Academic regalia needs to be purchased online. Orders must be placed before posted deadline to arrive in time for Commencement. You may order individual regalia items or a complete set of bachelor, master, doctoral or specialist regalia.

For assistance, please contact the University Bookstore in the Russell House: 803-777-4160, [email protected]. 

Additional information (i.e., tassel colors, honors cords) can be found on our Academic Regalia page. 

Yes, if your graduation application was submitted before the deadline for program edits.

No, but your name may still be listed in the program.

No, only guests of the graduate.

Yes, all persons are required to have a ticket.

Seat numbers will be emailed to graduate candidates at least a week prior to the ceremony. Please save your seat number as a screenshot for reference.

Commencement tickets are fully digital and cannot be printed.

Students will receive an email when guest ticketing becomes available, roughly 2-6 weeks prior to the ceremony. Please keep an eye on our Graduation Dates and Deadlines page for official dates as they become available.

Please check that your graduation application has been submitted and attendance is listed as ‘yes’. If both, please search your spam or junk folder.  Still no, contact [email protected] for additional assistance. If either is ‘no’, please contact [email protected] for additional assistance.

Students participating in the Baccalaureate, Masters and Professional Commencement Ceremonies will receive up to five tickets for their guests attending the event. Additional guest tickets may be available at a later date pending availability. View the Tickets and Seating page for more information.

If this option becomes available, graduates will be notified via their university email account.

Ticketing receives attendance updates from our office daily, usually during the afternoon. Please allow 1-2 business days to claim tickets via Student Account Manager. If additional assistance is needed retrieving your tickets, please email  [email protected].

Yes, please email [email protected] stating that you are a dual degree candidate wanting to be seated with the specified college.

Yes, if your graduation application was submitted before the deadline for program edits.

No, but your name may still be listed in the program.

Possible honors based on your GPA at the time of printing will be noted in the program. Final honors will reflect on your transcript and diploma approximately 30 days after all degrees have been awarded.

Please refer to our Graduation with Honors page for the appropriate designations.

Graduates planning to attend the Bachelor, Master’s, and Professional ceremony will receive multiple emails from Marching Order, a third-party vendor that manages name pronunciation for University of South Carolina commencement ceremonies.

No. Students will cross the stage in alpha order by degree.  The name of their college will be announced prior to the first student walking across the stage.

For graduates requiring special assistance, please contact the Student Disability Resource Center at [email protected] or 803-777-6142.

No prior arrangement is needed for guests who need assisted seating. Additional details can be found on our Tickets and Seating page.

There are several local providers who rent wheelchairs and personal mobility devices.

Please refer to the South Carolina Athletics Clear Bag Policy. 

If your item is not listed, please contact the venue for approval.

Each college has approximately 30 days after commencement to submit degree approvals to our office. 

Once we receive degree approval from your college, your degree will be awarded within 3 – 5 business days.

Please view your degree status on your academic transcript in my.sc.edu. If your degree is still listed as pending, you should wait to submit your transcript order. Once it is listed as awarded, you may proceed with placing your transcript request.

Diplomas are mailed to all graduates within 90 days of graduation.

Please verify that your diploma mailing address is correct by viewing your submitted graduation application. If changes are needed, please send an email to [email protected] providing your name, USC ID, and the updated mailing address.

Your full name as it appears on your student record will appear on your diploma. You may confirm this information by viewing your graduation application in my.sc.edu. If your full name is not shown, please complete a Name Change form to have it corrected.

Please refer to our Graduation with Honors page for the appropriate designations.

Yes, GLD, Latin Honors, and Departmental Honors will print on your diploma.

Any minor(s) and/or concentration(s) will print on your official transcript but will not print on your diploma.