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 April 1, 2025.

Questions?

Please contact the campus graduation office at UPGraduation@LoneStar.edu for questions about your diploma, certificate or graduation application.

2025 LSC-University Park Graduation Ceremony:

• Location: Berry Center of Northwest Houston (8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433)
• Date: Friday, May 9
• Student Arrival Time: 7:30 a.m.
• Ceremony Begins: 9:00 a.m.

Bachelor's Graduation Ceremony:

• Location: M.O. Campbell Center (1865 Aldine Bender Rd., Houston, TX 77032)
• Date: Thursday, May 8
• Student Arrival Time: 5 p.m.
• Ceremony Begins: 7 p.m.

Spanish Language Graduation Ceremony:

• Location: M.O. Campbell Education Center (1865 Aldine Bender Rd, Houston, TX 77032)
• Date: Saturday, May 10
• Student Arrival Time: 1:30 p.m.
• Ceremony Begins: 3 p.m. 
• This optional ceremony provides an additional opportunity for students and their families to celebrate graduation in Spanish, complementing the traditional graduation ceremonies held at each home campus

Please direct any questions about the ceremony to UP-Commencement@LoneStar.edu.

*Date is tentative and subject to change.

Virtual Session:
Wednesday, March 26th at 6:00 p.m. | Click Here
In-Person Session:
Thursday, April 10th at 2:00 p.m. | B13.711

Tickets

Online Ticketing System is coming soon

All guests will need a ticket to enter the Berry Center for the graduation ceremony.

Tickets are free of charge and can only be reserved by LSC-University Park graduating students that RSVP to the ceremony. Each student is eligible for a maximum of 8 tickets for their guests.

Please note: To reserve tickets, graduating students MUST RSVP for the graduation ceremony. Students will not be able to request tickets through the Berry Center ticketing link without having submitted an RSVP.

Guest Information

Arrival and Parking

• View the Berry Center Parking map
• The Berry Center doors will open at 8 a.m.
• Use the Barker Cypress entrance to access the Berry Center parking lots
• Please park in lots A and B
• Use Entrance 2 of the Berry Center
• Map / Directions

The Berry Center is an ADA-friendly facility. We encourage any guests requiring special accommodations to arrive at 8 a.m. to allow for additional time and assistance, if required. View accessibility information here.

Permitted Items and Photography

• Only clear bags will be allowed into the Berry Center. Please view the bag policy here.
• No balloons, gifts, or flowers.
• No loud noise makers or air horns.
• No strollers, weapons, outside food, drinks, signs, or banners.
• Photography during the ceremony is permitted from a guest's seat only.
• Photography after the ceremony will only be permitted outside of the facility.

Additional information and venue policies, reference the Berry Center's website.

All LSC-University Park students participating in the graduation 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: Lone Star College - Houston North for a variety of graduation merchandise and materials. The deadline to order your cap and gown is April 12, 2025.

The 2025 LSC-University Park Graduation Ceremony will be live streamed courtesy of the Berry Center.

Livestream link coming soon.

Flash Photography is the official photographer for the LSC-University Park Graduation Ceremony. More information coming soon.

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 8-12 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