Communications
Please check here for email correspondence to students and social media postings regarding commencement!
Timeline
Check here for communications from official CSULB social media channels and texts!
Social Media:
APRIL 9, 2025 - Instagram Story - See Commencement Highlights
Text:
MAY 5, 2025: Hey grad – get ready to celebrate! RSVP for commencement tickets via SSO and grab your GradPass at the stadium. Info: https://linktr.ee/csulb_commencement
APRIL 11, 2025: Hey, grad! RSVP for commencement and log in to Tassel by April 17 via SSO. Info: https://linktr.ee/csulb_commencement - don’t wait!
MAY 1, 2025
Subject: Commencement Ticket Waitlist Open
The limited waitlist for one additional ticket code is open for all Commencement ceremonies.
Please note that ticket codes will be released on a first-come, first-served basis, so we strongly encourage you to join the waitlist as soon as possible.
Join the waitlist by replying to this email with the following information:
- Full Name
- Student ID
- Ceremony (if your college has two ceremonies, please specify which one you are attending)
APRIL 10, 2025
Subject: CSULB Commencement RSVP, tickets, and Tassel/MarchingOrder deadline
Congratulations Beach Grads,
RSVP for Commencement in your SSO/MyCSULB portal for your code for your 12 guest tickets. Ceremonies are filling up, so you are not guaranteed all 12 seats will be together!
STEP 1. Download the MLB Ballpark App using your CSULB email to set up the account. If you don't have a CSULB email, use the email account you use most often. REMEMBER YOUR LOGIN CREDENTIALS (email and password) as neither we nor the Angels can reset your account.
STEP 2. WATCH the RSVP tutorial (link) for example on how to choose seating. You can also read GUEST TICKET INSTRUCTIONS before you go through the process. Main Stage is on 2nd base so be aware as you choose seats.
- Pick ALL your guest seats at once, even if they're in different sections.
- At this point in registration, ceremonies are filling up and you many not get more than 2 seats together in any one section. Continue to choose seats until you have all 12 seats, regardless of if they are in separate areas. Over 9000 grads have already claimed tickets, so blocks of seats together are unlikely.
- When you choose your seats, you are shown the view from the seat, so you can see where the main stage will be on 2nd base and what your guests' views will be of that area.
- Then submit/redeem your ticket code.
- Do NOT pick fewer than 12 seats and then try to get more with the same code. It will be void and we do not have extra codes to give out.
- You'll be set with the first number of seats you choose if you submit before choosing ALL seats.
**Tickets cannot be reissued either by us nor Angels once you redeem the code, it is done and cannot be reused.
STEP 3. Look for the “COMMENCEMENT” and “Tassel/MarchingOrder” tiles in your CSULB SSO and RSVP and confirm name pronunciation.
* NOTE: you do not order your cap tassel from here. This is just the name of the software platform.
FYI: Extra ticket codes might be available in late April if there's space dependent on ceremony.
Larger ceremonies (Liberal Arts, Health and Human Services, Engineering) may not have extra tickets.
Website & Information:
UPCOMING KEY DATES AND EVENTS
APRIL 17: Tassel/MarchingOrder Closes
- Name pronunciation and display changes are no longer possible after April 17. For name pronunciation and stage display, the system will default to your Official Name on File if you do not access Tassel. After April 17 there are no more updates to your display nor name pronunciation.
- Log in BEFORE April 17 as everyone may be logging in last minute and the system could be slow. Portal opened on Feb 27th, allowing plenty of time to access.
MAY 18-22: COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES!
- Pick up your GradPass beginning 90 mins before your ceremony at GATE 4 check-in Grad Pass and Check-In Information
- What you need to know BEFORE THE CEREMONY
Stay Tuned-Next email: Ceremony and arrival instructions
Become a Green Grad
The Green Grad Campaign encourages students to make a commitment to prioritize sustainability during commencement season and beyond by avoiding the use of polluting confetti and glitter while taking graduation photos on campus. See how you can become "green" and take the pledge by April 18for the opportunity to win a free grad portrait session.
For more commencement details and information, please visit our FAQ page.
Questions? Please email commencement@csulb.edu.
