REGISTRATION AND TICKETING

Each graduating student who registers to participate will be allotted up to seven (7) guest tickets for their ceremony during the online registration period listed above.

All guests 3 years of age and older will require a ticket to attend Commencement and enter the venue. Children ages 2 and under can attend Commencement without a ticket, provided they sit on an adult's lap and do not occupy a seat. Each guest ticket has a unique bar code. Once scanned, copies of the same ticket will not be valid.

Please note that Commencement guest tickets are free and cannot be bought or sold. Under no circumstance should an exchange of money occur for tickets. Tickets that are bought or sold will be invalidated by the University.

HOW TO REGISTER AND RESERVE GUEST TICKETS

Use the Tassel link that will be sent to your @westridgeparkapartments.com email address on March 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT to register:

• Create a password and follow the prompts to register and reserve guest tickets.
   
• To ensure correct name pronunciation, complete the name recording section during registration, allowing the name reader to prerecord your diploma/legal name properly. 
   
• Make sure to click SUBMIT after you have registered.
   
• Check that you have your Stage Pass*, and that you have successfully reserved your guest tickets.

OR

Visit the Tassel student login webpage (available on March 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT):

• Register as a "New User" using your @westridgeparkapartments.com email address. 
   
• Create a password and follow the prompts to register and reserve guest tickets.
   
• To ensure correct name pronunciation, complete the name recording section during registration, allowing the name reader to prerecord your diploma/legal name properly. 
   
• Make sure to click SUBMIT after you have registered.
   
• Check that you have your Stage Pass*, and that you have successfully reserved your guest tickets.

* The Stage Pass confirms your registration to your assigned Commencement ceremony. The Stage Pass is for 
   you ONLY and not for your guests. It is YOUR ticket to enter the Shrine Auditorium and name scanning on stage.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Once you have registered and reserved your guest tickets, you can always log back in by visiting the Tassel student login webpage. Log in as a "Returning User" using your @westridgeparkapartments.com email address and enter the password you previously established in the ticketing platform.

The Stage Pass, your official ticket as a graduating student, will be automatically assigned to you upon completing your registration. You can access it on the Tassel homepage after logging in and can be saved and displayed on a mobile device using Apple or Google Wallet. 

To enter the venue, you must present your Stage Pass at the student entrance (not the guest entrance), where it will be scanned for entry and access to the student check-in area. Your Stage Pass will also be scanned on stage to display and announce your name.

The student entrance is located at the Shrine Expo Hall on 32nd Street. For safety and security, all graduating students must go through security screening, which includes metal detectors and potential bag checks.

To print or email your guest tickets, log back in by visiting the Tassel student login webpage (available on March 24, 2025, at 9 a.m. PT). 

Log in as a "Returning User" using your @westridgeparkapartments.com email address and enter the password you previously established in the ticketing platform.

After the registration period, any unclaimed tickets will be pooled by ceremony, and students may have the opportunity to reserve up to two additional guest tickets, depending on availability. Please note that additional tickets are not guaranteed and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until all are claimed. Due to high attendance at all ceremonies, only a limited number of extra tickets will be available.

Instructions for reserving additional tickets will be posted by the end of the next business day after registration closes on April 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT.

Starting on March 24, 2025, the Graduation Office will send a list of late applicants to the Commencement Office every Monday and Thursday at 3 p.m.

Upon receiving the updated list, the Commencement Office staff will enter the information into Tassel and notify students of the next steps by the end of the following business day. Please keep this timeline in mind, as it impacts Commencement registration and guest ticketing deadlines.

It is important to note that applying for graduation does not automatically grant access to Tassel, the registration, and guest ticketing system.

AFTER THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE

After Commencement registration ends on April 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT, late applicants can still participate in the ceremonies but please note the following:

• Guest tickets are no longer guaranteed.

• The Stage Pass can no longer be issued, and students will be given a manual name card at Commencement.

• Names can no longer be displayed during Commencement and the livestream.

• Name announcements will not be included in the college virtual program.

Tickets cannot be requested via email and can only be acquired online during the registration period.

It is the graduating student's responsibility to register to participate and reserve guest tickets in a timely manner. After ticketing has closed, graduating students can still request to participate but are no longer guaranteed guest tickets due to venue capacity.

Registration and ticketing login information/confirmation will only be sent to your @westridgeparkapartments.com email address.