Your Graduation

Graduations are very important occasions, as they mark the culmination of many years of study. The Graduation team at the University of Canberra puts a lot of effort into ensuring the graduation ceremonies run smoothly. A small team in Student Services coordinates the ceremonies, with the assistance of many people across the campus.

Invitations for Graduation are mailed out in May and October for the respective ceremonies.

The ceremonies take place in the Great Hall at Parliament House, with further ceremonies facilitated as needed. Several overseas conferring of award ceremonies take place every year.

Do you intend to Graduate in July 2008?

If you intend to graduate in July 2008, you must ensure that your course completion date is set to Mid 2008 in OSIS.

The dates for the July ceremonies are:

Tuesday 29 July 2008

Semester 2 2008

Monday 15 December 2008

Tuesday 16 December 2008

Deferring Graduation

For various reasons students sometimes prefer not to graduate in their allocated round.  For example a student who is invited to attend a ceremony in July but whose parents are overseas, may prefer to graduate in the following December round of ceremonies.

In this situation the student must write to the Graduation Manager stating reasons for the deferral request.  

If the request is granted the student will not graduate in the original round but will be 'held over' until the following round of ceremonies.  The student will not receive their Testamur nor will they be able to cite the qualification.

Subsumable and Double Degree students

Students wishing to graduate with a subsumable award or one part of a double degree need to contact the Student Centre.

Cross Institutional Results

If you are relying on cross institutional results to graduate this July, you must provide a certified copy of your results from the external institution to the Student Centre by close of business, Tuesday 15 July 2008. Most institutions will not be able to issue your results in time to meet this deadline and as such it is unlikely that you will be able to be included in this set of ceremonies.  However you will  be invited to attend the next set of ceremonies scheduled for December 2008.

If you believe that your external institution will be able to meet this deadline you should contact the Student Centre as soon as possible.

Contact Us

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries regarding your graduation.

Location:  Student Centre Enquiry Counter, 1B150
Phone:     1300 301 727
Fax:         +61 2 6201 5391