CSE Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

You are eligible to participate if your degree was awarded in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering during one of the following semesters:

Summer 2024
Fall 2024

You may also participate if you are a University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering student and your Expected Graduation Term (EGT) in MyU is:

Spring 2025
May/Summer 2025
Fall 2025

Participant registration opens December and closes mid-April each year.

Beginning in December, all eligible students receive an email from csecommencement@umn.edu with details on how to register. We use a registration system through a company called MarchingOrder. You must register if you wish to participate in the ceremony.

No, they are different processes. The application for degree is automatically done based on the Expected Graduation Term (EGT) noted in your MyU account. For this reason, it is very important that your EGT is correct. If your EGT is incorrect, please send an email to cseadvising@umn.edu with your correct EGT so it can be updated. Participation in the commencement ceremony is not automatic so you must register if you wish to participate.

No, the departmental events are separate from the collegewide commencement ceremony.

Contact your department directly for more information.

No, students who wish to participate must register by the deadline, which is in mid-April each year.

Historically the entire ceremony takes approximately 2.5 hours.

You can sit among the degree program of your choosing and will walk across the stage with that degree. You will only cross the stage once, but your commencement slide displayed on the big screen to guests will note all the CSE degrees being awarded along with collegiate and Latin honors.

Yes, a link to the live webcast will be added to the CSE Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony web page.  A link for the recording of the ceremony will also be added to this web page about a week after the ceremony.

Although we don’t require participants to wear regalia it is strongly encouraged. Regalia and other graduation related items can be purchased through the UMN Bookstores. The Bookstores will also host GradFest in March which will have information on graduation services and products.

Absolutely! Be creative, but keep it family-friendly!

Yes, we use a company named GradImages. The photographers will photograph graduates three times: as they wait to ascend the stage; on stage with the Dean as they are receiving their diploma; and also after descending the stage. The photographers will also take candid photos of graduates as they line up to process into the arena and throughout the duration of the ceremony. 

Visit the GradImages website for more information.

You can email us at csecommencement@umn.edu, or call us 612-624-2890. You can also stop by our office at 207 Church Street, Lind Hall 105. Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.