Guest Information

• Seating and Ticketing

  All guests will be accommodated and there is no need to reserve guest seating. Wheelchair-accessible seating (with room for one companion per guest using a wheelchair) will be available throughout the surrounding concourse level. The 2 rows in front of every designated wheelchair location will be reserved for other guests who want to sit near the area. Ushers will be on-hand to direct guests as needed. Please note that the arena's large video screens will be in use during commencement.

  While there is no limit on the number of guests, all guests must present a ticket to enter Pauley Pavilion that day. Graduates received an email on May 3 detailing the process for securing guest tickets. Anyone 2 years old and under does not need a ticket, but children 3 and up need tickets. Once someone exits the venue, they cannot re-enter. Note that one guest can present tickets for multiple guests as long as the entire party is present at the same time.

  Guests can enter Pauley Pavilion starting at 11:30 a.m. All guests should arrive at Pauley Pavilion by 12:20 p.m. for a 12:30 ceremony start. Guests will enter on the North entrance of Pauley Pavilion across the entrance of Lot 7.

  Please review this list of items that are prohibited in Pauley Pavilion.

• Parking

  General Parking

  Parking is available in Parking Structure 4 or Parking Structure 7​ for a $15 charge per vehicle. Both parking structures are near the Commencement ceremony and reception location. Please visit the Bruin ePermit website and choose the “UCLA Law School Commencement” to purchase your parking permit in advance​. There is no physical parking permit you will need to display; your vehicle’s license plate will be your parking permit. With this permit, you may park your vehicle at any unreserved spot. If you are unable to use the Bruin ePermit website, you may purchase an hourly or daily parking permit from a campus pay station, which can range up to $20.

  ADA Parking

  Vehicles with DMV-issued Disability Parking Placards may park at any parking structures and in designated spaces on campus near where the Commencement ceremony and reception will take place. Please visit the Bruin ePermit website and choose the “UCLA Law School Commencement” to purchase your parking permit in advance​. It will prompt you to choose between Structure/Lot 4 or 7, but you may park at other locations. The permit is $15 per vehicle. If you are unable to use the Bruin ePermit website, you may purchase an hourly or daily parking permit from a pay station, which can range up to $20.

  Directions from Parking Structures 4 and 7

  Click here to view an interactive campus map. You will find the law building (“School of Law”) in the top right corner and Pauley Pavilion near the center.

  UCLA Parking Contact Information

  For in-person inquiries, please visit the parking kiosk at Westwood Plaza by Parking Structure 8. For phone inquiries, please call (310) 794-7433 during the following business hours: Monday - Friday (except University holidays), 7:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Email inquiries can be directed to transportation@ts.ucla.edu.

• Lodging

  Here is a list of accommodations nearby UCLA and within Westwood if you are looking for lodging options. Please note that we do not investigate, endorse, or guarantee any of the hotels or motels mentioned.