The Spring 2025 School of Music and Dance Commencement Ceremony will be held Monday, June 16th at 1:00 pm in Beall Concert Hall. For information on the Spring 2025 University of Oregon Commencement Ceremony visit commencement.uoregon.edu.
MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025
UO Main Commencement Ceremony for the Graduating Class of 2025
9:00 am, Autzen Stadium
RSVP required, please visit commencement.uoregon.edu
Ceremony will be Live-Streamed
SOMD Commencement Ceremony for the Graduating Class of 2025
1:00 pm, Beall Concert Hall
Tickets Required (see details below)
Ceremony will be Live-Streamed
Graduate check-in starts at 12:30 pm in Frohnmayer Music Building room 173.
To participate in the SOMD ceremony, graduates of the class of 2025 need to:
- Complete the 2025 SOMD Commencement Qualtrics Survey ;
- AND apply for their degree (Spring 2025 Term Deadlines: Graduate students/Gradweb April 11, 2025, Undergraduate students/Duckweb April 27, 2025);
- AND get guest tickets for the ceremony (if people are coming to watch).
Guest Ticket Information and Policy
SOMD graduates will be seated in the Beall Concert Hall audience so that the stage can be used for performances during the ceremony. Due to the size of our 2025 graduating class, seating in Beall Hall will reach capacity. Each student who registers to participate in our commencement ceremony may reserve two guest tickets in Beall Hall. Overflow seating will be available in the Music Building where the ceremony will be live-streamed.
- Graduation tickets are released to be claimed in two waves.
- WAVE 1: Tuesday, May 13 - Thursday, June 5
- Two (2) guest tickets may be claimed by each graduate.
- Graduates must use promo code GRAD25 to secure seats.
- Graduate will use their own name for the account in which the tickets are registered.
- Those who reserve more than two (2) seats will have additional tickets/orders canceled.
- WAVE 2: Monday, June 9 - Friday, June 13
- A graduate may claim up to two (2) more tickets, based on availability.
- All tickets will be sent electronically on Saturday, June 14
**Tickets available for request starting Tuesday, May 13**
On the Day of the Ceremony
- Any tickets not redeemed 15 minutes before the ceremony starts will be released on a first come first serve basis to anyone without a ticket.
- If your guest is late, and their ticket is reassigned, they will be invited to watch the ceremony in the overflow area where the ceremony will be live-streamed [link coming soon].
- Overflow and family-friendly seating will be located in Thelma Schnitzer Hall (Music Building Room 163).
- Doors to both Beall Concert Hall and the overflow room are scheduled to open at 12:15 p.m.
- SPECIAL SEATING ACCOMMODATIONS must be arranged in advance by speaking with the SOMD Facilities Office directly before June 9th. Please contact SOMDscheduling@uoregon.edu
- Submit a request before June 1st if in need of audience accommodations by visiting the Accessible Education Center Support Services.
Eligibility to Participate
You may participate in the 2025 SOMD ceremony if you have:
- Graduated Fall 2024 or Winter 2025; Or applied for your degree for Spring 2025; Or will complete your degree requirements in Summer 2025.
- Completed the 2025 SOMD Commencement Qualtrics Survey by Sunday, April 27, 2025. This is NOT your degree application. If you miss the deadline to complete the SOMD Commencement Survey, please email SOMDscheduling@uoregon.edu.
Students graduating in 2025 who do not complete these two steps run the risk of not participating in the ceremony or may not receive guest tickets.