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Commencement RSVP & Ticketing Process
See below for important dates and deadlines related to the Spring 2026 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 May 2026 Commencement Ceremonies by Sunday, February 15, 2026, will be eligible to participate in the commencement ceremonies. Students who submit their application to graduate for the May 2026 commencement ceremonies before January 18, 2026, will receive an email to RSVP via the "Commencement Attendance" platform to attend the ceremonies. Students are responsible for checking their KSU student email for information regarding commencement, Tassel and ticketing information.
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Deadline for Spring 2026 and Summer 2026 to submit the application for graduation
and to be included in the Spring 2026 ceremonies. Students who submit their application
for graduation for Summer 2026 past January 18, 2026, will only be allowed to attend
Fall 2026 commencement ceremonies. There are no exceptions to this date. |
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Commencement Attendance (Tassel Phase I) will open for students to RSVP their attendance.
Students will receive an email from Tassel on Wednesday, January 21 when the portal is open and ready to accept reservations.
Students MUST RSVP to walk in the ceremony and to receive their guest tickets.
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| Commencement Attendance (Tassel) Portal closes for students to RSVP their attendance, receive their guest tickets,
update their name, and provide pronunciation of their name for the commencement cards. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Tuesday, April 7, at 10AM
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Students who RSVP their attendance will be able to log into the KSU ticket portal to purchase two additional tickets, on a first come first served basis, as available. If ticket availability is limited, a lottery system may be implemented to purchase additional tickets. No additional tickets will be sold. Using the ticket portal will be the only way to purchase additional tickets.
Please email all ticketing questions to stadium@kennesaw.edu or call 470-578-4849.
Additional tickets will not be available on the days of commencement.
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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. |
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January 21 through May 11
Emails and text messages will be sent to students regarding the information related
to commencement and tickets. Students must check their KSU student email for important
commencement and ticketing information. |
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tuesday, March 3, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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