Commencement

The deadline date to apply for your diploma and graduation is February 12, 2021.

Undergraduate Application for Graduation

Graduate Application for Graduation

Oklahoma City University School of Law Graduation Date: TBD

Class of 2020 alumni and Class of 2021 graduates will be allowed to bring four guests to campus. The events on May 7th and May 8th will be indoor/outdoor and will utilize various locations across the University. Graduates, alumni and/or guests with special needs or accommodation requests are asked to contact Academic Affairs at (405) 208-5287.

Q: How have tickets been distributed?

A: Tickets were sent out electronically via text and email from Full Measure on May 4, 2021. Full Measure is a mobile-first platform that will allow us to communicate via text message with our class of 2020 alumni and class of 2021 graduates before and during this year’s events. We will be able to bring our grads together using filters, hashtags, banners and more! This platform is free to you, and you will not have to download an app. Texting rates may apply.

Q: I was told I could bring four (4) guests? I only received one (1) QR code!

A: Graduates received one (1) QR code that can be scanned a maximum of four (4) times. Share this QR code with the up to four (4) guests you are bringing to graduation. The QR code can be printed, or you can screenshot it and send it to someone electronically.

Q: I didn’t receive my tickets?

A: If a graduate didn’t receive a QR code ticket, please complete this 30-second form, and we will trigger a batch follow-up email from the ticketing system that allows grads to access their tickets. This will take time and your patience is appreciated.

Q: What if someone is not using all their tickets? Can they give those to another graduate?

A: Tickets can be shared with any guest you’d like to invite. A graduate does not have to be present for the guest they shared the ticket with to attend. Please note, one QR code can only be scanned up to four times at the entrance. If you share your ticket more than four times, it will only be successfully scanned for the first four (4) guests who use it. Additionally, tickets cannot be shared outside of the pod time in which they were originally assigned. For example, a Pod 2 ticket will not scan for Pod 5’s ceremony, and Friday night’s 2020 tickets will not work on Saturday for any of the 2021 pods, etc.

Q: Some of the other graduates I know are being asked to submit a quote on their slide, and I’m not. Can I do this?

A: The request for quotes and/or 140 character statements was a glitch on a very few graduates text messages. There will not be any statements or quotes on slides. If a grad receives this prompt please enter “N/A”.

Q: Do guests have to be registered ahead of time to attend?

A: Guests do not have to be registered in advance.

Q: What if my guests don’t have a cell phone?

A: No worries! Guests can either use their ticket on someone else’s phone, or their ticket can be printed in advance.

Each year, graduating students give back through a contribution to the Senior Class Gift. Learn more at www.okcu.edu/classgift.

Use the map on this page to find parking for your event.

To purchase a cap and gown, please visit the Jostens website.

The Office of Alumni Engagement invites the Classes of 2020 and 2021 to kick off the inaugural Sign the Gold Star tradition on the OCU Quad!

Grads need to wear appropriate, flat sole shoes if they choose to climb the Gold Star to the 7th floor to Sign the Gold Star. If grads do not want, to or are unable to, climb the tower to the 7th floor, graduates will have an option to sign a plaque on the Quad that will be added to the signatures in the Gold Star tower following graduation weekend.

Registration and a Gold Star Release and Waiver of Liability can be completed here.

As new OCU alumni, the classes of 2020 and 2021 join a legacy of Stars who have built a strong foundation that we can be proud of. By signing names as alumni to our beloved Gold Star building, it is our hope that when new OCU alumni see our iconic building on campus, in the community and in photographs, you will experience pride for your alma mater and remember the tradition you helped codify in the Gold Star tower.

Grads will have three opportunities to Sign the Gold Star. Please use this registration form to complete your liability waiver in advance and reduce any wait times.

1. Senior Sendoff | Tuesday, May 4 | 5 to 7 p.m. – Open to 2020 alumni and 2021 graduates – no additional guests.
2. Class of 2020 Graduation Celebration | Friday, May 7 | 5 to 7 p.m. – Open to 2020 alumni only and their guests.
3. Class of 2021 Commencement | Saturday, May 8 | view individual school's "pod" times above – Open to 2021 alumni only and their guests.

