Fall Commencement | LSU Commencement

December 18th, 2020

In-Person Commencement Ceremony

Graduates will be seated in the stands at Tiger Stadium with their own guests and will be socially distanced from other groups. Masks will be required at all times.

This will be a ‘contactless’ ceremony, so graduates will not walk across the stage. Instead, their names will be read aloud and displayed on the video screen in Tiger Stadium, and they will briefly stand in place to be acknowledged by their guests and the crowd. Also, to remain contactless, there will not be a printed commencement program and diplomas will not be handed out on site but will be mailed to the graduates. Photographers will not be on-site

Tickets will be delivered electronically to graduates who RSVP'd on Monday, Dec. 14. They will be sent to the email address provided when the graduate completed their RSVP for the event. Tickets should be shown on a mobile phone at the gate to gain entry to the stadium. All guests in a party must enter together. Tickets are not transferrable. Due to the health and safety regulations in place for this event, we are unable to offer additional tickets, beyond the initial allotment.

On-campus parking for graduation will be available in all ungated parking lots at no charge and with no permits required. Graduates and guests may park in any ungated lot or in any unmarked, unpainted, or unreserved space along any street on campus. Accessible parking will be available for those with disability license plates/placards or state-issued disability IDs. Those vehicles will be allowed to park in a designated area close to Tiger Stadium, in Event Lot 101, which is located just outside the West gates of the stadium.

Time	Activity
9:00 a.m.	In-Person Commencement Ceremony Location: Tiger Stadium Guests will enter the stadium via the gates on the West side of the stadium (Gates 1-6). Gates will open at approximately 8 a.m. (one hour prior to the start of the ceremony). The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Seating will be general admission, but there is no need to congregate or line up at the gates, as all available seating will be in the lower bowl on the West side of the stadium. Guests should arrive with, and enter the stadium with, their graduate to help ensure that their group is able to sit together. Ushers will be on-site to assist groups in finding available seating. Each group will be physically distanced from other groups. Sanitizing stations will be available throughout the guest concourses. In addition to scanning tickets, staff will be at the gates to perform bag and mask checks. While this is not a clear bag event, it is highly recommended that clear bags be used to expedite the process Seating will be provided to those who are mobility impaired. Please alert an usher if you or someone in your party requires accessible seating.
1:00 p.m.	Virtual Graduation Celebration Location: Virtual on LSU’s Facebook page More information can be found on our Celebration Website.

Time

Activity

9:00 a.m.

In-Person Commencement Ceremony
Location: Tiger Stadium

Guests will enter the stadium via the gates on the West side of the stadium (Gates 1-6).
Gates will open at approximately 8 a.m. (one hour prior to the start of the ceremony). The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m.
Seating will be general admission, but there is no need to congregate or line up at the gates, as all available seating will be in the lower bowl on the West side of the stadium.
Guests should arrive with, and enter the stadium with, their graduate to help ensure that their group is able to sit together. Ushers will be on-site to assist groups in finding available seating. Each group will be physically distanced from other groups.
Sanitizing stations will be available throughout the guest concourses.
In addition to scanning tickets, staff will be at the gates to perform bag and mask checks. While this is not a clear bag event, it is highly recommended that clear bags be used to expedite the process
Seating will be provided to those who are mobility impaired. Please alert an usher if you or someone in your party requires accessible seating.

1:00 p.m.

Virtual Graduation Celebration

Location: Virtual on LSU’s Facebook page

More information can be found on our Celebration Website.

Please Note

We want you to enjoy this significant milestone in your life, but we also want the rights and safety of others respected. Therefore, alcoholic beverages and compressed air noise makers will not be allowed in Tiger Stadium or at the Diploma Ceremonies.