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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

    Monday 02 December 2024
    Final date to complete registration to graduate in December ceremonies.
  • 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 clear sanctions (e.g. outstanding fees, library fines and student loans) to be included in December ceremonies.
  • 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 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, determined by your completion date.

Date Time 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 and Paramedicine
Tuesday 10 December 6:00pm Faculty of Health 3
Postgraduate Nursing programs (including Doctoral)
Wednesday 11 December 9:30am  Faculty of Health 4
Behavioural Science (excluding Double degrees and including Doctoral)
Wednesday 11 December 1:30pm Faculty of Health 5
Public Health, Social Work, Health Management and Behavioural Science double degrees (including Doctoral)
Wednesday 11 December 6:00pm Faculty of Health 6
Biomedical Science, Genomics, Medical Laboratory Science and Pharmacy (including Doctoral)
Thursday 12 December 9:30am  Faculty of Health 7
Medical Imaging, Radiation Therapy and Vision Science (including Doctoral)
Thursday 12 December 1:30pm Faculty of Health 8 and QUT College
Nutrition, Exercise Science, Podiatry (including Doctoral) and all QUT College courses and programs
Thursday 12 December 6:00pm Faculty of Business and Law 1
Law programs (undergraduate and double degrees including Doctoral)
Friday 13 December 9:30am  Faculty of Business and Law 2
Law postgraduate programs, Human Resources, Management and Graduate School of Business programs (including Doctoral)
Friday 13 December 1:30pm Faculty of Business and Law 3
Economics, Property Economics, Finance, International Business, Philanthropy and Non-Profit (including Doctoral)
Friday 13 December 6:00pm Faculty of Business and Law 4
Accounting, Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations (including Doctoral)
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 and Primary Education postgraduate programs (including Doctoral)
Saturday 14 December 6:00pm Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 3
Education double degrees, graduate certificate programs and Secondary Education postgraduate programs (including Doctoral)
Sunday 15 December 9:30am  Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 4
Fine Arts programs (including Doctoral)
Sunday 15 December 1:30pm Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 5
Creative Industries and Design programs (including Doctoral)
Sunday 15 December 6:00pm Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice 6
Communications and Justice programs (including Doctoral)
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 (including Doctoral)
Monday 16 December  6:00pm Faculty of Science 3
Science, Mathematics and Data Science programs
Tuesday 17 December 9:30am  Faculty of Engineering 1
Design (Interior and Landscape Architecture), Project Management and Urban Development (including Doctoral)
Tuesday 17 December 1:30pm Faculty of Engineering 2
Design (Architecture), Architecture and Architectural Studies programs (including Doctoral)
Tuesday 17 December 6:00pm Faculty of Engineering 3
Engineering programs (Electrical, Civil, Computer and Software Systems) (including Doctoral)
Wednesday 18 December 9:30am  Faculty of Engineering 4
Engineering programs (Chemical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Medical and Management) (including Doctoral)

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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