Master's Hooding Ceremony
Any masterʹs degree student who will graduate this spring, summer or fall or who graduated in the previous fall or summer is welcome to participate. Registration is required.
If you wish to participate you should:
- Coordinate with a faculty member to serve as your hooder before you complete your registration form. You should personally contact your faculty advisor/mentor to ask them to be present at the ceremony to hood you.
Register to participate. The registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 5.
This registration is separate from the Application for Graduation you submit via Enroll & Pay. Please note that students who request a media hold or commencement booklet hold on their Application for Graduation will not appear in the Master's Hooding Ceremony program booklet.
- Purchase regalia (cap, gown, tassel, and hood) for the ceremony. For purchasing information, visit the KU Bookstore on level two of the Kansas Union or the graduation regalia section of the KU Bookstore website. We recommend ordering these items as soon as possible and no later than May 1. Size options become limited as commencement approaches.
- Pick up your guest tickets in 109 Strong between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on April 13, 14, or 15. Tickets not picked up by 5:00 p.m. on April 15 will be mailed to the address you provide on your ceremony registration form.
This event is free; however, tickets are required for everyone aside from graduates and their faculty hooders. Students may request up to 4 tickets and go on a waiting list for up to 4 more. Tickets are general admission, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have friends or family members who are unable to attend the event in person, they may attend remotely via the live stream link.