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Key dates for graduating

Browse our list of important dates for upcoming graduation and conferral rounds:

  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 14 October 2024
    Online graduation registration start date for students who are course complete or passed.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Friday 01 November 2024
    Last day to lodge credit (advanced standing) application to be eligible for December ceremonies.
    Last day to lodge cross-institutional results to be eligible for December ceremonies. If you wish to exit early from your current course, Apply to Graduate Early with an Approved Exit Course (Early exit request). Applications are subject to faculty approval.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Friday 01 November 2024
    Doctoral candidates must submit their final thesis requirements by this date to be eligible for December ceremonies.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Friday 15 November 2024
    Doctoral students must complete course requirements by this date to be invited to attend the December ceremonies.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Tuesday 26 November 2024
    Graduation registration cut-off for HDR students
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Friday 29 November 2024 to Friday 29 November 2024
    Final release of results. Results will be progressively released from Wednesday 27 November through to Friday 29 November. Graduation invitations will be sent progressively through this time.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 02 December 2024
    You must complete course requirements by this date to be eligible and invited to attend the December ceremonies.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 02 December 2024
    Final date to make a change to your name and request for cultural variation to be recorded on your award certificate. If you wish to amend your name you should update your name online on or before this date.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 02 December 2024
    Final date to arrange TPA (Third Party Authorisation) collection of your parchment after completion of ceremonies. You must submit the TPA form, and you must also email askqut@qut.edu.au with the subject ‘Parchment collection’ requesting that your parchment be collected by the third party. Parchment collection is only available the week after the graduation ceremonies from HiQ Kelvin Grove.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 02 December 2024
    Final date to complete registration to graduate in December ceremonies.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 02 December 2024
    Final date to clear sanctions (e.g. outstanding fees, library fines and student loans) to be included in December ceremonies.
  • Graduation - December ceremonies

    Monday 02 December 2024
    Final date to amend personal details including mailing address, phone and email contacts via HiQ.

Ceremony schedule

If you complete your course after the cut-off date but are still eligible to graduate, you'll be included in either the March or September conferral round. These are non-ceremony rounds which means you'll receive your parchment by mail and be invited to attend a future ceremony.

End-of-year ceremonies 2024

End-of-year ceremonies will be held from 10-18 December 2024.

NS42 Bachelor of Nursing

Due to the large cohort, Bachelor of Nursing students are spread across two ceremonies. Your allocation will be confirmed in your graduation invitation email. 

Date Time (AEST) Faculty
Tuesday 10 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Health 1
Bachelor of Nursing (until allocation is exhausted)
Tuesday 10 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Health 2
Bachelor of Nursing (all remaining allocations)
Nursing double degrees
Aged care
Paramedicine
Tuesday 10 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Health 3
Postgraduate nursing programs
Doctoral graduates
Wednesday 11 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Health 4
Behavioural science (excluding double degrees)
Doctoral graduates
Wednesday 11 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Health 5
Public health
Social work
Health management
HSE
Behavioural science double degrees
Doctoral graduates
Wednesday 11 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Health 6
Biomedical science
Genomics
Medical laboratory science
Pharmacy
Doctoral graduates
Thursday 12 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Health 7
Medical imaging
Radiation therapy
Optometry
Vision science
Doctoral graduates
Thursday 12 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Health 8 and QUT College
Nutrition
Exercise science
Podiatry
All QUT College courses
Doctoral graduates
Thursday 12 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Business and Law 1
Law undergraduate programs including double degrees)
Friday 13 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Business and Law 2
Law postgraduate programs
Human resources
Management
Graduate School of Business programs
Doctoral graduates
Friday 13 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Business and Law 3
Economics
Property economics
Finance
International business
Philanthropy and non-profit
Doctoral graduates
Friday 13 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Business and Law 4
Accounting
Advertising
Marketing
Public relations
Doctoral graduates
Saturday 14 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 1
Education undergraduate programs excluding double degrees
Saturday 14 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 2
Education masters programs
Early childhood postgraduate programs
Primary education postgraduate programs
Doctoral graduates
Saturday 14 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 3
Education double degrees
Graduate certificate programs
Secondary education postgraduate programs
Doctoral graduates 
Sunday 15 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 4
Fine arts
Doctoral graduates 
Sunday 15 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 5
Creative industries
Design
Doctoral graduates
Sunday 15 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 6
Communications
Justice
Doctoral graduates
Monday 16 December  9:30am 
Faculty of Science 1
Bachelor of Information Technology
Monday 16 December  1:30pm
Faculty of Science 2
Information technology double degrees and postgraduate programs
Computer science postgraduate programs
Games and interactive environments
Doctoral graduates
Monday 16 December  6:00pm
Faculty of Science 3
Science
Mathematics
Data science
Doctoral graduates
Tuesday 17 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Engineering 1
Design (interior and landscape architecture)
Project management
Urban development
Doctoral graduates
Tuesday 17 December 1:30pm
Faculty of Engineering 2
Design (architecture)
Architecture
Architectural studies
Doctoral graduates 
Tuesday 17 December 6:00pm
Faculty of Engineering 3
Electrical
Civil
Computer and software systems
Doctoral graduates
Wednesday 18 December 9:30am 
Faculty of Engineering 4
Chemical
Mechanical
Mechatronics
Medical
Management
Doctoral graduates

Mid-year ceremonies 2025

Mid-year ceremonies are typically held in July or August. 

Further details about the ceremony schedule will be available in Semester 1, 2025.

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