Sonoma State University
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Graduates

Eligibility

You are eligible to participate in Commencement 2025 if you:

  • Graduated in Fall 2024
  • Have applied for graduation in Spring 2025
  • Have applied for graduation in Summer 2025

If you haven’t graduated or applied to graduate and have questions about the process, please visit the Office of the Registrar website to learn more.


If you are not eligible to participate in Commencement 2025 and would like to seek an exception, please email [email protected], providing your name, major, student ID, and graduation plans. You will receive a message from a contact at the appropriate school within 10 days.

Commencement is a ceremony to honor our annual graduates, but please remember that participation is optional and not the same as graduating from Sonoma State. You will officially graduate after grades have been finalized and only if all degree requirements were completed by the end of the semester you applied to graduate. Learn more about how to apply to graduate at the Office of the Registrar website.

The Academic Requirements Report (ARR) determines a student's graduation eligibility. The current "graduation status" appears at the top left corner of the ARR. Please contact your graduation team specialist if you have questions or concerns about your graduation status.

Questions? Contact [email protected].

Class of 2025: 
Pre-order your exclusive Alumni Grad Bag

Grad Bags are available exclusively through the SSU Alumni Association for only $55 and include your first set of limited-edition alumni swag.

Grad Bags include:

  • Complimentary Life Membership with the SSU Alumni Association ($99 value)
  • Limited edition Sonoma State alumni crewneck sweatshirt
  • Voucher for professional headshots (select dates and times available)
  • Donor cords to wear at commencement
  • And much more!  

$10 of every Grad Bag purchase goes to the 2025 class gift to support future SSU students.

To order or for additional information, visit the  SSU Alumni Association website.

Credential Candidates

While credential candidates are not required to apply for graduation, they must register to participate in the Commencement ceremony. The Credentials office directly registers students using a list created by department faculty. Graduates should follow the information sent out to all graduates regarding Tassel and ticketing.

Credential candidates are not required to wear academic regalia, but instead wear professional attire. If they are receiving an undergraduate or master's degree in addition to the credential, they should wear regalia in the ceremony in which they are receiving their degree. They are welcome to walk twice, if they are receiving both their credential and their degree. They must listen for when it is their time to walk in the ceremony. Credential candidates will walk last in the College Of Education, Counseling and Ethnic Studies portion of the ceremony.

All graduates (including credential candidates) will receive information in the coming months about ticketing and Tassel. All graduate communications can also be found under Messages to Grads.

For questions, please contact Sara Jordan at [email protected] or (707) 664-2935.