LSC-University Park Commencement Ceremony
Location: M.O. Campbell Education Center (1865 Aldine Bender Rd, Houston, TX 77433)
Date: December 11, 2026
Student Arrival Time: 5:30 p.m.
Ceremony Begins: 7:00 p.m.
Steps To Graduation
To be eligible for graduation, students must have completed their program in December or plan to complete their program in May or over the summer. All eligible Lone Star College students must apply for graduation through their myLoneStar student account.
In order for your name to appear in the graduation ceremony program, you must apply for graduation before October 1, 2026.
No graduate names will be added to the program after this date, so please apply before the deadline.
Winter 2026 graduation applications are now open.
Questions?
Please contact the campus graduation office at UPGraduation@LoneStar.edu for questions about your diploma, certificate or graduation application.
LSC-University Park Graduation Ceremony:
Fall Ceremony Information
- Location: M.O. Campbell Education Center (1865 Aldine Bender Rd, Houston, TX 77433)
- Date: Friday, December 11, 2026
- Student Arrival Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Ceremony Begins: 7:00 p.m.
Spring Ceremony Information
- Location: Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433)
- Date: Saturday, May 15, 2027
- Student Arrival Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Ceremony Begins: 7:00 p.m.
Students who have applied for graduation will receive an email to their My.LoneStar.edu email address from Tassel, the official platform used by LSC-UP to capture graduation information for the LSC-UP commencement ceremony. Emails from Tassel are authentic and are used solely to collect RSVP information from graduates to make the ceremony a success. Graduates must us their My.LoneStar.edu email address to login to the Tassel website.
Please wait to register on the Tassel website until you receive an email invitation from the company. Registering early will cause an error message.
Please direct any questions about the ceremony to UP-Commencement@LoneStar.edu.
*Date is tentative and subject to change.
To help our team process applications efficiently, we do not send automated status updates.
Rest assured, once final grades are submitted and verified against your degree and GPA requirements, the Graduation Department will email you with your official confirmation.
Thank you for your patience as we celebrate this milestone with you.
Commencement Ceremony Information
For important information regarding the Commencement Ceremony, graduates are encouraged to attend Commencement Orientation.
Location Details:
- Room: Bldg 13, Room 210
- Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- Time: 3:00 PM
Online orientation will be posted on November 2, 2026.
All LSC-University Park students participating in the commencement ceremony are required to wear a black cap and gown.
- Students are permitted to decorate their caps for the graduation ceremony to honor their family, degree, graduation, military affiliation, etc.
- Students should not decorate their caps using hate speech, gang affiliations, drug use, obscene or vulgar language, political imagery, or 3-D materials.
- Specific details and guidelines for cap decorations will be covered in the graduation ceremony orientation sessions.
Please note: Ceremony staff members have the authority to disallow any cap decorations that are inappropriate.
Herff Jones is the official vendor for Lone Star College commencement ceremonies. Please visit their website here for a variety of graduation merchandise and materials.
Delivery timeline for direct-to-student orders: Regalia orders are processed and ready for shipment in approximately 21 days. An email will be sent with tracking information when the order ships.
On-campus pick-up is not available at the LSC-University Park campus.
The LSC-University Park Graduation Ceremony will be live streamed.
Here is the link to the 2026 LSC University Park Graduation Ceremony.
Live link is only available during graduation.
Flash Photography is the official photographer for the LSC-University Park Commencement Ceremony. Graduates will be able to purchase photos directly from Flash Photography. Questions? Contact Flash Photography for ordering options.
Degrees and/or certificates will be printed and mailed once degree requirements are certified.
Please note that mailings will occur in late July for May graduates, mid-October for summer graduates, and mid-March for December graduates. Students will receive an email to their myLoneStar account. It takes 10-12 weeks to receive the diploma via mail. Contact UPGraduation@LoneStar.edu for more information.
Reprint Request
To request a reprint of your diploma, please contact the campus graduation office at UPGraduation@LoneStar.edu
- Please note that participation in the ceremony does not guarantee graduation from Lone Star College. Graduates must meet all requirements and competencies before degrees will be issued and must not have any outstanding financial obligations to Lone Star College System. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all requirements are complete. Please check your MyLoneStar email for important updates about the graduation ceremony and your graduation status.
- Commencement vs Graduation: Graduating means you’ve officially completed all the academic requirements for your degree, your credits are earned, and your diploma is on its way. A commencement ceremony, on the other hand, is the celebration that marks this achievement. It’s a symbolic event where students walk across the stage, hear speeches, and are publicly recognized, but participating in commencement doesn’t mean you’ve graduated. Think of commencement as the party, and graduation as the accomplishment that made the party possible.