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Graduates throwing trenchers

Congratulations! Almost at the end of your award and wondering what your next steps are? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

On this page:
Graduations 2026 | Eligibility to graduate | Conferral - you're officially a UTS graduate!
Graduation documents | Graduation ceremonies | After graduation | Rules

Graduations 2026

Autumn 2026

Autumn 2026 ceremonies will be held from Thursday 7 May 2026 to Friday 5 June 2026 (dates subject to change).

Spring 2026

Spring 2026 ceremonies will be held from late October 2026 to early November 2026 (indicative dates to be listed shortly).


Completion of your course and eligibility to graduate

Checklist for your final session

In your final session of study, you'll get access to the "course completion" steps in My Student Admin (MSA). This will include:

  • Checking your personal details are correct (including your formal name which will appear on your transcript, testamur and AHEGS).
  • Checking that your contact details are correct (including your personal email and phone number, in case we need to contact you after you've conferred).
  • Ensuring you've provided a verified Unique Student Identifier (USI).
  • Checking there are no sanctions against your account (including clearing outstanding debts and fines and returning all equipment). 

Please ensure you've saved all the files you wish to keep on your student account to your personal device, as these will be deleted as you transition to an alumni account. 

Set to passed

When you've received your final results and have completed and passed all of the credit points within your study plan, your course status can be set to passed. If your course status in My Student Admin (MSA) is marked as passed, that means you've successfully completed the course requirements for your award. 

If you're a research student, once your thesis has been approved your award can be set to passed and you'll be conferred in the next available conferral period. 

How long does it take to be set to passed after my final results are released?

Usually this happens within a couple of weeks of your final results being released. 

Is there anything I can do to speed up the process?

Being set to passed is an automatic process, there's nothing you can do to speed it up. 

While you're waiting to be set to passed

If you need evidence that you've met the academic requirements for your course, please contact the UTS Student Centre for further information.

After you've been set to passed, while you're waiting for conferral

You can apply for a statement of course completion letter, or you can choose to purchase a transcript. The transcript will indicate that the course is 'Complete' and ‘Yet to be conferred’. After conferral, you'll still receive an updated transcript to show that you've been conferred.

Conferral

Conferral is the administrative process by which your degree is awarded. You're considered a graduate of UTS once your conferral date has passed. Every student who fulfils the requirements for completion of an award course is eligible for formal conferral of the award by the University Academic Board. 

The important dates* for 2026 conferrals can be found below.

Please note graduands are invited to ceremonies based on their date of conferral.

November 2025 period

Sessions IncludedJuly - Sept Offshore
Aug Short
Session 5 OPM
Sept Short
Aug - Oct Offshore

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Conferral dateWednesday, 24 November 2025
My eQuals digital documents availableThursday, 27 November 2025
Hard copy documents available

Graduate Certificates: from Friday, 5 December 2025

All other awards: from Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsAutumn season 2026 (May/June)

February 2026 period

Sessions IncludedSpring B & D
Aug - Oct Offshore
Spring Main & C
Oct - Dec Offshore
Oct Short
Session 6 OPM
Nov Short
Dec Short
Dec - Feb Offshore

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Conferral dateWednesday, 11 February 2026
My eQuals digital documents availableMonday, 16 February 2026
Hard copy documents available

Postgraduate Online Awards: from Monday, 2 March 2026

All other awards: from Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsAutumn season 2026 (May/June)

March 2026 period

Sessions IncludedSummer
Jan Short
Session 1 OPM

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Conferral dateWednesday, 25 March 2026
My eQuals digital documents availableThursday, 26 March 2026
Hard copy documents available

Postgraduate Online Awards: from Tuesday, 7 April 2026

All other awards: from Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsAutumn season 2026 (May/June)

May 2026 period

Sessions includedJan - Mar Offshore
Feb Short
March Short
Session 2 OPM

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Conferral dateWednesday, 27 May 2026
My eQuals digital documents availableThursday, 28 May 2026
Hard copy documents available

Postgraduate Online Awards: from Tuesday, 9 June 2026

All other awards: from Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsSpring season 2026 (October/November)

