Santa Barbara County Public Health has provided the following guidelines for our Grad Walk participants and their guests:

Note: Reservations on MarchingOrder for 2021 Ceremony selections (including Grad Walk option) are now closed.

  • All graduates and guests are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. If graduates and guests visiting from out of state are vaccinated, they do not need to be tested for COVID-19 or quarantine. Otherwise, any visitor from outside California should follow California Public Health guidelines.
     
  • In keeping with State and local public health guidelines and University policy aimed at minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission, all graduates and guests are required to wear face coverings while on campus, regardless of vaccination status. During the Grad Walk processional, graduates may remove their masks briefly for official photographs. 
     

  • Graduates and their guests will need to maintain a physical distance of at least 6 feet from people outside their households. To help maintain physical distancing, they must use the designated entrance and separate exit routes. 
     

  • Graduates with fewer than two guests cannot transfer their guest invitation(s) to accommodate graduates who wish to have more than two guests.
     

  • To help minimize risks and reduce crowding and traffic congestion, we ask that only graduates with appointments and their two guests come to the Grad Walk, at their appointed time. Guests will need to enter and stay with their graduates throughout the processional.
     

  • We will continue to monitor the prevalence of COVID-19 cases on campus, in Isla Vista, and throughout Santa Barbara County, and may need to limit the Grad Walk to just graduates if circumstances warrant.

More detailed information will be shared in the coming weeks and posted to the UCSB Commencement website.

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Grad Walk participants MUST wear a mask.

 

All Grad Walk participants and their guests must wear a mask on campus. Please continue to monitor Santa Barbara Public Health announcements for guidance.