Frequently Asked Questions

Spring 2026 graduates who have applied for graduation via MyMav on or before the March 2, 2026 application deadline. Please complete your profile by April 6, 2026, in Tassel, formerly known as Marching Order.

If you are a previous-semester graduate who wishes to participate in this commencement, and you no longer have access to your UTA email, please use your preferred email to complete your graduate profile. If you cannot access the information, contact studentaffairs@uta.edu.

Tassel 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 for themselves, request guest tickets and more. It is very important for graduates to complete their profile in Tassel.

UTA requires you to express your intent to participate and complete your graduation profile in Tassel by April 6th so we can best plan a memorable experience for both our graduates and guests. Students who respond after April 6th can still participate in commencement, but they will have limited or no personal ceremony information and access to guest tickets.

All graduates accessing the Tassel registration site must use their mavs.uta.edu email for a single sign-in experience in Tassel.

If you no longer have access to your mavs.uta.edu email and you have registered to defer with a different 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 mavs.uta.edu email address. If you received an error after submitting your email, please contact studentaffairs@uta.edu so we can investigate your account further.

On the big screen during commencement, your degree information, name, and photo will be displayed alongside our in-person ceremony livestreams. Inside your Tassel, formerly known as Marching Order, profile, you can update your photo, and your degree information. Your information will be auto populated from MyMav to be included on your slide if no changes are submitted. The slide submission deadline is April 6th. Absolutely NO LATE submissions will be accepted. If you select to not upload your photo, a general UTA logo will be used instead.

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 6th. If the pronunciation information is not submitted by the deadline, a recording will be made based on the most common pronunciation of the name.

What is the commencement schedule? In-person commencement ceremonies are currently scheduled for Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, at Globe Life Field. More details can be found here.

UTA understands the challenges associated with in-person events and wants all graduates and guests to feel comfortable. Anyone unable to attend in-person can view the livestream of the ceremonies found here.

Please contact your college coordinator and let them know of your desire to move ceremonies. 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 Sunday, May 3rd. Ceremony (time) assignments for each participating college will be announced by March 5th. The scheduled can be found here.

Graduates will be able to share their ADA needs in the registration form in Tassel, formerly known as Marching Order. Guests requiring ADA accommodation are encouraged to review the accessibility guide for Globe Life Field, and contact them with requests, as needed.

Guest tickets are required for entry into Globe Life Field, and graduates will request the number of guest tickets they desire in Tassel, formerly known as 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 Tassel profile by April 6th, the number of tickets requested will be released to them on April 14th. 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. Children under the age of two do not need a separate ticket if they are sitting on a ticketed guest’s lap.

Commencement ceremonies at Globe Life Field should last approximately 2 to 2-1/2 hours. ALL graduates and guests are asked to respect other graduates and their families by remaining until the END of the ceremony. We are ALL Mavericks! 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 start time. Doors open 60 minutes before each ceremony for guests. If arriving late, graduates are not guaranteed assigned seating. 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.

UTA provides an official photographer to photograph each graduate who attends the in-person ceremony. Flash Photography will photograph every graduate and provide proofs via email within two weeks of graduation's conclusion.

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.

Graduates are encouraged to contact their college coordinator for availability and processes for Fall 2026 commencement.

After Spring 2024 commencement, graduates may only defer their participation in commencement for one semester. Spring 2026 graduates may only defer to Fall 2026 commencement, and any UTA alumni that graduated prior to Spring 2024 will be ineligible to participate in future commencement ceremonies.

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. All graduates are encouraged to order their regalia on or before March 19th.

For questions about UTA Official Maverick Rings or Graduation Announcements, please contact the Jostens representative at sally.crowe@jostens.com or visit their website.

For your guests who are unable attend the in-person ceremony, live streaming will be available during the scheduled ceremony times.

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 can be removed in MyMav and the Grad Team will try to update the information in the digital program, time permitting.

Students who applied after the graduation application deadline of March 2nd, 2026, will NOT be included in the printed program but will be added to the digital program once the application has been approved and any FERPA restrictions have been addressed as time permits for the Grad Team. For questions about this process, email gradteam@uta.edu.

For questions beyond what you see in the FAQs, please contact your college coordinator directly.