July 2026 period

Sessions includedMarch - May Offshore
Autumn Main & C
Autumn B & D
April Short
May Short
Session 3 OPM

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
Conferral dateWednesday, 22 July 2026
My eQuals digital documents availableFriday, 24 July 2026 
Hard copy documents available

Postgraduate Online Awards: from Monday, 10 August 2026

All other awards: from Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsSpring season 2026 (October/November)

September 2026 period

Sessions includedJune Short
May - July Offshore
July Short
Session 4 OPM

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Conferral dateWednesday, 9 September 2026
My eQuals digital documents availableThursday, 10 September 2026
Hard copy documents available

Postgraduate Online Awards: from Tuesday, 22 September 2026

All other awards: from Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsSpring season 2026 (October/November)

November 2026 period

Sessions includedJuly - Sept Offshore
Aug Short
Session 5 OPM
Sept Short
Aug - Oct Offshore

Last day of course status to be changed to passed. 

Also deadline for graduands to:

  • Resolve sanctions (including outstanding fees)
  • Provide a verified USI
  • Submit a formal name change
  • Opt out of My eQuals
Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Conferral dateWednesday, 25 November 2026
My eQuals digital documents availableThursday, 26 November 2026
Hard copy documents available

Postgraduate Online Awards: from Tuesday, 8 December 2026

All other awards: from Wednesday, 16 December 2026

Ceremony season for eligible graduandsAutumn season 2027 (April/May)

* Please note that these dates may be subject to change. If you have concerns about the status of your course and the set to passed deadline is approaching, you can submit an Ask UTS enquiry. 

Graduation documents

You'll receive graduation documents after your degree has been conferred by the Academic Board. You'll have access to the following:

  • Academic record (transcript)
  • Australian Higher Education Statement (AHEGS)
  • UTS testamur (certificate of completion)

Digital graduation documents

By default, you'll receive your transcript and AHEGS digitally via My eQuals (opens external site). You'll receive a separate notification email for each digital document once it is available. These emails will be sent to your preferred email address as recorded in My Student Admin (MSA) under the personal details tab.

Hard copy graduation documents

All students will receive a hard copy testamur and you can choose how you wish to receive it. If you'd like to receive all your documents in hard copy instead of digitally, you'll need to opt out of My eQuals in My Student Admin (MSA) during the course completion steps before you're conferred. If you opt out of digital documents, you'll receive a single transcript and AHEGS in hard copy at the same time as your testamur. 

PG Online graduates: your hard copy testamur will be mailed out to you in the weeks following your conferral date. 
All other graduates: read more about document collection.


Graduation ceremonies

Ceremonies are held twice a year in Autumn and Spring. 

Who can attend a ceremony?

If you've had a Bachelor, Master or Doctoral degree/s, or a graduate diploma conferred, you'll automatically be invited to the next available season of graduation ceremonies. 

When will my ceremony be?

Graduands are invited to ceremony seasons based on their date of conferral.

Your graduation ceremony date is determined by your faculty and degree/award. 

Ceremony dates are confirmed when you register for your graduation. 

Please don't make travel plans until you've registered and paid your graduation ceremony fee. If you haven't paid, then your date isn't confirmed. 

How do I register for a ceremony?

Eligible graduands will be contacted by email about 6-8 weeks prior to graduation ceremonies with instructions on how to register. 

Please check your contact details are up to date in My Student Admin (MSA). If you have concerns about your personal information, please check our privacy notice (PDF, 140kB).

Still have questions about ceremonies? Check out our Graduation ceremonies FAQs.

After graduation

Alumni

If you’ve just graduated, you can join UTS Alumni and enjoy a range of benefits and social activities, including special offers, event invitations, publications and an international network of contacts.

Please check your contact details are current with UTS Alumni so you can stay up to date with the range of activities, events and offers available. 

Careers

UTS careers offers on-campus and online support for up to two years after course completion. Enjoy free access to tailored career support services, resources, programs and personalised career advice. You might also be interested in visiting our Careers Service. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Centre or refer to Ask UTS.


Rules

Rules governing awards and graduation are in Section 13: Awards and Graduation of the University's student and related rules. 

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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