Receipt of the invitation to register and/or completion of the registration form does not constitute eligibility to graduate.

Eligibility criteria for students due to graduate in January 2025 can be found below.

To be eligible to graduate in January 2025, all of the following must be true:

Your name must have appeared on a Pass List/Decision Record Log approved by the Senate or the Steering Committee by no later than the dates stated below:

Undergraduate degrees
In order to meet the Senate Sub Group date on 27 November 2024, departments should submit decision record logs to the Student Records Team by 19 November 2024.

Postgraduate taught degrees
In order to meet the Senate Sub Group date 27 November 2024, departments should submit decision record logs to the Student Records Team by 19 November 2024.

Postgraduate research degrees
You must have completed the examination process (including confirmation from examiners that corrections have been satisfactorily completed and submission of final thesis), and submitted all documentation as required by the Doctoral College by 15 November 2024  to be included on the final pass list for inclusion in the January 2025 ceremonies which is due to be approved on 19 November 2024.

• The award of a degree must have been conferred (e.g. Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate awards are not eligible);
• You must not have an outstanding study related balance on your University account by 16:00 (GMT) on Thursday 28 November 2024. This includes any library charges outstanding, and funds must be fully cleared by this time;
• You must have completed the graduation registration process to register your intention with the Awards and Ceremonies Team by the date set out in your invitation email. Students who do not complete the registration process, where the other eligibility criteria are met, will graduate in absentia by default.