Spring 2024 graduates who have applied for graduation via MyMav on or before the March 1, 2024 application deadline. Please complete your profile by April 15, 2024, in Marching Order.
If you are a previous-semester graduate who wishes to defer participation in this commencement, and you do not have access to you UTA email, please use your preferred email to complete your graduate profile. If you cannot access the information, contact studentaffairs@uta.edu.
Marching Order is the commencement software platform UTA uses to ensure a memorable ceremony experience. Graduates use this platform to upload photos, confirm pronunciation of their name, request ADA accommodations, request guest tickets and more.
We require you to express your intent to participate and complete your graduation profile in Marching Order by April 15 so we can best plan a memorable experience for both our graduates and guests. Students who respond after April 15 can still participate in commencement, but they will have limited or no personal ceremony information and limited or no access to guest tickets.
All graduates accessing the Marching Order registration site must use their mavs.uta.edu email for a single sign-in experience in Marching Order.
If you no longer have access to your UTA email and you have registered to defer with a preferred email, complete your graduate profile. On the landing page, you should see a section under “New Users.” Click the Register button. On the next page, you should be able to enter your UTA email address. If you received an error after submitting your email, please contact studentaffairs@uta.edu so we can look into your account further.
Your degree information, name, and photo will be displayed alongside our in-person ceremony livestreams and as part of our virtual ceremony. Inside your Marching Order profile, you are able to update your photo, and your degree information will be populated from MyMav to be included on your slide. Slide submission deadline is April 15. No late submissions will be accepted. Here are some examples for reference: headshot, personal, regalia. If you select to not upload your photo, a general UTA logo will be used instead.
In an effort to clearly pronounce all names during the ceremony and on your slides on the commencement website, we ask graduates to submit either phonetic pronunciation or a recording of your name. The deadline to submit pronunciation information is April 15. If the pronunciation information is not submitted by the deadline, a recording will be made based on the most common pronunciation of the name.
In-person commencement ceremonies are currently scheduled for May 10 at Globe Life Field. More details can be found here.
We understand the challenges associated with in-person events and want all graduates and guests to feel comfortable. Anyone unable to attend in-person can view the livestream of the ceremonies.
Please contact your college coordinator. Be advised that we cannot guarantee your request will be accommodated due to capacity considerations.
In-person commencement ceremonies are currently scheduled at Globe Life Field in Arlington for May 10.
Graduates will be able to share their ADA needs in the registration form in Marching Order.
Guest tickets are required for entry into Globe Life Field, and graduates will request the number of guest tickets they desire in Marching Order when registering for commencement. Hosting commencement at Globe Life Field allows UTA to serve more guests and place fewer restrictions on the number of guest tickets allocated to each graduate.
So long as graduates complete their Marching Order profile by April 15, the number of tickets requested will be released to them on April 22. Details about claiming and distributing tickets are available on the Guest Tickets page and will be distributed to graduates via email.
Graduates will receive a separate GradPass the week of commencement. Graduates should not be included in guest ticket counts. Kids under the age of two do not need a ticket as long as they are sitting on a ticketed guest’s lap.
Commencement ceremonies at Globe Life Field should last approximately 2.5 hours. All graduates and guests are asked to respect each graduate and remain until the conclusion of the ceremony.
Graduates should plan to arrive at Globe Life Field 75 minutes before their ceremony. Doors open 60 minutes before each ceremony for guests. More detailed information will be provided as we get closer to commencement.
Parking will be free for graduates and guests at Globe Life Field. A parking and entrance map for guests and graduates will be distributed to graduates via email the week of commencement and posted to the Maverick Family and Guest Experience webpage.
All bags and purses must be soft sided and not exceed 16” x 16” x 8”. Backpacks are prohibited, except for single-compartment drawstring bags that do not exceed the MLB bag-size requirements of 16” x 16” x 8”. Exceptions are for those that are carried for medical reasons or manufactured diaper bags that accompany infants and young children. All bags are subject to search before entering the ballpark.
The university provides an official photographer to photograph each degree candidate who is presented. Flash Photography will photograph every graduate.
Proofs will be emailed within two weeks of graduation's conclusion.
Yes. The Office of International Education is offering invitation letters for guests of international students who do not reside in the United States to help secure clearance for them to come to the U.S for the ceremony.
No. In recent years, UTA added a summer commencement ceremony to its traditional spring/fall offering. While doing so added an additional opportunity to celebrate new graduates, it also introduced more expansive demands on resource areas. After evaluating the reach of this pilot program, the impact on our limited resource pools, and in consideration of our move to Arlington’s grand stage at Globe Life Field, the decision was made to return to hosting commencement ceremonies only after spring and fall regular sessions.
Graduates may participate in commencement after completion of all degree requirements and upon approval to graduate. Summer graduates may not participate in spring commencement prior to degree requirement completion; they are encouraged to participate in the succeeding fall commencement ceremony.
Yes. Graduates are encouraged to contact their college coordinator for availability and processes for fall 2024 commencement.
After Spring 2024 commencement, graduates may only defer their participation in commencement for one semester. Spring 2024 graduates may only defer to Fall 2024 commencement, and any UTA alumni that graduated prior to Spring 2024 will be ineligible to participate in future commencement ceremonies.
Yes, regalia is required for all graduates/candidates in attendance. Regalia should be ordered in person or online through the UTA Bookstore. For questions, please call (817) 272-2785.
For questions about UTA Official Maverick Rings or Graduation Announcements, please contact the Jostens representative at dawn.prejean@jostens.com or visit their website.
For your guests who are unable to make it in person, live streaming will be available during the scheduled ceremony times through go.uta.edu/commencement.
Diplomas are mailed 6-8 weeks after final grades post.
They will be mailed to the permanent address you have listed in MyMav. If it has been longer than eight weeks since you graduated, email gradteam@uta.edu to check the status.
Students with FERPA holds will not be listed in the printed program. Holds need to be removed in MyMav and will be updated in the digital program.
Students who applied after the application deadline will not be included in the printed program but will be added to the digital program once application has been approved. For questions about this process, email gradteam@uta.edu.
For questions beyond what you see in the FAQs, please contact your college coordinator.