The 2025 Rausser College of Natural Resources Commencement will take place on Sunday, May 18th, at 7pm.   

All Rausser College students who graduated or will graduate in the following semesters are invited to participate:

  • Summer 2024
  • Fall 2024
  • Spring 2025
  • Summer 2025
  • Fall 2025

Students who participated in the Spring 2024 ceremony are not eligible to participate in the Spring 2025 ceremony.

Registration

All student participants must register to participate in the ceremony.   Student participants must register by no later than Friday, April 25th.  Due to CalPerformances production timelines, not additional registrations can be accepted after April 25th.

Undergraduate Student Registration form

Graduate Student Registration form

Accommodations

If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL, interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media, etc.) or informtation about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please fill out the following Accommodation Request form by May 2, 2025.

 

Ticket Information

All registered participants will be eligible to pick-up two complimentary tickets. Tickets will be available for pick-up from May 13th-May 15th at the Office of Instruction & Student Affairs (Mulford Hall, Room 260) from 12-4:30pm. 
Q: What if I cannot pick up tickets on the dates/times?
A: Students who are unable to come in-person to pick-up their tickets may identify a person to pick up the tickets for them.  This process will be outlined to registrants in an email in April.

Q: Will the Office of Instruction & Students Affairs mail tickets if I cannot pick them up?
A: No, the Office of Instruction & Student Affairs will not mail tickets. You will need to identify someone who can pick up the ticket on your behalf.
 
Q: What happens if I do not pick up the complimentary tickets by Thursday, May 15th?
A: The offer of complimentary tickets ends at 4:30pm on Thursday, May 15th.  Any tickets that remain after 4:30pm on Thursday, May 15th, will be returned to CalPerformances to be sold.  If you do not pick up the tickets by 4:30pm on Thursday, May 15th, you will not receive complimentary tickets.
 
Additional tickets may be purchased through the CalPerformance Box Office website starting Tuesday, April 1st.  The private event link for ticket purchases will be shared with student registrants in March.  Because of limited venue seating, no more than 2 tickets may be purchased by each student participant between April 1st- April 25th.  Following April 25th, if there are still tickets available, students may purchase as many additional tickets they need without limit until the event sells out.
 

Regalia

Student participants are expected to attend the commencement ceremony in UC Berkeley regalia.  The Cal Student Store will be your one-stop-shop for:

  • Regalia (Caps, Gowns, Tassels, Hoods)
    • Bachelors students should obtain a Bachelor's cap, gown, and tassel combo.
    • Masters students should obtain a master gown, camp, and tassel combo.  They should obtain a masters hood. 
      • Hood color for Masters of Forestry is Russet. 
      • Hood color for all other Masters of Science is Gold.
    • PhD students should obtain the doctor gown, tam, and hood combo.  PhD hood color should be PhD Blue.
  • Stoles
  • Cords for Academic Distinction (referred to by the Cal Student Store as "Honors Cords".)  These cords are for undergraduate students who have a Cumulative GPA of 3.846 or higher.
  • Diploma Frames/Covers

Starting in mid-February, the Cal Student Store will off all of the above-metioned regalia both in their store and on their website.  To find student regalia online, you can visit their website.

Commencement and Degree Conferral

Commencement and degree conferral are two separate entities.  

  • Commencement is a ceremony, a celabration for you and your family of the completion (or near completion) of your college years.  Participating in Commencement does not mean that you have graduated.
     
  • Degree Conferral is the process by which you hreceive a degree from Berkeley.  Transcripts and diplomas are managed by the UC Berkeley Office of the Registrar.  For more information, please see the Registrar's website: Transcripts and Diplomas.

"Day-Of" Instructions

"Day-Of" instructions will be emailed to all registered participants on Wednesday, May 7th.  These instructions will include information about:

  • Parking
  • Arrival Time, Location, and Instructions
  • Things Your Should Bring
  • List of Prohibited Items
  • Instructions for Crossing the Stage to Receive your Commencement Certificate

Questions

Please direct any questions to commencement.rcnr@berkeley.edu.  This website was last update on 2/24/25.