Commencement

graduation

Congratulations!

The faculty and staff of the Chávez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies are looking forward to sharing this wonderful occasion with you.

The Department Ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2024 in the UCLA Covel Commons, Grand Horizon room.

The doors will open at 9:00am and the ceremony will begin from 10:00am to 12:00pm. 

For more details, please see our 2024 Commencement Flyer.

Ticket Information: 

  • Graduating seniors do not pay for a ticket
  • 4 free Guest Tickets, additional ticket $20.00 each

Commencement Parking: 

  • Parking will go on sale Monday, May 1. Click Here
Department Ticketing Ordering Information: 
Starting in May 2024, students may order their College Commencement tickets as well as their departmental ceremony tickets via the Commencement Feature on MyUCLA. Click here for more information.

TICKET ORDERING for DEPARTMENT EVENTS begins on Friday of Week 6, and ends on Friday, of Week 8 @ 11:59pm PST.  You can order up to four free departmental ceremony guest tickets and order additional guest tickets – if they are available – for a charge of $20 per additional guest ticket in excess of your four free guest tickets.  The charges will be sent to your BAR account at the end of May.

TICKET DISTRIBUTION takes place from Tuesday of Week 9 through Thursday, June 13, 2024.  The Central Ticket Office (CTO) sends the tickets via email messages from cto@tickets.ucla.edu.  Their messages contain the links for you to receive your electronic tickets.  Please be sure to check that your email account is accurate in MyUCLA, and also check your email account’s SPAM folder frequently, to be sure you do not overlook these important messages.  For the College Commencement, you will receive two messages:  One with the link to receive your graduate ticket and the other with the link to receive your guest tickets.  You need BOTH messages, so look for both messages both in your email box and in your SPAM folder.  You will receive your department or professional school ceremony tickets in a separate set of email messages.

Click Here to View UCLA’s Commencement Schedule

  • Declare your Degree Expected Term via  MyUCLA.
  • Set up an appointment with Ellie Hernandez to make sure you’ve completed all your requirements. 
  • Refer to the College Commencement Website for general information, timeline and key dates.
  • Check announcements posted to MyUCLA.
  • Attend one of the graduation workshops offered through the College.  To view the workshop schedule, visit MyUCLA and click on the “services” button at the top of the page.
  • Complete the “College Senior Survey” available on your MyUCLA.
  • Order your cap, gown, and tassel from Graduation Etc. 

E-mail Ellie Hernandez if you have any questions.

For more questions please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.