GENERAL PARKING for the OCU 2020 and 2021 graduations ceremonies can be accessed from the intersection of NW 27 and Florida on both May 7 and 8. These parking areas are depicted in light green on the online map found immediately below this message. They consist of the following:

• the Ann Lacy Softball Stadium parking lot located on the northwest corner of NW 27 and Florida;
• the Kramer School of Nursing Parking lot to the south of the intersection of NW 27 and Florida, behind the School of Nursing; and
• the Walker Center parking lot located immediately across the street to the south of the School of Nursing, located at NW 26 and Florida.

GENERAL PARKING OVERFLOW will be located at NW 27 and Indiana, on the northwest corner, in the unpaved parking lot located northwest of the Freede Athletic Center. This parking area is depicted in dark green on the online map. This location is unpaved and contains construction debris in some areas. Drivers using this location will park at their own risk. Graduation parking is not allowed in the unpaved parking located immediately west of this location at NW 27 and Kentucky. The unauthorized parking lot is marked in black on the online map.

LIMITED-MOBILITIY PARKING is located on the west side of the Freede Athletic Center, immediately south of the intersection of NW 27 and Indiana. This area is depicted in purple on the online map. This is the only designated parking for those using wheelchairs, and others with limited mobility.

TRUSTEE & SPECIAL GUEST PARKING is located inside the Limited-Mobility Parking Lot, on the west side of the Freede Athletic Center, immediately south of the intersection of NW 27 and Indiana. Trustees and special guests should park on the south curb line in this parking lot, unless they require limited-mobility parking. Limited-mobility parking is in any parking space in this parking lot west of the Freede Center, with the exception of the trustee and special guest parking along the south side curb of this parking lot. The trustee and special guest parking area is depicted in blue on the online map.

FACULTY & STAFF PARKING is accessed from the intersection of NW 25 and Florida. It consists of the parking lot immediately behind the Dulaney-Browne Library; the parking lot across the street directly in front of Walker Center; and the adjacent parking lot behind the Administration Building. These parking areas are depicted in lavender color on the online map.

GRADUATION STAFF PARKING is located in the parking lot directly behind the Freede Athletic Center and only on the east side of the parking lot behind orange cones. This parking area is depicted in brown on the online map. Staff should arrive early to ensure access to this parking area.

All guest and participants are asked to arrive early to locate assigned parking areas and in preparation for their scheduled graduation attendance or involvement.

On Friday, May 7, the 2020 graduation celebration will take place between 5 to 7 p.m. On Saturday, May 8, the 2021 graduation ceremonies will take place in 2-hour intervals beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at approximately 6 p.m. During all ceremonies, graduates will accompany their fellow program graduates across the campus to the Gold Star Building, where they will be allowed onto the seventh floor of the Gold Star tower to sign their names and year of graduation, if they choose to do so. Accommodations have been made for graduates who are unable and/or those who choose not to climb the stairs to the 7^th floor of the tower. Prescribed walking routes from the Freede Center to the Quad area in front of the Gold Star Building have been identified on the online map in orange. Graduates will have a limited time make their way to the Gold Star Building and up the tower to sign their names. Graduates will be released from the Quad grounds in front of the Gold Star Building, where they will follow a different route back to the parking lots near the Freede Center. The return route back toward the Freede Center is depicted on the map in pink.

All available OCU police officers will be on duty and assigned to this event. Oklahoma City University is a private university. Weapons are not allowed on university property. As a private institution we reserve the right to deny access to anyone who violates the policies, rules, and regulations of Oklahoma City University. Participants found in violation of any of the ordinances, laws or statues of the city of Oklahoma City or the state of Oklahoma may also be asked to leave and/or be subject to arrest.

The Oklahoma City University Police Department would like to wish the OCU graduates of 2020 and 2021 a safe and enjoyable graduation ceremony and a very blessed and prosperous future.

Go Stars!