Details on how to register will be emailed to all eligible students approximately two months before the ceremonies.
Registration is essential even if you do not wish to attend the award ceremony.
You should register as soon as possible after you receive graduation information.
Don't wait until you have received your results as this may be too late.
If you haven’t received an email with details about your graduation and you think you should have, if you are unsure about how to make changes, or if you have any other questions about registering for graduation, email:
Read the Graduation Terms and Conditions before registering:
Graduating without attending the ceremony
Even if you do not wish to attend the ceremony you will need to register to graduate as Not Attending the Ceremony (i.e. 'In Absentia'). Your award certificate will then be posted to you after the ceremony.
Details on how to register will be emailed to all eligible students by the end of April.
Certificates are posted standard mail the week following the ceremony. For UK addresses delivery is normally within 5 working days. For non-UK addresses we recommend allowing up to 20 working days.
Normally certificates are posted to international destinations by standard airmail. If you wish to have your certificate posted by courier at an additional cost of £20, please contact Student Records at studentrecords@rgu.ac.uk to request this.
The address your certificate will be sent to will be in your Graduation Confirmation of Registration email.
If you haven’t received your Graduation Confirmation of Registration email and you think you should have, if you are unsure about how to make changes, or if you have any other questions about registering to graduate, email studentrecords@rgu.ac.uk.
Exceptions
- Students on linked degree/honours degree courses who have completed the ordinary degree stage of their course but who will proceed to the Honours year of the course in the next session.
- Students on MSc courses should not graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate if they are continuing to the Master's level stage.
If you do graduate at any of the above exit points then proceed immediately to the next stage, your first certificate will have to be returned.
Award certificate names
Names on your degree certificates have to be the same as on your birth/marriage certificate because some professional bodies may reject the degree certificate if the name is different.
Graduation Checklist
- Read registration information and register online
- Return all library books prior to the ceremony
- Clear any outstanding fees or charges owed to the University library or accommodation services
- Order academic dress (if attending in person)
- Order photography pack (if attending in person)
- Check date and time of graduation ceremony (if attending in person)
- Plan to arrive 1.5 hours in advance (if attending in person)
- Find out what the Alumni Network, Library Service and Careers Centre can offer you