Graduation FAQs

Whether you plan on attending your convocation ceremony or not, you must apply to graduate. For more information on applying to graduate and the deadlines, visit the webpage Applying to Graduate.

On the Application to Graduate, there is an option for your degree to read as Baccalaureate. This is the Latin term for Bachelor’s degree. These terms mean the same thing. When completing your Application to Graduate on WebAdvisor, please choose one as you would like it to appear on your degree.

If you made a mistake and selected the wrong option, please send an email to graduate@guelphhumber.ca with your request to change. Please include your name and Student ID in the email.

Your standing on graduation is determined by your cumulative average. To find your standing on graduation, log in to WebAdvisor, select 'Academics' on the drop-down menu on the left side, then select 'Student Planning', then 'My Progress' to view your Academic Profile. This will clearly outline if you have completed your graduation requirements.

Standing on graduation is noted for graduates from the honours programs as follows:

• Degree with Distinction: Cumulative average of 80% or higher.
• Degree with Honours: Cumulative average of 70-79%.
• Degree with Standing: Cumulative average of less than 70%.

For further questions about this, please contact your Academic Advisor.

Any graduating student who has an outstanding balance at the time of Convocation will be placed on financial sanction and will not be issued the official degree or diploma parchment at the convocation ceremony. Parchments will be withheld until payment is made.

If you are taking additional credit courses that are required to complete your degree in the summer semester, you will NOT be eligible to graduate in June. You will be eligible to graduate in the fall semester.

For this deadline and other important information, visit the webpage Dates and Deadlines..

Your name will be displayed exactly how it is shown on WebAdvisor. For example, if WebAdvisor shows your first, middle and last names, your parchments will reflect the same.

Before submitting your Application to Graduate, please ensure that your name is spelled correctly in WebAdvisor.

Yes, please complete the Legal Name Change Notice or Change of Given Name(s) and/or Gender Identity Information form, sign it and return it to Student Services at advisors@guelphhumber.ca with the required supporting documentation.

For Summer 2025 graduands, all changes must be made prior to April 25, 2025, for the request to be reflected on your parchments.

For Fall 2024 graduands, all changes must be made prior to September 27, 2024, for the request to be reflected on your parchments.

No; your standing on graduation will not show on your parchments. It will only show on your transcript documents.

At the Convocation ceremony, only those graduands whose standing is at the Distinction level will be indicated in the program and announced.

If your program supports the choice of an Area of Emphasis or Specialty, please complete a Area of Emphasis form. The Area of Emphasis or Specialization will be noted on your transcripts.

Please contact us at graduate@guelphhumber.ca to re-order your parchments.

This is a no-ceremony graduation. Graduates will receive their parchments in the mail to the address indicated on their student record after the fall convocation date, this can be found in the student academic calendar.

Convocation 2025 will be held on Monday June 16, 2025 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

Ceremony times times will be announced at the end of the Winter 2025 semester.

Fall 2024 graduates are invited to attend the June 2025 convocation ceremony. (Read more about Fall graduation).

Parchments will be mailed to the home address the University of Guelph-Humber has on file after the convocation proceedings.

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Tickets are issued according to the number of seats available. Children age two and under do not require a ticket. Please be prepared to show your tickets if requested by an Usher.

If you are a graduands who has self-identified as Indigenous you can receive a medallion from the Indigenous Education and Engagement table at convocation. The medallion can be worn at convocation to display your pride in your history and culture.

For information and instructions, go to the Graduation Photography page.

A cap and gown will be provided at convocation to students who register on MarchingOrder. Please note, the caps are yours to keep, but the gowns and hoods must be returned after the ceremony.

Yes, the ceremony is live broadcast for guests who are unable to attend.

Yes; you can take courses following your graduation date. The grades you achieve in these courses will affect your cumulative GPA but it will not change your standing on graduation (Honours or Distinction). For more information, refer to the Visiting Student Applicant.

Yes; requests for transcripts are handled by the Office of Registrarial Services. More information about how to print or order your transcript can be found here.

Official transcripts from the University of Guelph-Humber will show that a degree has been conferred after October 26, 2024 for Fall 2024 graduates and June 16, 2025, for Winter 2025 graduates. Learn more about transcript requests here. 

Please email graduate@guelphhumber.ca if you have questions.

You can change your address and phone number information through Notice of Change of Address forms.

Your UofGH Gryphmail email address will expire one year following your graduation date. We recommend you use this time to transfer any information you’d like to keep to a personal email account.

To receive information about alumni events, perks and benefits, and other news, make sure you submit an Alumni Contact Information Update Form with your personal email address.

Grad caps are only distributed to graduating students who attend Convocation. Please contact – Gaspard & Sons, to ask about purchasing options.

If you have questions not addressed above, please email graduate@guelphhumber.ca or call the Student Services office at 416-798-1331 ext. 6288.