Your Commencement Timeline

Your Commencement Timeline for the  June, 2020 Porter College Commencement Ceremony. 

Note: this timeline will be ammended as the Commencement schedule is developed.

• Oct. 25, 2019 (Fall Graduates):  Last day to apply to graduate with the Registrars office w/out a late fee ($75.00).
• Feb. 7, 2020 (Winter Graduates):  Last day to apply to graduate with the Registrars office w/out a late fee ($75.00).
• Apr. 24, 2020 (Spring Graduates):  Last day to apply to graduate with the Registrars office.
• May 1, 2020. Non-Affiliate registration closes (campus wide).  NOTE:  Non-affiliate registration for the Porter College ceremony will close MUCH EARLIER because we can accept only a very small number of non-affiliates who are not members of the Transfer Community at Porter (Transfer Students who lived at Porter College at least their first year attending UCSC).
• June 1, 2020:  First Day to pickup Commencement Parking Permits at the Porter Activities Office

Commencement fees & costs

• Non-Affiliate Fee:  $50.00 assessed only to students who are not Porter College Affiliates and also not members of the Transfer Community at Porter College*.
• Cap & Gown rental:  Optional, costs per Bay Tree Bookstore

*New Transfer Student in residence at Porter College during the 2017-18, 2018-19, or current academic year