All students who intend to participate in the 2024 GSAPP Graduation Ceremony need to register online, regardless of their need for guest tickets. You will receive an email in late March to complete this step through the Marching Order website. On that site, you will be able to:

Yes, graduates need to register for their own ticket to participate in GSAPP’s Commencement on May 11 and the University Ceremony on May 15.

Selling or buying tickets for Commencement Week events is strictly prohibited.

Note that academic regalia is required to participate in the Commencement ceremony. All academic attire, including the cap and gown, is ordered through the Columbia University Bookstore. Orders can be placed in-store beginning on March 7. Orders can be placed in-store beginning February 27. Online orders, to be shipped to the student, can be placed beginning on March 4 and ending on March 22

Please see Columbia’s regalia webpage for more information regarding regalia.

Each graduate with a GSAPP dual degree will choose one of the programs with which to walk during the ceremony. You were able to select this in the graduate registration form confirming your participation. The second degree will be noted when your name is read at the ceremony and on the program. Students who are completing their dual degree in the Fall 2024 semester are eligible to participate in the May graduation ceremony.

Please note, that the deadline to register has already passed. If you missed the registration deadline, please email commencement@arch.columbia.edu ASAP. You will not be able to participate without confirming in advance.