The LAU ID is obligatory for all the steps. If you don’t have an LAU ID, please request your complimentary alumni ID as per Step 1. 

Step 1. Request Your Complimentary Alumni ID

Graduating students who would like to request a complimentary alumni ID, may kindly do so as follows:

• Date (excluding weekends and holidays):
  • Graduates of summer 2025 and fall 2025: May 21 - June 5 
  • Graduates of spring 2026: June 3 - 8
• Time:  9:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Place: Zakhem Hall, Level 305, Room, Byblos campus

For matters related to the Complimentary Alumni ID 
Alumni Office, Beirut, +961 1 786456, ext. 1136
alumni.relations@lau.edu.lb

Step 2. Fill Out The Graduation Survey

Starting May 15, the following Graduation Surveys will be sent to your LAU email and become available on your Student Portal homepage. Completion is mandatory to pick up your cap & gown and request invitation tickets:

• Exit Survey
• Learning Outcomes Survey

Important: All students MUST complete the Exit Survey. For the Learning Outcomes Survey, if the link states you are NOT required to fill it out, you MUST still click “Submit” to finalize the requirement.

Survey emails will be sent from:

• Sender: Exit Survey (dira@lau.edu.lb)
• Subjects:
  • Required Exit Survey for 2026 Graduating Students
  • Required Learning Outcomes Survey for 2026 Graduating Students
     
• Completion Deadlines: June 5

For technical issues related to the Exit Survey
Department of Institutional Research & Assessment, +961 1 786456, ext. 2338
joanna.tannous@lau.edu.lb 

Step 3. Pick Up Your Cap & Gown

Graduates of summer 2025 and fall 2025: After you fill out the Exit Survey, you need to pass by the Business Office to pay a deposit of $100. Then, you need to present the deposit receipt as well as your LAU ID to pick up your cap & gown. You will collect back the deposit from the Business Office once you return the complete cap & gown set, by the deadline. Make sure to keep the receipt. 

Graduates of spring 2026: After you fill out the Exit Survey, present your LAU ID to pick up the cap & gown. A hold will be placed on your records until you return the complete cap & gown set, by the deadline.

Pick up your cap and gown: All graduates

• Date (excluding weekends and holidays):
  • Graduates of summer 2025 and fall 2025: May 21 - June 5, 2026
  • Graduates of spring 2026: June 1 - 5, 2026 
• Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
• Place: Frem Civic Center (2nd Floor, Lobby)
  Scarves for students graduating with Honors, Distinction, and High Distinction will also be distributed. 

Return your cap and gown: All graduates
Date: (Excluding weekends and holidays and free of charge): June 10 - 24, 2026

Important note:

If you fail to return the cap & gown, tassel, hood (graduates) and collar (females) complete or by the deadline, you will be asked to pay a penalty and the cost of the missing item(s). Please refer to Step 7.

For matters related to Cap & Gown
Hospitality Services Office, Byblos, +961 1 786456, ext. 2450
hospitality.byblos@lau.edu.lb

Step 4. Request Your Invitation Tickets

After you complete step 2, you can proceed to request your invitation tickets. You are eligible for 3 tickets.

• Starting May 21 (graduates of summer and fall 2025) and starting June 1 (graduates of spring 2026) until June 5, Fill out this registration form and verify your information. You will receive a confirmation email once you submit the form.
• A day prior to your Commencement Ceremony, you will receive separate emails with QR codes for your listed invitees.
• Your invitees should present their QR codes at the designated gate on the day of the Commencement Ceremony either as a hard copy (print out) or as a soft copy (image on the mobile)

 N.B. These codes should NOT be transferred or shared EXCEPT with YOUR listed invitees. Sharing the codes with anyone else will jeopardize your invitee’s access to the commencement ceremony.

For any inquiries, kindly contact Mr. Alan Kairouz at the Office of the Dean of Students.

Step 5. March on Commencement Day 

The LAU ID/ alumni ID is obligatory to enter the campus.
There will NOT be a rehearsal prior to the commencement, so students are requested to show up early for the line-up.

June 9: Commencement Day. 

• 2:30 pm: Photographers will be on campus to take pictures
• 6:00 pm: Gates open for families and guests
• 6:00 pm: Graduating students lining up
• 8:00 pm: Ceremony starts. View the instructions

Parents, friends, and guests need to present the invitation card (QR Code) to enter the campus.

• Children under 12 years old are not allowed on campus.
• Balloons, horns, fire crackers are not allowed on campus.
• Seats are available on a first come first served basis. No seat reservation is allowed.

The ceremony will be broadcast live starting 8:00 pm

Step 7. Graduating Students Special Parking Permit

Graduating students will be granted underground parking during commencement day. Graduating students can park in the Underground Parking entering from the ramp under the Main Gate (medical school entrance) and leaving the same way, or through the Science Parking to the Lower Gate.
This parking permit is to be used only by the graduating students. 

Family members and friends, upon their arrival with the commencement tickets, will be directed to allocated parking locations by the security team.

To obtain the permit you will need to:

1. Starting May 21, fill out the online parking permit form. 
2. Print and bring a copy of the permit form to the Office of the Dean of Students to be stamped and registered. 
3. Place the Parking permit on your car’s dashboard from the inside before coming to the ceremony.
4. Provide both Parking Permit and your LAU or Alumni ID at the gate to be granted access to the Underground parking.

Deadline for parking permit registration: June 8 at noon.

Step 8. Return The Cap & Gown

• Date: June 10 - June 24 (excluding weekends and holidays)
• Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
• Place: Frem Civic Center (2nd Floor, Lobby)

Important notes:

• Summer 2025 and fall 2025 graduates:  After you return the cap & gown complete, pass by the Business Office and present your receipt to collect your deposit. 
• Spring 2026 graduates: A hold will be placed on your account until the caps and gowns are returned complete.
• All graduates: If you fail to return the cap & gown or the tassel, hood (graduates) and collar (females) by June 24, you will be asked to pay a penalty of $5 per day, starting June 25, for a maximum of $100.
  You will also be asked to pay for any missing item ($12 for the cap, $50 for the gown, $5 for the collar for female graduates, and $15 for master graduates)

For matters related to Cap & Gown
Hospitality Services Office, Byblos, +961 1 786456, ext. 2450
hospitality.byblos@lau.edu.lb

Step 9. Request Your Diploma, Certificate, Or Transcript

If you haven’t done so yet, request a diploma, certificate and transcript.

Congratulations!