SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The UC Davis spring class of 2024 graduates this weekend in Sacramento.
Several students in the undergraduate class of 2024 weren't able to have a high school graduation due to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, making this year's commencement an especially meaningful milestone.
Commencement ceremonies are from Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16. There's a morning and afternoon ceremony on Friday and Saturday. Sunday will only have a morning ceremony.
Graduates chose a ceremony to attend. Seating assignments aren't based on college or major, and majors won't be announced or displayed as graduates walk across the stage.
For guests, the tickets are for general admission seating and will be first come, first served. Doors open 90 minutes before the start time listed for each ceremony.
Golden 1 Center is a bagless venue and won't allow in bags larger than 8″x6″x1." See a list of prohibited items HERE.
This will be the second year commencement is held at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center rather than in Davis.
Ceremonies
When registering for graduation, graduates choose which ceremony they want to participate. Commencement is often done by college at other universities.
- 9 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2024
- 2 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 2024
- 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024
- 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024
- 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2024
Check-in for graduates starts at 7:30 a.m. for the 9 a.m. ceremonies and 12:30 p.m. for the 2 p.m. ceremonies. Each ceremony is expected to last about two and a half hours.
Parking
Parking is available through SacPark. There are also parking options listed on the Golden 1 Center website HERE.
ADA-accessible drop-off and pick-up are located at 4th Street and J Street.
Tickets
Tickets will be emailed directly to graduates who have registered for commencement a few days ahead of the ceremony. Students who didn't register for commencement can't receive tickets.
During the commencement registration process, graduates could have requested up to six guest tickets. Graduates had to register for graduation by May 31.
Guest tickets are for general admission seating and it will be first come, first served. Doors open 90 minutes before the start time listed for each ceremony.
Find answers to frequently asked questions HERE.
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