• 2/1/2025 Deadline to apply for graduation & submit a Petition-to-Walk
• 2/15/2025 – 4/5/2025 Online regalia orders for home delivery will be available on the Temple Bookstore website.  Regalia will continue to be available for purchase in person at the Bookstore through graduation day.
• 3/7/2025 All students who submit a graduation application or Petition-to-Walk will receive an email with a decision letter and next steps
• RSVP website will be available February 18 – March 23.  This is a strict deadline - do not miss your window to RSVP! Late RSVPs will not be accepted.
  • *During the RSVP process, you will be asked if any of your guests need accessible seating. Please have this information on hand prior to submitting your RSVP.
• 4/15/25 12:30pm GradFest 2025 @ O'Connor Plaza 
• 4/21/25 - 4/25/25 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pick up tickets, parking passes, yearbooks & honors cords @ Ritter Annex lobby
  • Online students and Summer/Fall 2024 graduates who have moved out of the area may request to have your tickets & parking passes mailed to you.
• 5/7/2025 9:30am Temple University Main Commencement @ Liacouras Center
• 5/8/2025 9:30am CPH graduation ceremony @ Liacouras Center

• For students who plan to finish their degree requirements during the Spring 2025 semester, the University requires you to apply to graduate.  To access the Spring graduation application, please visit TUPortal - Navigate to Student Tools Tab - Under Records, click "Apply to Graduate."  The deadline to apply for graduation is Saturday, February 1.
• For students who plan to finish their degree requirements during the Summer 2025 semester, you may participate in the Spring 2025 ceremonies, however, you must submit a Petition-to-Walk.  Please review the requirements and criteria for the Permission to Walk petition. Below are separate petitions for undergraduate students or graduate students.  The deadline to submit a Petition-to-Walk is Saturday, February 1. 
  • Grad Petition-to-Walk: https://chpswtemple.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d9Y0gRUD9VOc8Rw
  • Undergrad Petition-to-Walk: https://chpswtemple.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ML5Zbn9hvCiIgS

• On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Temple University will host the 138th Main Commencement ceremony, where all schools and colleges are invited to celebrate your accomplishments.  Graduates in regalia do not need a ticket, and each graduate may invite up to 4 guests to attend.  Each graduate may pick up 2 parking passes to use for the May 7 Main Commencement.  
• On Thursday, May 8, 2025. the College of Public Health will host our 10th graduation ceremony, where all CPH and SSW graduates are invited to walk across the stage and accept your diploma from Dean Jennifer Ibrahim.  Legacy Photographics will be taking photos of all graduates as you leave the stage.  Each graduate may invite up to 8 guests to attend.  Each graduate may pick up 2 parking passes to use for the May 8 CPH graduation ceremony.  
• The RSVP website will be available in February with a VERY strict deadline, which will be posted when available.  Your AccessNet log-in is required to request tickets to the Main Commencement.  The same link will be used to RSVP for the CPH graduation ceremony.  If planning to attend either ceremony, the RSVP must be completed for both.  

Click here for Main Commencement Information

Submit your questions here

• 4/21/25 - 4/25/25 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pick up tickets, parking passes, yearbooks & honors cords @ Ritter Annex lobby
• ⁠⁠Online students and Summer/Fall 2024 graduates who have moved out of the area may request to have your tickets & parking passes mailed to you.  We ask that only online students, and students who graduated Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 who are no longer in the area request their tickets be mailed to them.  Requests with local addresses may not be approved.
• *Please submit your graduation RSVP prior to completing this form.
• This form will be available once the main RSVP website opens on February 18 and will close promptly at 9am on April 15.  This form must be submitted before 9am on April 15. 

This can happen for a number of reasons.  Contact your student advisor. 

This can happen for a number of reasons.  Contact your student advisor.

• The deadline to take senior portraits for the yearbook has passed. 
• If you missed the opportunity to have your senior portrait taken, the Templar Yearbook is now accepting portrait submissions for a chance to still be featured in the 2025 yearbook. 
• Portraits must be submitted by February 23 at 11:59 p.m. to this Google Form and abide by the following guidelines:
  • A shoulders-up portrait
  • A blue background (as close to the example image as possible)
  • High-resolution
  • Dimensions of 4x5
  • Business casual preferred

The Templar Yearbook reserves the right to reject any portraits that do not abide by these guidelines. We will inform you in as timely of a manner as possible if there is an issue, however. If you're in need of finding a studio, visit this link and choose "Find a Studio Near You."