Frequently Asked Questions
The commencement ceremony is about 1 hour and 30 minutes long.
The doors are opened 1 hour prior to the commencement ceremony. Since the seats are
preassigned, you do not need to arrive any earlier than 1 hour prior.
Your graduate will receive an email with a password to claim their available tickets
before the deadline, at no charge.
Please enter through the very front of the Fowler Events Center. Your graduate will
check in at the back of the Recreation Center. No guests are permitted there.
Ages 2 and under (who do not require a seat) DO NOT need a ticket to attend commencement,
since they will be lap sitting. Ages 2 and older MUST have a ticket to attend a commencement
ceremony.
To obtain ADA accommodations or limited mobility seating for guests, the graduate
must request this by filling out the Attending Guests Only ADA Accommodations request form when it is available.
For the Deaf or Hard of Hearing, closed captioning will be available by QR code at the Commencement ceremony. Sign Language Interpreting (ASL) is ONLY AVAILABLE BY REQUEST BY THE GRADUATE by
filling out the Attending Guests Only ADA Accommodations request form when it is available BY THE DEADLINE OF JULY 14.
NO LARGE SIGNS OR FATHEADS are permitted if they obstruct the view of another. NO
CONFETTI of any kind is allowed on campus, for pictures or in the Fowler Events Center.
Noisemakers and balloons are NOT permitted in the Fowler Events Center.
Strollers are NOT permitted in the Fowler Events Center.
Please park off of Adams St. and Lancer Lane, in the parking structure.
Yes! Please do not purchase from the unauthorized vendors that trespass on our campus.
Please purchase on site DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE FOWLER EVENTS CENTER AT THE TENT from CBU's Mobilization team. All profits benefit CBU students! You can also preorder HERE so that your graduate will receive their leis and kukui nut necklaces at graduate
check In.
To order announcements and class rings go to Jostens.com
The commencement will be available by live stream at calbaptist.edu and the recording
will be available on the commencement website HERE.
Yes you can! Usually within 2 weeks of the event, at no charge, the recording will
be available for viewing and downloading on the commencement website HERE.
You can begin to access the digital version of the printed program, 24 hours prior
to the commencement ceremony on the "Reminisce" tab of the commencement website.