Dates, Deadlines, Eligibility and Important Information

• To attend the ceremony, you need approval from the University Committee, confirming your eligibility for a degree. Generally, this means passing enough credits for an Ordinary degree, which is awarded without honours.
  
  
• If you've had referred or deferred assessments, you can still participate if you've passed 300 credits with at least 60 credits at Stage 3 in your final year.  This means if you have taken Stage 2 modules in your final year, you may not be eligible for graduation until all your assessments are completed.  Stage 2 modules can be identified by the first number following the first three letters of the module ABC2123 e.g. in BA English EAS2031.
  
  
• If we temporarily calculate an award for you for graduation eligibility, you may graduate with a lower award title related to your program. Your degree will be recalculated once all assessments are completed, and you have been awarded.
  
  
• For Winter 2026 graduation, you must have a confirmed award by Tuesday 27 October.  If not, you'll be invited to the Summer 2027 graduation instead.   
  
  
• If you are awarded credits after the deadline above, these will not count towards your graduation.  If you already had enough credits for a lower degree, you may be invited to graduate with that degree at the Winter ceremony or you can choose to graduate at Summer graduation 2027 when your full award is approved.
  
  
• Late awarding of credits will not change the name of your award to be announced at the ceremony.
  
  
• To attend the graduation ceremony for the 4-Year Integrated Masters program, such as MEng or MMath, you need approval from the University Assessment Committee. This typically requires passing enough credits for an Undergraduate level award. Having deferred or referred assessments doesn't disqualify you if you've passed at least 360 credits. You can still participate in the ceremony, but you'll cross the stage with a different award title (such as BSc).  
  
  
• If you are unsure about your eligibility to attend, please contact the Graduation Team however, we may be only able to provide generalised information until you have been awarded.

• For Winter graduation 2026, you must have received a confirmed award on or before Tuesday 27 October 2026.  If you have not received a confirmed award before this date, you will be invited to the next graduation session in the Summer 2027.  
  
  
• Your award must have been confirmed by the University Assessment, Progression and Award Committee to be eligible to attend the ceremony.  If any final assignments are not marked or your award is not confirmed by your discipline APAC by the deadline, you will not be eligible to attend the ceremony.
• If you are unsure about your eligibility to attend, please contact the Graduation Team, however, we may be only able to provide generalised information until you have been awarded.

• You will be eligible to attend graduation once your End-Point Assessment (EPA) outcome has been confirmed.
  
  
• If your award is confirmed by the exam board or via Chair's action by 30 October 2026, you will be invited to attend the winter graduation ceremonies in December 2026.
  
  
• If your award is confirmed after the 30 October 2026, you'll be invited to the summer 2027 graduation instead.
  
  
• You will receive an invitation to attend the graduation ceremony once your award has been officially confirmed by the University Assessment, Progression and Award Committee. To ensure your participation, please make sure to register by the specified date.
  
  
• If you have received your award email, you award may not have yet been officially conferred, and you will need to wait until conferral to be invited to graduation.

• You will receive an invitation to attend the graduation ceremony once your award has been officially confirmed by the University. To ensure your participation, please make sure to register by the specified date 
• If your award is confirmed by the exam board or via Chair's action by 5 October 2026, you will be invited to attend the winter graduation ceremonies in December 2026.
• If your award is confirmed after the 5 October 2026, you'll be invited to the Summer 2027 graduation instead.

Submit your thesis, get the examiners' report, make any needed corrections, and upload the final copy to ORE by Wednesday 28 October 2026.

If you're thinking about requesting an extension to your study e.g. assessment extension or deferral, be aware that it might delay when your degree is awarded and affect which graduation ceremony you can attend. Please consider this before you apply for an extension.

• If you owe money to the University for your studies, you can't graduate.
   
• If you're due to graduate in Winter 2026, all debts must have been paid and have cleared in our Bank account* before Monday 12 October 2026. This is an absolute deadline and cannot be extended. Payments or clearance of funds after this date won't be processed in time for winter graduation eligibility.
  *Please note that when you make the payment it can take up to 9 business days for your payment provider to process the payment and for it to be credited to your account with us, please factor this into your payment.
  
  
• If you pay after this deadline or your funds have not cleared our account by this date and your eligibility is confirmed, you'll be invited to the Summer 2027 graduation.
  
  
• You can make a payment online see our website for details. For assistance contact SID on 0300 555 0444 (UK callers) or +44 (0)1392 724724 (International callers). 
  
  
• If you are unsure or have any questions about your financial status, please contact SID through SID Online or as above.