USC Viterbi is excited to celebrate the Class of 2024!
Viterbi School of Engineering
Commencement 2024
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Ceremonies
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering Commencement Ceremonies will honor each graduate as that individual walks across the stage to receive congratulations. The Viterbi Undergraduate and Masters ceremonies will follow the USC Main Ceremony throughout the day on May 10, 2024. Graduates will register themselves and their guests in spring 2024. Please refer to the links below for more information.
For Graduates
- Tickets will be required for the Viterbi School of Engineering commencement ceremony. More details to come.
- Any graduate who has indicated Fall 2023, Spring 2024, and Summer 2024 graduation terms will be invited to register for the Viterbi Commencement Ceremony through Marching Order.
- Graduates can check their STARS Report for their grad terms and update them through My USC OASIS. For questions related to the grad term, please get in touch with your department academic advisor. The contact information is below.
- Graduates must be dressed in a cap and gown to participate in the ceremony. All graduates will go through a metal detector to enter the Galen Center The following items are prohibited: bags, backpacks, airhorns, and balloons. These items will be confiscated at the door, with no exceptions.
- Graduates must line up details are forthcoming.
- For information on how to order USC custom graduate announcements, please visit the USC Bookstore website.
Students have the option to purchase or rent their regalia. See below for more information.
Rent Regalia
- For cap and gown (regalia) purchase information, please visit the USC Bookstore website
- Rent Regalia. Students who rent regalia may keep the cap and tassel. The gown and hood should be returned immediately following the ceremony at the drop location near the ceremony or at the USC Bookstore.
Purchase Regalia
- For cap and gown (regalia) purchase information, please visit the USC Bookstore website
Grad Packs
- Grad Packs are a convenient one stop shop of the most popular graduation items. Most Graduation Packages include USC Custom Gown/Hood Rental with Souvenir Cap & USC Tassel, Announcement Essentials plus a 2024 Keychain Tassel and a Diploma frame. To learn more about Grad Packs, please visit USC Grad Packs.
- Special instructions for master’s degree and doctoral students: please be very clear when you inform the staff what degree you are earning, to make sure you get the right color trim on your hood. Please see below and review the color key for regalia for additional details.
Stoles, or sashes, are optional purchases and can be ordered with the USC logo or embroidered university seal, and can be customized with fraternity/sorority crests, graduation year, or other commemorative marks. Stoles can be purchased at the USC Bookstore or online.
- Eligible Viterbi undergraduate graduates will receive honor cords from the Viterbi School of Engineering in April. Details for pick up sent directly to the graduate. Please note: it is university policy that honor cords are for undergraduate graduates only.
- A minimum overall grade point average of 3.5 for cum laude, 3.7 for magna cum laude, and 3.9 for summa cum laude is required for honors cords. Graduates must meet these averages for both residence work attempted, and combined transferred and residence work attempted. Note that the grade point average calculation is truncated, not rounded. University honors are noted on academic transcripts and the diploma.
The USC Registrar’s Office oversees the distribution of university diplomas, in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). To learn more about how your diploma will be distributed to you, please visit Diploma – Office of Academic Records and Registrar.
The 2024 Commencement Program includes students who graduated in Fall 2023 or will graduate in Spring or Summer 2024. Please check to confirm how your name will appear in the Commencement Program Book. All correction requests must be received by Degree Progress no later than 5pm on Monday, March 18th in order to make the printed copy of the 2024 Commencement Program. Commencement Programs Books will be available online and on campus May 10, 2024.
The El Rodeo – USC’s yearbook is one of the oldest student organizations on campus, publishing since 1899. Through the El Rodeo website, students can order a copy of the year, purchase a dedication, or learn about how to get their portraits taken. Please visit El Rodeo.
Typically, your @usc.edu student account will be disabled six (6) months after your conferred degree date. If you are still using your @usc.edu email account, please note that USC will require you to have DUO 2-factor authentication activated by January 20, 2022. Please visit the USC ITS department page for more information on this requirement, as well as a guide on how to activate DUO 2-factor authentication. For additional information and assistance, please contact the USC ITS department via email or call (213) 740-5555.
Visit your respective Viterbi Commencement website to view reception information.
Viterbi Undergraduate Commencement
Viterbi Masters Commencement
Viterbi Ph.D Hooding
For Guests
Tickets will be required for the Viterbi School of Engineering commencement ceremony. More details to come.
General Admission
- Tickets will be required for the Viterbi School of Engineering commencement ceremony. More details to come.
ADA Accommodation(s)/Effective Communication
- When graduates register their guests, they should note if any guest(s) require a Sign Language Interpreter for the ceremony or need accommodations for limited mobility, impaired hearing and more. Due to the venue’s space limitations, only one guest may accompany the guest in the ADA effective communication seating area.
Wheelchair Access
- When graduates register their guests, they should note if any guest(s) require wheelchair seating for the duration of the ceremony. Due to the venue’s space limitations, only one guest may accompany the guest in the wheelchair seating area. Upon arrival at the wheelchair seating area, please check-in with staff with your ticket ready.
