{"id":1129,"date":"2024-01-30T16:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=1129"},"modified":"2026-01-27T08:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:20:13","slug":"candidate-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/home\/candidate-information\/","title":{"rendered":"USC DORNSIFE PH.D. 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Ph.D. candidates who defended in 2025 or who will defend in May or August 2026 are eligible to participate.<\/li>\n<li>Participation in the ceremony is subject to the dissertation chair\u2019s approval.<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. candidates are required to wear academic regalia (cap and gown) and must bring their hood.\u00a0Please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscbookstore.com\/commencement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>USC Bookstore<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for graduation regalia and more.<\/li>\n<li>Professional pictures will be taken by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gradimages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grad Images<\/a>\u00a0during the ceremony. Please visit their website after the ceremony to view graduate photos. For questions, please contact their Customer Service line at 1-800-261-2576.<\/li>\n<li>All Ph.D. candidates are welcome to participate in their USC Dornsife Academic School Ceremony held on <strong>Friday, May 15, 2026. <\/strong>Registration is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/10\/BW0A9459-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/10\/BW0A9459-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2024\/10\/BW0A9459-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n         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