Commencement Ceremonies

Come join your fellow Falcon graduates at Commencement! Commencement is a graduation ceremony for graduates, their families, faculty, and staff. It's a great opportunity to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and achievements of our students. Pick up your cap & gown and get ready to walk across the stage!

There will be TWO graduation ceremonies this year, both held at the Berry Center. GRADUATES are expected to arrive at 5:30 pm on Thursday, or 7:30 am on Saturday.

Livestream the May 9th Commencement Thursday, May 9th, 2024 at 7:00 pm LSC Student with Last Names (A – L) College Academy/Dual Credit Students: Cy-Fair Cypress Falls Cypress Lakes Cypress Park Cypress Ridge Cypress Springs Cypress Woods

Livestream the May 11th Commencement Saturday, May 11th, 2024 at 9:00 am LSC Student with Last Names (M – Z) College Academy/Dual Credit Students: Bridgeland Cypress Creek Cypress Ranch Jersey Village Langham Creek Homeschool

2024 Graduates included:

• Summer 2023
• Fall 2023
• Spring 2024 – Students who applied by April 1st.
• Summer 2024 – Students who applied for Graduation and were registered for the remaining courses by April 1st.

Graduation Application

All Lone Star College students must apply for graduation online. Click on the button below to complete your Graduation application in your myLonestar student account. Once the Graduation department receives your application, they will review your requirements for completion and contact you (as needed). 

Apply for Graduation

Graduation Advising

Meet with your graduation academic advisor to discuss your degree requirements.

Have a question for your Academic Advisor?
Contact the campus at CF Student Advising!

Bachelor's Graduation

For Bachelor's Graduation Applicants, your graduation will be held at a different location.

For Continuing Education, and GED Completers, you will join us at our commencement celebrations based on your last name. For details about your ceremony please see the Commencement details or use the contact information found here.

Commencement Guest Ticket Reservation

Graduation candidates who applied for graduation by the deadline and indicated they wished to attend the commencement ceremony will be able to reserve guest tickets Wednesday, April 24^th at 9 am until May 1^st. They may reserve tickets using the following link: Berry Center Ticket Reservation.

To reserve tickets, graduation candidates will select “Have a passcode” and enter the graduating student’s passcode. The passcode is the graduating student’s 7-digit student ID number + 2-digit birth month + 2-digit birth day + 4-digit birth year. Please see below for an example:

ID: 1234567
Birthdate: 01/08/2005
Passcode: 123456701082005

Graduation candidates will be allotted 5 guest tickets. Children 2 and under that are considered lap children will not need a ticket. All other guests must have a ticket.

Lone Star College-CyFair will be allowing students to have an additional 2 guest tickets per graduation candidate. You may request additional tickets using the Additional Commencement Ticket Request Form. All requests for additional tickets must be made by Tuesday, May 7th at 4:00PM. Graduation candidates may not choose the location of these additional tickets. They will be delivered to graduation candidate’s Lone Star College student email address.

Accommodation seating requests for guests will be available on April 24th, and may be requested using the following link: Special Seating for Berry Center Arena.

Commencement Regalia

All students participating in the LSC-CyFair Commencement Ceremony must wear a black cap & gown. Caps & gowns may be purchased from any vendor, or borrowed from a previous graduate or family member. Contact CF-Graduation@lonestar.edu for information about caps & gowns. We're here to help you!

• College Academy can wear high school regalia.
• Dual Credit Homeschool Candidates can wear black.

It’s not too late to get your cap and gown with Herff Jones! FOR THREE DAYS ONLY, in-person purchases can be made at the Herff Jones College Office located at 3332 Spring Stuebner Road - Suite S (not the store front office) in Spring, TX 77389. No phone orders will be taken and no other days will be available for on-site purchase.

• Saturday, May 4th: 9 am - 2 pm
• Monday, May 6th: 10 am - 2 pm
• Tuesday, May 7th: 10 am - 2 pm

Diploma Mailing Information

• All commencement participants will receive a commemorative diploma cover at the ceremony.
• Graduates will receive their actual diploma via US mail to the diploma address listed on your student profile, after successful completion of degree requirements is confirmed.
• Diplomas are printed at our System Office and typically take 6-8 weeks for arrival.
• Please check your student profile to verify a degree has been awarded before requesting an official transcript.

Replacement Diplomas

Replacement diplomas requested one year after the posted graduation date will incur a $25 fee. To request a Diploma Reprint form and payment options, please contact our campus Graduation Specialists via CF-graduation@lonestar.edu 

Livestream and Photographs

The 2024 LSC-CyFair Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed. Information on how to access the livestream will be provided closer to the event. Flash Photography will be on hand to photograph graduates at the Commencement ceremony. Graduates will be able to purchase photos directly from Flash Photography. Questions? Contact Flash Photography for ordering options.