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¾«¶«´«Ã½ Commencement Ceremony Details

Saturday, May 15th
8-9:30am CDT
Ford Stadium, ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Dallas Campus (Parking Map)

Also live-streamed at smu.edu/live

The All-University Commencement will assemble degree candidates from all of ¾«¶«´«Ã½'s schools and professional programs in Ford Stadium. Here, ¾«¶«´«Ã½ graduates will be officially recognized and President Turner will confer degrees.

, founder and CEO of , will be this year's featured speaker.

A simulcast location will be available on campus in Crum Auditorium. 

This year's event will provide social distancing measures both in staging and seating. Masks will be required per ¾«¶«´«Ã½ Covid-19 protocols. 

Learn more about Commencement

Tickets:

Candidate and guest tickets are required. Tickets will be available online in early May and more information will be forthcoming on how to request your candidate and guest tickets. At this time, each candidate who is attending the ceremony is guaranteed a minimum of four guest tickets. If anything changes and ¾«¶«´«Ã½ can safely increase this amount with the status of COVID-19 and CDC guidelines in mind, the university will post an update to the Commencement webpage. ¾«¶«´«Ã½ kindly requests that you do not ask for extra tickets above the minimum four at this time. Thank you again for your continued patience and understanding during the ongoing pandemic.

Graduating students will continue to be contacted directly with important detailed information, including arrival instructions, ordering their diploma, tickets, regalia, and more. 

Location and Parking:

Ford Stadium is located at 5801 Bush Avenue, Dallas, TX 75205. All campus lots and garages will be available for your use that day.