Graduation

Graduation update

APPLICATIONS TO GRADUATE IN PERSON FOR THE DECEMBER 2020 GRADUATION CEREMONIES ARE NOW OPEN. Please ensure you submit an application to graduate via MyUC no later than 31 August 2020.

You can hire your regalia for the December graduation ceremonies from 8 September.

Graduation Celebrations for all students who graduated in absentia on the 7^th and 9^th of April will be held in Christchurch on Tuesday 1 September, and in Rotorua on Wednesday 9 December. Please visit the Ceremony dates and deadlines page (below) for celebration times.

Prepare for your graduation

Graduation ceremony cap gown landscape

Ceremony dates and deadlines

Seven ceremonies are held each year in Christchurch, and one in Rotorua.

NZ Aid students on library steps on the day of graduation

Apply to graduate at a ceremony

Application dates for graduation are advertised here regularly. Check for updates.

Graduation gowns

Academic regalia requirements

If you are graduating in person at a ceremony, you must wear correct academic regalia.

What to expect

Graduation students landscape

Graduation is a formal, traditional occasion. Here's what to expect on the day.

Double degree pic

Multiple degrees

Find out your options if you have gained more than one qualification.

Maori students graduation landscape

Māori and Pasifika students

Find out about special events for Māori and Pasifika graduates.

Unable to be there on the day?

You can apply to graduate in absentia