Learn about guest ticketing, seating and accessible seating in the Chan Centre, and more.
Reserve Guest Tickets
Only students who are eligible and approved to graduate can reserve tickets for their graduation ceremony via the Chan Centre’s online Ticket Reservation System. Detailed deadlines and instructions are provided through the ticket reservation system page.
Online reservation for guest tickets opens Tuesday, April 1, 12:00 pm (PT). Students who are eligible and approved to graduate are guaranteed 2 (TWO) complimentary guest tickets for their ceremony if they reserve their tickets by the Friday, May 9 deadline. We strongly recommend students reserve their tickets as soon as possible.
Chan Centre Ticketing cannot guarantee two tickets for students who miss the May 9 deadline. There will be no exceptions for those who miss this 1st Round reservation period; please arrange your guest tickets accordingly.
Once the initial/1st ticket reservation round has ended, the Chan Centre will calculate the number of unclaimed tickets per ceremony remaining in the system and divide by the number of graduating students to determine how many extra tickets (if any) will become available to each student. Extra tickets may be available at a cost of $5 CAD each during the 2nd round of ticketing Wednesday, May 14, 12:00 pm (PT) to the night before your ceremony at 4:59 pm (PT).
Any remaining tickets after the first two rounds will be available to the public with no limits as of 5:00 pm (PT) the day before each ceremony.
Guest Seating
Guests of graduating students should arrive at no earlier than 30 minutes prior to the ceremony start time. We ask guests to be seated within 10 minutes of the start. Seating for all graduation ceremonies is GENERAL ADMISSION and is on a first-come, first served basis. Once the ceremony commences, any unclaimed seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Any seat numbering on Chan Centre tickets is not used for graduation ceremonies.
Accessible seating
Accessible Seating is available at the Chan Centre for people with limited mobility including wheelchairs and walkers.
For guests requiring accessibility assistance, please arrive at the Chan Centre 45 minutes prior to the graduation ceremony start time and let the Chan Centre ushers know. They will assist with pre-seating, in advance of the start of the graduation ceremony.
F.M. Hearing System headsets are also available free of charge for the hearing impaired. For further details or to make special arrangements for your guests, please contact us via email at chan.tickets@ubc.ca.
Special Needs Access at Chan Centre
Webcast
If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch your graduate cross the stage live or after the event. The live webcast will commence 15 minutes prior to each scheduled ceremony.
View the live webcast