Instructions for graduates on commencement day

Arrival and parking

Arrive on campus by 10:30 a.m. Bring your line assignment with you.

Parking is available at no charge. Parking locations are open to you and your guests on commencement day on a first-come, first-served basis. No Ohio State parking permit is required. 

Graduates assembling in French Field House should park in any of the permit zones around St. John Arena and the French Field House. Graduates assembling in the RPAC should use the Neil Avenue Garage. Additional parking is available at the Schottenstein Center.

Parking is also available in the West Campus lots. Lift-equipped shuttle buses will run between the West Campus lots to the Coffey Road fields.

• Disability parking is available in the East Stadium lot directly adjacent to Ohio Stadium on a first-come, first-served basis.
• A permanent or temporary Ohio or other state-issued disability placard is required. 

Assembly

Assemble promptly by 11:00 a.m. in the designated assembly location in academic costume, and line up as you did at rehearsal. You will not be able to join the class processional lines after the class has left the assembly sites.

Please be advised of the security precautions in place, which require graduates to enter through magnetometers (metal detectors) and plan your arrival accordingly. As you enter, you will receive a copy of the commencement program that lists your name in the proper sequence. One copy is provided for each graduate. Do not leave any personal belongings in the assembly location.

The following colleges should report to the French Field House (use the south entrance off Woody Hayes Drive or the north entrance off Lane Avenue):

• To be determined

The following colleges should report to the RPAC (use the main entrance off the plaza):

• To be determined

Only graduates and college personnel are permitted in the class assembly locations. Guests should proceed directly to their seats in Ohio Stadium.