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Subject: Commencement RSVP Portal Has Reopened
Dear Students:
The Commencement RSVP chiclet/tile in your SSO has been restored. You can log in now to complete your RSVP and obtain your ticket code. If you were able to successfully redeem your tickets, no action is needed and those tickets are still valid.
Before you log in to the Commencement RSVP portal, please watch the tutorial (link).
The Tassel/MarchingOrder chiclet/tile is also live and you can now confirm your name pronunciation and preferred name for your college's Graduate Recognition Program.
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Subject: Commencement 2025: RSVP Portal and Ticket Code Update
Dear Students:
We are aware that there is an issue with the Commencement RSVP and ticket codes. While we work to address the issue:
- The Commencement RSVP chiclet/tile in your SSO will be deactivated and temporarily unavailable.
- In the meantime, please watch the tutorial (link) so that you are prepared to RSVP and claim your tickets when it goes live.
- The Tassel/MarchingOrder chiclet/tile remains live and you can now confirm your name pronunciation and preferred name for your college's Graduate Recognition Program.
We will let you know as soon as the issue has been fixed and when the Commencement RSVP portal is live.
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Subject: Your Commencement RSVP and Tassel/MarchingOrder Portals Open Tomorrow!
Dear Graduates,
Your Commencement RSVP portal and the Tassel/MarchingOrder portal will go live tomorrow at 11AM in your MYCSULB Student Center Portal! You will be able to access them via the Commencement chiclet/tile (RSVP portal) & the Tassel chiclet/tile (for name pronunciation, personal info check).
Before navigating through the portals, please view this brief tutorial (link).
Important Information:
Before you submit your Commencement RSVP, be sure you have set up your MLB Ballpark App login. You will need an active account to redeem your 12 tickets and cannot create your account in the middle of the redemption process. Note: All seat selections are final and cannot be modified after you redeem your 12 tickets.
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- COMMENCEMENT RSVP portal: You will receive your ticket code for ALL 12 tickets AFTER you go through the RSVP process.
- Tassel/MarchingOrder portal: You need to complete the 'Apply to Graduate' process for the Tassel/MarchingOrder chiclet/tile to appear in your SSO. Tassel/MarchingOrder is for name pronunciation and information checking. You can choose a pre-recorded version or record your name, then verify your personal information that is displayed on the jumbotrons as you cross the stage and your name for your college's Grad Recognition Program.
Key dates:
- March 1: Last day to complete your Apply to Graduate process.
- April 17: Tassel/MarchingOrder closes at 11:59 p.m. We recommend you complete this process ASAP, as the system will crash if there is heavy, last-minute traffic. We are not able to extend the deadline regardless of power outages, laptop failures, internet outages, or any other hazard or emergency.
- April 18: Senior Send-Off: Invest in Your Success! At the Anna W. Ngai Alumni Center. Application and RSVP are required! Visit the Commencement Grad Events page for the fun details and to apply before the March 24 deadline.
- April 18: Pledge to be a Green Grad by this date and enter to win a free graduation photoshoot!
- May 18-22: Commencement ceremonies take place, and a livestream will be available on the Commencement website.
- Pick up your GradPass (student ceremony ticket) at GATE #4, 90 minutes before your ceremony. It's used for name pronunciation and grad photos.
The commencement website is your best resource; please review the FAQ page. For questions not found in the FAQs or website, please email commencement@csulb.edu.
Congratulations and GO BEACH!
The Commencement Team
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Subject: CSULB Commencement 2025: Mark your calendars! May 18-22
Dear Beach Graduates:
CONGRATULATIONS!
We are excited to share these updates for Commencement 2025. Ceremonies will be held at Angel Stadium on May 18-22. Detailed schedules and additional information can be found at the Commencement website. We look forward to joining friends, family, and the Beach community in celebrating our graduates & their achievements!
During each ceremony, graduates will cross the stage as their names are announced. Each graduate who registers for Commencement will receive up to 12 tickets. The RSVP portal and the Tassel/MarchingOrder portal will open in late February/early March.
Be sure to complete your Apply to Graduate process by March 1 to see your name in your college’s Graduate Recognition Program, to be featured on the jumbotron when you cross the stage, and for your name to be announced!
You will receive updates on Commencement activities and deadlines via email throughout this semester. Start planning now and check the Commencement FAQs for details!
GO BEACH!
The Commencement Team
