Commencement Day

You may order your cap and gown through the Concordia University Bookstore during your final term of study. The dates that the bookstore will begin taking orders for each commencement service are as follows:

• Fall Term Commencement: October 1
• Spring Term Commencement: February 1

*You will receive a direct email from the bookstore with detailed instructions of what to order and how to order your regalia by the approx. dates above.

For students to pick up their cap and gown order from the Bookstore, their eligibility to participate in the service must be confirmed by the Registrar's Office.

Questions regarding cap and gown orders, announcement and thank you note orders, class rings, etc. should be addressed to the bookstore directly.

Cap and gown packages for Bachelors and Masters along with Master’s Hoods can be purchased directly from the bookstore website.

When selecting either the Master or Bachelor bundle, you will need to select the package with your approximate height utilizing the drop down menus on their respective product pages.

The bookstore can be contacted via email at concordiabookstore@bba-corp.com or by phone at 512-313-4850.

Please note, if you are ordering cap and gown one month prior to graduation, the bookstore may not be able to guarantee your exact size in their available stock.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Links to ordering these along with diploma frames, class rings, etc can be found on the bookstore website’s front page: https://ctxbookstore.studentstore.com/home

Questions regarding cap and gown orders, announcement and thank you note orders, class rings, etc. should be addressed to the bookstore directly. They can be contacted via email at concordiabookstore@bba-corp.com or by phone at 512-313-4850.

Commencement service attendance is not mandatory but a wonderful way to celebrate your educational achievements and prepare yourself to embark on your new adventure.

Please note the commencement ceremony will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Central Time for undergraduate and graduate students. The ceremony will be live-streamed on YouTube, so family and friends can join the celebration remotely.

Candidates must arrive 45 minutes early to check in and line up. Graduates will assemble in before the processional.

Please note that due to security concerns and limited seating space, we ask that you not carry purses, flowers, gifts, coats, or sweaters during the processional. There will not be a secure space to store these items, and there is no space in the seating area of the auditorium to keep them. Please arrange to have a friend or relative hold onto these items for you during the ceremony to avoid any inconvenience.

Graduates will enter the building from the doors labeled Family Entrance. Once there, stop by the Check-In table. You will be handed a card with your name, college, and degree. Locate your college/school and find the faculty marshal assigned to your college.

Line up alphabetically in your college with those with the same degree as you. This is the order you will process into the auditorium.

• Once you find your place in line, please remain there until it is time to process in, at which time, your line leader will lead you into the auditorium.
• Do not lose the card you are given. You will hand this card to the reader, who will announce your name as you cross the stage.
• If your name has a unique pronunciation, you will tell this to the name reader as you give him your card.
• All tassels should be worn forward and to the right.
• Graduate Students: Be sure to have your hood with you. There are none available at the service.
• Graduate hoods should not be worn (you will be hooded during the service).
• Graduate hoods should be draped over the right arm, the black side facing out, with the band of colored velvet next to the wrist.

Commencement is a professional event, and student attire should reflect the pride and integrity befitting the occasion.

• Men should wear closed-toed shoes and socks with khaki or dress slacks, non-frayed blue jeans, and an appropriate shirt.
• Women should wear dresses and slacks with an appropriate blouse may be worn. Open-toe dress shoes are acceptable. However, no flip-flops should be worn.

During the processional, you must negotiate several stairs and cross a polished wood stage, so please wear shoes with an appropriate heel height and/or tread that comfortably allows for this activity. Please understand that in the past, students have worn inappropriate shoes and have slipped or fallen during the service.

Because Concordia Texas's commencement is also a worship service, there will be certain times at which male graduates will be expected to remove their caps. Please follow the stage party's example during the service. When they remove their caps, please remove yours, and replace yours when they replace theirs. Female graduates may leave their caps on.

Avoid wearing anything with political slogans or anything that may distract from the main point of the event. Commencement is not the time to make political statements. The focus of the ceremony is on your accomplishments and celebrating with your fellow graduates.