2. Graduation
Information for International Students
- To ensure you are considered for graduation, all potential graduates are advised to "apply to graduate" using the Intention to Graduate Form.
- Return THE FORM to the Student Services Officer at your School.
- The Student Services Officer in each School is responsible for ensuring your records are up to date, that your study plan is set to completion approved, and, following the release of exam results, that you have enough credit points to graduate.
- If you are eligible for RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) for your course, please make sure you have filled out the an RPL form. Forms are available from your School and Student Central in Building 101 or on the web.
- Once results are released and your School has ensured everything is correct on your record, the Graduation Office will send you a Notification of Graduation and a Letter of Course Completion to your "preferred mailing address". Please ensure your address is current by updating it on e-Student (via the "My Studies & eVALUate" tab in OASIS).
- The Letter of Course Completion is a legal document stating that you have completed all the requirements of the course and serves as proof of course completion until your actual Award Certificate has been conferred by University Council.
- Letters of Course Completion are only legal if received through Student Central, so if you receive one on a School letterhead it is not valid.
- Please visit this link for more information about graduation ceremonies.
Your options for graduation are to attend a ceremony, to have your award mailed or defer your ceremony.
- If you wish to attend a ceremony (List of Cerenomy dates), the final date for all results, including supplementary and deferred exams to be processed can be found under Important Dates and Deadlines. Therefore if you are required to sit a supplementary or deferred exam, or if you intend to finish your degree at Winter School, it is unlikely that you will attend a graduation ceremony in that semester. You may apply to attend a ceremony in the following semester.
- More information regarding hire and purchasing of academic regalia will be mailed to you with your Notification of Graduation.
The Notification of Graduation
Your name will be printed on your award exactly as you registered your formal name upon enrolment. Please check your formal name on the Student Record system as this is how your name will be printed on your Award. This should be your official, legal name. If by any chance the name shown is incorrect you can fill out a Change of Name form.
- If you choose to attend a ceremony, a Confirmation Letter will be mailed to your Preferred Mailing Address no later than the relevant date for that semester, which will confirm details of the ceremony.
- If you choose to have your Award mailed to your Preferred Mailing Address, it will be couriered to your Preferred Mailing Address in a "Do Not Bend" envelope. If your address is a PO Box, the award will be sent by airmail.
- If you choose to defer your ceremony until a later date we will send you a second Notification of Graduation the following semester for you to select your option. You can attend only ONE graduation ceremony for each award (including double degrees).
Further Information
For further information, please contact the Graduations Office.
