Know Before You Go

Here are essential details for YOUR big day. Remember, be on time, be ready, and most important — have fun!

Key Tips

  • All ceremonies and Mass are substance-free events
  • Students wear business-casual attire under robes
  • Students wear shoes adequate for managing stairs and walkways, no spiky or high heels, no flip-flops.
  • Cap decoration is encouraged! Keep it positive, and nothing that drapes over the edges or is higher than 2 inches.
  • Visit the Venue & Ticketing page for details on parking and what to bring.

Locations and Timing

Law Commencement

  • 8:00 a.m. — McCarthey doors open for guest seating
  • 8:00 a.m. — Students arrive at the Law School for class photo
  • 8:20 a.m. — Students and faculty lineup in Martin Center Gym
  • 9:00 a.m. — Procession opens the Ceremony
  • 9:45 a.m. — Conferral of degrees begins
  • 10:30 a.m. — Ceremony concludes
  • Join your fellow J.D. graduates for a champagne reception on the back lawn of the Law School

Graduate Commencement

  • 11:00 a.m — McCarthey doors open for guest seating
  • 11:15 a.m. — Graduate and Procession lineup in Martin Center Gym
  • 12:00 p.m. — Procession opens the Ceremony
  • 1:00 p.m. — Conferral of degrees begins
  • 2:00 p.m. — Ceremony concludes
 

Commencement Mass

Graduates and guests of all faiths are welcome.

Tickets are not required and there is no procession.

  • 2:00 p.m. — St. Aloysius Church doors open for guest seating
    • Graduates sit with families (no ceremony robes)
  • 2:45 p.m. — Mass begins
  • 4:00 p.m. — Mass concludes
 

Undergraduate Commencement

  • 8:30 a.m. — Arena North doors open for guest seating
  • 9:00 a.m. — Graduates check in at the Arena South doors
  • 9:30 a.m. — Procession opens the Ceremony
  • 10:30 a.m. — Conferral of degrees begins
  • 12:30 p.m. — Ceremony concludes
 

Watch These Video Tutorials

Studemt dressed in undergraduate regalia.

Undergraduate Robing

Studemt dressed in graduate regalia.

Masters Robing

Studemt dressed in doctoral regalia.

Doctoral & Law Robing

Arial view of Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

Undergraduate Commencement Overview

View the 2025 overview here. The 2026 updates will be featured in late April.

Questions? Contact Angela Ruff: (509) 313-3572, [email protected]

Arial view of McArthey Athletic Center

Graduate Commencement Overview

View the 2025 overview here. The 2026 updates will be featured in late April.

Questions? Contact Angela Ruff: (509) 313-3572, [email protected]

Arial view of McArthey Athletic Center

Law Commencement Overview

View the 2025 overview here. The 2026 updates will be featured in late April.

Questions? Contact Carol Osenga: ( 509) 313-5995, [email protected].