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Hundreds of graduating students and their families in a large auditorium

2026 Ceremonies

Celebrate with us

Monday, May 11

Shrine Auditorium
665 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007

10 a.m. Graduate Ceremony
2 p.m. Undergraduate Ceremony

We look forward to celebrating with you!

Ticketing

As of April 1, all graduates who have been cleared for graduation will receive a ticketing email in their 国产传媒 email. Graduates will receive 10 tickets for guests, plus one ticket for themselves. Follow the instructions in your ticketing email to claim your tickets. The deadline for claiming tickets is April 26.

Children 2 and younger do not need tickets, but need to be seated on an adult’s lap. All other children need individual tickets.

Additional tickets

At the time of registration for your tickets, there will be an option to be put on a waiting list for up to two additional tickets. Please note that these extra tickets are not guaranteed. We need to make sure all graduates have the opportunity to claim their allotted tickets. We will not be able to notify students of the extra tickets until a week prior to the ceremony.

Graduation photos on campus

Mount Saint Mary's University has partnered with Ultimate Exposures for professional commencement portrait photography services. Prospective graduates will have the opportunity to take their cap and gown portraits on the dates and at the location listed below. We encourage you to sign up as early as possible.

Chalon Campus

April 8 - 9
Campus Center SW

Doheny Campus

April 11 - 12
Amat House

Students will be able to see their portraits immediately. Any reshoots are done during your sitting to ensure 100% satisfaction. These are beautiful portraits to use for gifts, thank you cards, remembrances, resumes or applications. Parents will be emailed a set of proofs within 7 days.

Questions?

Please reach out to Ultimate Exposures:
Email: mary@ultimateexposures.com
Call: 877.858.3976

Additional Commencement information

For questions, please email commencement@msmu.edu.

Academic regalia

Caps and gowns are available for purchase in person at the bookstores on the Chalon and Doheny campuses. Please note that Masters regalia can only be purchased at the Doheny bookstore (in person or online). 

For pricing and online orders, visit the Chalon bookstore or the Doheny bookstore. 

  • University stoles
    • The bookstores also sell a variety of stoles, including general University stoles.
  • Decoration of caps
    • Students are allowed to decorate their graduation caps. Please make sure that the caps are appropriate, and that any decorations would not block the view of any guests sitting behind you.

Honor cords

Graduates who will receive honor cords may pick them up at the Expo Hall prior to the ceremony by visiting the marked table. If you are eligible for an honor cord, you will be notified by the Baccalaureate Dean's Office.

Students can take graduation photos on the Chalon and Doheny Campuses on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students can use outdoor spaces only (no photos allowed in buildings), and no video is allowed. Please make sure that all guests follow 国产传媒 policies for visitors.

Any graduating student or guest attending commencement requiring accommodations for a disability needs to submit a request for special arrangements to Disability Services (disability@msmu.edu) by April 24. Only one guest will be permitted to sit alongside a disability-identified guest in the accessible seating area. Accessible seating in the Auditorium and parking at the Auditorium will be available on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the event.

There will be program booklets available at the ceremonies. Please note that the deadline for names to be included in the booklets will be end of day on April 10. Any students who clear after that date will not have their names printed in the programs, due to printing deadlines.

Please note that this information is an estimate only – actual times may vary, depending on how many students will be participating in the ceremonies.

  • Graduate Ceremony: 1-1 ½ hours
  • Undergraduate Ceremony: 2-2 ½ hours

  • From the 110 South: Take Adams Exit / Merge onto Figueroa Way / Turn right on Jefferson Blvd
  • From the 110 North: Take Exposition Blvd exit towards 37th Street / Merge onto Hope Street / Turn left on Jefferson Blvd
  • From the 10 East: Take the Hoover Street exit / Take a right onto Hoover Street / Make a left onto Jefferson Blvd
  • From the 10 West: Get on 110 South in Downtown LA / Take Adams Exit / Merge onto Figueroa / Turn right on Jefferson Blvd

These are the parking lots that will be open:
(1) – Shrine West Lot: 715 W. Jefferson Blvd
(2) – North Parking Structure: 714 W. 32nd Street
(3) – USC Shrine Structure: 686 W. 32nd Street
(4) – Royal Street Parking Structure: South side of Jefferson Blvd at Royal St. Intersection

Guests are responsible for any parking fees. Note that ADA parking is available on a first come, first served basis.

Doors for guests will open no earlier than one hour prior to the start of the ceremonies. Please note that all guests will have to go through metal detectors at the Shrine. See additional information about the Shrine for prohibited items (for example, no outside food or drink is allowed, though the Shrine will have beverages available for purchase in the lobby).

Graduates will enter the facility through the Expo Hall, which is reached from the 32nd Street side. Graduates should plan to arrive 30 minutes to one hour prior to the ceremony.

Please note that the Shrine requires all guests to go through a metal detector to enter the facility. Please visit the to see the restrictions on items that can be brought into the facility, and plan accordingly.

Mass for the Graduates

You've made it! Let's pray together in gratitude for your Mount experience and celebrate you going out to "light the world" with your unstoppable presence!

The Commencement Mass will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM in St. Joseph Chapel at the Carondelet Center Chapel (Chalon Campus).

Graduates should arrive by 2:00 PM in their academic regalia (robe and hood—no caps). The procession line-up will begin promptly at 2:30 PM.

We warmly invite graduates to bring family and friends to this beautiful celebration.

Following the Mass, a reception at The Circle will include the Crowning of Mary and a special pinning ceremony honoring the mothers of our graduates.

Parking

  • All guests are to park in Structure A
  • Specify mobility issues on the registration form to request a ride on an 国产传媒 Sienna van.