Spring Commencement 2025

May 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

The college will honor its Spring 2025 graduates in a commencement exercise held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

The event will begin at 1:00 p.m. Check in will be between 11:45 a.m.. and 12:45 p.m., and graduates may not be allowed in after 12:45 p.m.

Additional information will be emailed to graduates a few weeks prior to the ceremony.

This will be held indoors. At this time here is what you can expect:

There will be no restrictions on the number of attending guests.
Graduates will be invited to walk across the stage while their names are called.
Doors will open to guests for each event approximately one hour prior to the start of the ceremony.
At the culmination of the ceremony, graduates and their guests should plan to meet outside the venue. The facility will need to be cleared in order for sanitation to take place before the following ceremony.
LSU's clear bag policy is in effect for all athletic venues to prioritize public safety while streamlining the screening and entry process. Only CLEAR tote bags smaller than 12” x 6” x 12” will be allowed into LSU Athletics venues. One-gallon clear plastic bags and/or small handheld clutch purses, not larger than 4.5” X 6.5”, will also be allowed to enter. All backpacks, regardless of size, are prohibited. Exceptions will only be made for those with approved medical needs. All bags are subject to search and inspection. Reminder, diaper bags that do not meet the clear bag policy guidelines will not be admitted. For more information, please visit LSUsports.net/geauxsafe.

Special seating is available for persons who use a wheelchair and persons unable to walk long distances or climb stairs. All venues are accessible by ramps and elevators.
Due to limited space, guests with disabilities are permitted to have only one non-disabled person sit with them in the designated seating area.
In addition to the existing wheelchair areas, the top row of seats will be reserved for mobility impaired individuals. Reserved seating will be in the seating areas along the top of the 200 level.
Specific accessible seating signage will be placed along the top row.

Yes! ASL Interpreters are present at each ceremony along with a seating section for those utilizing the service and their guests. Landmark Event staff and venue ushers can help direct you to the designated seating area. For the PMAC, use Southeast or Southwest entries and follow directional signage to Sections 102-103.
Additionally, each ceremony provides VITAC Live-Captioning services for use on your personal electronic device. A QR code in your ceremony program will take you to this service or you can click this link on the day of the ceremony.