Commencement FAQs

All graduates and candidates of the Class of 2024 must register to attend the Tandon Commencement Ceremony by Saturday, April 20, at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you do not register and place your ticket order before this date, participation and guest tickets will not be accommodated

Though graduates and candidates are not required to attend the Tandon Commencement Ceremony, we hope you will join us as we come together to celebrate your achievements.

Unfortunately, no. If you or your guests are unable to attend this year’s Tandon Commencement Ceremony, note that it will also be live-streamed for virtual viewing.

Yes, the Tandon Commencement Ceremony will be live-streamed and recorded.

As a result, please note that by attending NYU Tandon’s Commencement Exercises at Barclays Center, you consent to your voice, name, and/or likeness being used, without compensation, in films, tapes, and photography, and you release NYU from any liability on account of such use.

Yes, you must wear official NYU academic attire to participate in the ceremony. A full academic attire set consists of a gown, tassel, cap (mortarboard for bachelor’s and master’s, or a tam for doctoral degrees), and hood (only for master’s and doctoral degrees). All items are available for purchase through the Herff Jones website.

Note: After the deadline (Friday, April 12) has passed, any additional orders must be placed in person during on-campus attire distribution. However, during this time, attire is subject to availability. 

All eligible candidates and graduates of the Class of 2024, were invited to register for the ceremony and request guest tickets using the Tandon Commencement registration website. The deadline to register for the Tandon ceremony was Saturday, April 20, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Please contact the Tandon Commencement Steering Committee with any questions or registration issues.

All edits to your commencement registration form must be made in advance of the Saturday, April 20 registration deadline. After this date, it is no longer possible to revise your responses or upload pictures or quotes for the graduate slideshow.

Per the Barclays Center’s child admission policy, children under 2 years old may enter Barclays Center without a ticket but must sit on the lap of an accompanying ticketed adult. Any child that has reached their 2nd birthday will require a ticket to enter the arena and must occupy their own seat.

Barclays Center is chiefly responsible for setting rules and regulations regarding the items that may not be brought onto the premises. As a result, per venue policy, flowers, balloons, and outside alcohol are prohibited and may not be brought into the arena. Please review Barclays Centers’ list of prohibited items for additional details.

Candidate Tickets/GradPass
GradPass card collection will be held at the Brooklyn Campus from May 15 and 16 (12:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET) as well as May 17 (7:30 – 12:30 p.m. ET). Collection details have been emailed to all registered candidates and graduates.

Guest Tickets
Guest tickets for the Tandon Commencement Ceremony will be electronically distributed to all graduates through Ticketmaster. It is the graduate’s responsibility to transfer these tickets to their guests before the ceremony.

Please note: Guest tickets must be presented at Barclays Center’s main entrance using the Barclays Center app or Barclayscenter.com/mytix. Tickets cannot be printed. Guests will have a difficult time trying to accept the tickets at the arena, as there is limited wifi connection. Therefore, it’s strongly recommended that guests accept tickets BEFORE arriving to the arena. Once tickets are accepted, guests are encouraged to add the tickets to their Apple/Android wallet to avoid any connection issues at the arena.

All Tandon graduates have received the opportunity to request 4 guest tickets for the Tandon Commencement Ceremony on May 16, as well as 3 guest tickets for the Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony on May 15 (if eligible).

As the extra ticket lottery for both events has passed, graduates are no longer able to request additional guest tickets for either ceremony.

Please reach out to the Tandon Commencement Steering Committee with any questions and be advised that NYU strictly prohibits the direct or indirect sale or auction of commencement tickets.

We expect the ceremony will run for approximately 2.5 – 3 hours. All attendees should be prepared to attend the ceremony in its totality as Barclays Center staff may be unable to guide guests and candidates off the floor/out of the venue once the ceremony has begun. Please keep this in mind when making any post-ceremony reservations or plans.

All attendees should be prepared to attend the ceremony in its totality as Barclays Center staff may be unable to guide guests and candidates off the floor/out of the venue once the ceremony has begun. Please keep this in mind when making any post-ceremony reservations or plans.

Graduates will not receive their diplomas at the Tandon Commencement Ceremony, nor the All-Unviersity Commencement. All diplomas will be mailed by the University approximately 8 weeks after degree completion. Additional information about this process can be found on the NYU Registrar’s website.

Only eligible doctoral candidates and their guests are able to attend the Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony at the NY Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday, May 15. Candidates who registered to attend the ceremony in advance of the Saturday, April 20 registration deadline will receive additional information about arrival times, ceremony program, and more, in early May.