 13. Assigned ceremony dates and times will be posted in Tassel at this time. 
  • Emails and text messages will be sent to students via the 糖心Vlog官方 student鈥檚 email address regarding the information related to commencement and tickets from June 1 through December 14, 2026. It is each student's responsibility to review their 糖心Vlog官方 student email and follow the instructions related to submitting the application to graduate, completing the commencement participation agreement, RSVP their commitment to participate in the assigned commencement ceremony and receiving their guest tickets.

Visit Commencement Ceremonies for more information.