Graduation ceremony eligibility

To attend a graduation ceremony, you need to meet certain eligibility criteria.

Make sure to register your graduation choice in advance, but keep in mind that you’ll need to confirm details like your award status before attending.

Am I eligible to attend a graduation ceremony? 

To determine if you’re eligible to attend your graduation ceremony, you’ll need to meet several criteria: 

Successful completion of your award

Ensure you’ve completed your award. For taught students, check your award status on Minerva when results are released. If you haven’t successfully completed your award, your invitation to the ceremony will be withdrawn. 

If you apply to resit any modules, you won’t be able to attend a ceremony until after you’ve successfully completed them. 

Postgraduate researchers will be eligible to attend a graduation ceremony if you have been awarded your research degree and your name has appeared on a pass list. You can check your award status in GRAD. 

No outstanding tuition fees

All outstanding tuition fees must be paid to the University by 15 November 2024. Any student or postgraduate researcher with unpaid tuition fees after this date will not be able to attend the graduation ceremony. If you’re a sponsored student, ensure your sponsor has paid your fees.

No pending appeals

If you’ve lodged an appeal, it must be resolved before you attend a ceremony. Attending a ceremony with an unresolved appeal will void the appeal. The process is explained in the University Appeals Procedure, which includes notifying the graduation team. 

What if I receive an Ordinary degree classification? 

When you check your results, if you receive an Ordinary degree classification and wish to accept it without resitting for an honours degree, you need to accept this classification on Minerva. Attending a ceremony with an Ordinary classification means you can’t resit for an honours degree later.