- *Please note, there is a limited number of wheelchair accessible seats in the Galen Center. We will do all that we can to accommodate all guest needs.
Campus will have heavy traffic congestion, therefore public transportation is highly recommended. Complimentary parking is available at all USC Parking Structures on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please click here to review transit and parking options for commencement day.
- Details are forthcoming.
- All guests will go through a metal detector to enter the Galen Center.
- Clear Bag Policy: To provide a safer environment for the public and significantly expedite guest entry into the venue, Galen Center enforces a clear bag policy that limits the size and type of bags that may be brought into the arena for all events (one clear bag no larger than 12” x 6” x 12” per person).
Please check in all strollers at the stroller check-in inside the Galen Center main lobby. Due to venue policy, strollers are NOT allowed in the venue seating area. Please plan to bring anything you need for a baby/young child to sit in your seats.
Once the procession begins, standing in aisles inside the main auditorium is prohibited due to fire codes, and will be monitored by a fire marshal. A photographer will take pictures of graduates as they proceed to the stage and while on stage. We ask that all guests remain seated during the ceremony. Guests may not congregate in the aisles or open spaces due to fire codes. Large video screens are available and will make it easier for families and friends to see graduates as they process to the stage.
The photography company Grad Images to take photos during the Viterbi Commencement Ceremony. The photographer will be taking a posed photograph and a photograph for each graduate when they receive their diploma. Grad Images will reach out to the graduates via email to order photos after the ceremony.
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional Information
Tickets will be required for the Viterbi School of Engineering commencement ceremony. More details to come.
Students can verify their graduation date by checking their STARS Report on OASIS. Graduation dates will be listed by semester – fall 2023, spring 2024, summer 2024 and fall 2024. If this information is incorrect, please contact your department advisor.
Step 1: Submit your Application for Graduation
- Verify that you are graduating!
- Students can verify their graduation date by checking their STARS Report on OASIS. Graduation dates will be listed by semester – fall 2023, spring 2024, summer 2024 and fall 2024. If this information is incorrect, please contact your department advisor.
- Submit your application for graduation with your Viterbi Academic Department
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- All master's students must complete a Master's Application for Graduation online at http://myviterbi.usc.edu. This application informs department advisors that you plan to complete your degree requirements in a specified term, and prompts your advisor to complete a degree check.
- Please note that this application or degree check is not automatically generated.
Step 2: Register to participate in your Viterbi Commencement ceremony via Marching Order
- Submit your registration to participate in your respective graduation ceremony
- Marching Order is the online student Commencement registration platform.
- Graduates will receive an official email from Marching Order with instructions on registering to participate in your graduation ceremony starting on January 31, 2024
- Tickets will be required for the Viterbi School of Engineering commencement ceremony. More details to come.
Tickets will be required for the Viterbi School of Engineering commencement ceremony. More details to come.
During registration, all graduates will be required to note any individuals with disabilities who need accommodations. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner. Due to space limitations, only one guest may accompany a guest in the ADA accommodation seating area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Out-of-Cycle Students
Out-of-Cycle students are those who did not graduate in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, or Summer 2024. To participate in the May 2024 Commencement Ceremonies, they need to complete an Out of Cycle form. Additionally, there are specific forms for UG and MS Out-of-Cycle Commencement Requests for 2024.
Out-of-Cycle students can complete the UG Out-of-Cycle Commencement Request Form 2024 or MS Out-of-Cycle Commencement Request Form 2024. Once submitted, the Viterbi Admission and Student Engagement Office (VASE) will review and provide further instructions.
Students must submit an out-of-cycle form to participate in the Viterbi Ceremonies.
Once the out of cycle is approved, the graduate will receive an email from our registration platform, Marching Order, to register for Commencement.
Students finishing in December 2023 can participate in the university-wide ceremony in May 2024, but their name will not appear in the 2024 program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Visa Letters
You can find this information and access to the letter template by following this link: https://ois.usc.edu/invitation-letter/
Students must submit an out-of-cycle form to participate in the Viterbi Ceremonies.
Once the out of cycle is approved, the graduate will receive an email from our registration platform, Marching Order, to register for Commencement.
Commencement registration opens on January 31st. Once registration opens the graduate can use the confirmation email for his documentation that he is participating in Commencement.
We do not generate letters of confirmation for visa purposes.
Students finishing in December 2023 can participate in the university-wide ceremony in May 2024, but their name will not appear in the 2024 program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Marching Order
Marching Order is the online student Commencement registration platform. Graduates will receive an official email from Marching Order with instructions on how to register to participate in their respective graduation ceremony.
USC Commencement Quick Links
Commencement FAQS
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions for the Class of 2024.
Checklist for Graduates
Plan ahead, don't miss out on any commencement-related information!
Disability Information
Learn more about USC's wheelchair loans and accessabile vehicle entrances.
Regalia Information
All students are expected to wear their degree specific regalia at all commencement ceremonies, buy or rent from the USC Bookstore.
Parent & Guest Information
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Contact Us
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Published on June 4th, 2017
Last updated on April 26th, 2024