Bloomington Campus

Graduation Details

• Cap & Gown Orders

  Students participating in the Commencement Ceremony are required to wear a black cap and gown (also called regalia). Orders can be placed for pick-up in the bookstore or to be shipped to your home address.
     
  Cost: $45.98 Includes Cap, Gown, and Tassel

  Order
     
  Deadlines:
  Order by March 26 for in-store pick up
  Order by April 21 for shipping orders (delivery to home address)

• Commencement Agenda
  • Graduates will arrive at IU Auditorium for check-in prior to the ceremony start. Check back in spring for a confirmed time.
  • Family & Friends can begin seating at 5 p.m.
  • Graduates line up at 5:30 p.m.
  • Processional at 6 p.m. This includes platform party, faculty, staff, and graduates.
  • Following the processional, the program will begin, including Chancellor and student speaker remarks, honorary degree recipients, and graduate recognition.
  • Recessional at 7:30 p.m. with a dessert reception following the ceremony.
• Parking & Shuttles

  IU Auditorium has extremely limited parking availability. Information for VIPs, special guests, and those with government-issued accessibility parking tags will be provided closer to the date of the ceremony.

  Please check back in spring for details regarding free and paid parking options, shuttle service, and parking maps.

• Electronic Commencement Program

  View the 2022 Electronic Commencement Program

  A online QR Code will be provided for the 2023 Commencement Ceremony Program. 

  Note: students must have a completed graduation application on file to be awarded their credentials, receive a Commencement RSVP link, and appear in the Commencement program.

• Graduation Activities & Events

  Please check back for plans in spring.