TICKET INFORMATION FOR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES*
All graduating students (undergraduate and master's) will receive information in their myCanisius graduation portal. Your portal will provide information on how to checkout for graduation, as well as indicate to whether or not you will be attending your graduation ceremony and the number of tickets* you are requesting.
Each graduate will receive up to four (4) tickets for their ceremony. Graduates will also have the opportunity to request additional tickets at checkout. However, additional tickets are not guaranteed.
The graduating student must appear in person at the Student Records and Financial Services Center (located on the 3rd Floor of Science Hall) to pick up Commencement tickets. Tickets cannot be sent via mail, and there will be no replacements for tickets that are lost or forgotten.
Graduation announcements, if desired, can be purchased through the Jostens' website.
*Please note: All guests require an entry ticket.
Commencement Ceremonies
The Commencement Exercises will be held on campus in the Koessler Athletic Center on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies are combined by College or School. During the ceremony, the recognition of the honorary degree recipients, ROTC recognition, commencement student speaker address, student degrees conferred and graduates will receive their diplomas. Each graduate will receive up to four (4) tickets for their ceremony.
Listed below are the various ceremonies for the day:
- 10:00am - College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremony (procession begins at 9:45am)
- 1:30pm - School of Education and Human Services & the Richard J. Wehle School of Business Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremony (procession begins at 1:15pm)
Commencement Questions
For questions about applying for graduation contact Student Records and Financial Services at studentservices@canisius.edu. For questions regarding the Ceremony, please email commencement@canisius.edu.