Commencement

ADA information for Commencement

  • Students requiring accommodations should contact the Student Disability Center.
  • Guests needing accommodations should contact commencement@csumb.edu
  • ADA seating sections are located within the stands as well as on the floor of the Rodeo Arena.
  • ADA seating sections are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • All guests over the age of two years old must have a ticket.
  • Candidates are advised to make arrangements to meet their family and friends at a location outside the Arena Main Floor after the ceremony is concluded and after all students, faculty and the platform party have left the seating area. The Arena Main Floor will close one hour after the ceremony. 

ADA information

ADA parking

ADA parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis adjacent to Rodeo Arena in the Sherwoood Hall Parking Lot. The entrance to this lot is off N. Main Street. It is denoted as Parking Lot B. A DMV-issued ADA placard is required for entrance into this parking lot. 

ADA seating

ADA seating is available within the stands and floor of the Rodeo Arena. No additional ticket beyond a guest ticket is required. General Admission guest tickets may be exchanged for ADA Tickets on a 1:1 basis. ADA and companion seating is available on a first come, first serve basis.

ADA paths of travel

Access to the venues are ADA grade compliant. Distances from entrances to ADA seating and other locations are outlined below. Limited cart service for those with ADA or mobility issues is available on a first come, first serve basis from the ADA parking lots to the entrance gates of both facilities. No cart service is available within the facility beyond the front gate.

Distances: 

Feet From To
371 Front Gates ADA elevator in West Grandstands
469 Front Gates ADA Seats in West Grandstands
554 Front Gates ADA Section on Arena Floor
97 Front Gates Alternate Viewing
319 Front Gates Commencement Festival Grass
452 Front Gates ADA Overflow Parking in M1
108 Front Gates ADA Parking in front of Guest Services (Lot L)

Service animals

Service animals will be admitted as provided by law. Emotional support animals are not required to be admitted by law and will NOT be admitted.