Commencement Ceremonies

See below for important dates and deadlines related to the Fall 2025 commencement RSVP and ticketing process. You can also download a PDF version to save for reference. For more information, contact the Registrar office at diploma@kennesaw.edu. 

Please Note: 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.

1. Only students who RSVP to attend the May 2026 Commencement Ceremonies by Sunday, February 15, 2026, will be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremonies. Students who petition to graduate before January 18, 2026, 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. Wednesday, January 21, Students will receive an email from Tassel when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations. The Commencement Attendance (Tassel) will open for students to RSVP their attendance, update their name and provide pronunciation of their names for the commencement cards. Students MUST RSVP to receive their guest tickets.
3. Sunday, February 15, at 11:59PM the Commencement Attendance (Tassel) Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance, update their name and provide pronunciation of their names for the commencement cards. Students who do not RSVP by the deadline may be placed on a waiting list, but they may not receive guest tickets.
4. Monday, February 23, Tassel Phase II opens for name pronunciation for all students who submitted a Tassel RSVP before February 15. Assigned ceremony dates and times will be posted in Tassel at this time.
5. Tuesday, March 31, at 10AM, Students will be issued their allotted guest tickets as requested in Tassel via the KSU ticket portal to every student who has RSVP’d to participate in the commencement ceremonies.
6. Tuesday, April 7 at 10AM, students will be able to log into the KSU ticket portal to purchase additional tickets, on a first come, first served basis.  If ticket availability is limited, a lottery system may be implemented to purchase additional tickets. This will be the only way to purchase additional tickets, as tickets will not be available on site for purchase. Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu and/or call 470-578-4849.
7. Tuesday, April 14, 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. Students’ names will still be announced if the student RSVP’d to attend.
8. Emails and text messages will be sent to students at the KSU student email address regarding the information related to commencement and tickets from January 21 through May 11. It is each student's responsibility to review their KSU student email and follow the instructions related to petitioning to graduate and to RSVP to participate in the assigned commencement ceremony.