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Information 

To enter Commencement or School Convocations, all guests must have an e-ticket displayed on a device or a hard copy printed ticket. Graduates DO NOT need a ticket for themselves, only tickets for their guests.  

Please note, children 3 and under who will sit in a caregiver’s lap do not need tickets; every one of your guests who will use a seat needs a ticket. 

Tickets for Ceremonies 

Please only take the number of tickets that you need for your guests and donate back tickets that your guests are not going to use.  

Dates & How to Order

The ticket website will open Monday, February 26, 2024.  

Log-in instructions for the NU Graduation ticket website are sent to eligible students via email. If you have not received instructions you can look at the emails previously sent to the Class of 2024 or send an email to the Graduation Office (graduation@northwestern.edu) noting your school name. 

Inside the ticketing system you will be able to order tickets for all of your eligible ceremonies. 

Only eligible students are able to order tickets. Please review the details below about each ceremony before ordering your tickets.  

The 166th Annual Commencement

  • February 26 – March 25: UP TO 4 Commencement tickets 
  • March 26 – April 29: UP TO 2 additional Commencement tickets (and waitlist requests open) 
  • April 30- June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER COMMENCEMENT TICKETS  

Bienen School of Music

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONVOCATION TICKETS 

The Family Institute

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER FAMILY INSTITUTE CONVOCATION TICKETS 

The Graduate School PhD and MFA Hooding Ceremony

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER TGS HOODING CEREMONY TICKETS 

Kellogg School of Management

McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science – Undergraduate Convocation

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER MCCORMICK UNDERGRADUATE CONVOCATION TICKETS 

McCormick School of Engineering & Applied Science – Graduate & Hooding Ceremony

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER MCCORMICK GRADUATE & HOODING CEREMONY TICKETS 

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER MEDILL CONVOCATION TICKETS 

School of Communication

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION CONVOCATION TICKETS 

School of Education & Social Policy

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER SESP CONVOCATION TICKETS 

School of Professional Studies

  • February 26 – May 23: UP TO 10 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – May 23: Waitlist requests open (if students would like to request more than 10 tickets) 
  • March 26 - June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER SPS CONVOCATION TICKETS 

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

  • February 26 – March 25: UP TO 4 convocation tickets 
  • March 26 – April 29: UP TO 2 additional convocation tickets (and waitlist requests open) 
  • April 30- June 6: Waitlist requests are fulfilled based on venue capacity (waitlist requests are not guaranteed) 

ORDER WEINBERG COLLEGE CONVOCATION TICKETS 

How to Transfer Tickets to Your Guest

tickettransfer2024.pngWaitlist Tickets 

You may request additional tickets through the Waitlist Tickets feature beginning on March 26. The pool of waitlist tickets is made up of tickets not claimed during the initial ordering period or returned by graduates whose guests can no longer attend. Waitlist tickets will be distributed on a rolling basis beginning April 30.  

Waitlist tickets are directly tied to capacity, and it is not guaranteed that you will receive the requested waitlist tickets. 

Once you receive notification that you have been awarded waitlist tickets, you have 72 hours to log into your ticket account and complete your cart to accept the tickets. Tickets not claimed within 72 hours will be returned to the waitlist pool to be distributed to another student. 

Accessibility Accommodations

Requesting seating for a guest who uses a wheelchair 

All tickets are general admission. When ordering tickets, the system will prompt you to enter how many guests in your party require accessible seating for a guest who uses a wheelchair. Please note: every wheelchair space has one companion seat included. Because these spaces are limited and in high demand, we are not able to seat entire parties. 

Requesting other accessibility accommodations 

Northwestern University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all events and programs. Accommodations such as sign language interpreters, accessible seating, and presentation materials in alternate formats may be provided upon request. Please contact the Graduation Office at graduation@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3600 by June 1, 2024. Every reasonable effort will be made to implement accommodations in an effective and timely manner.

Questions 

Please contact the Graduation Office for any questions you may have.