Applying to Graduate

Winter 2025 Application to Graduate

The Application to Graduate will open on WebAdvisor on Monday, January 6, 2025, for students who plan on completing their program requirements in Winter 2025.

The deadline for applications is Friday, February 28, 2025. Applications submitted past this deadline will be subject to a $60 application late fee. Failure to complete this application will affect your ability to graduate.

Please be sure to complete Steps 1 to 5 prior to applying to graduate to ensure that you receive all relevant communication regarding your graduation status.

Step 1: Verify your name in WebAdvisor

Your name will be displayed on your parchment exactly how it is shown on WebAdvisor. Please ensure your name is spelled correctly on WebAdvisor before submitting your Application to Graduate. Notice of legal name changes must be submitted to office GH108 along with the Notice of Change of Name form.

Step 2: Update your address

You must complete your Notice of Change of Address form prior to completing your Application to Graduate in order to receive all communication related to Convocation, including graduation tickets. Notice of Change of Address forms completed after an Application to Graduate will not be reflected on your student file and we cannot guarantee you will receive all relevant communication.

Step 3: Check your ‘My Academic Progress’ via Student Planning on WebAdvisor

Complete this step  to ensure you will be meeting the program requirements by the end of the Winter semester. It will show you the credits you have completed to date and the courses you still need to take to graduate. Cross reference with your Program Plan or Schedule of Studies in the Academic Calendar.

View the “Preparing to Graduate” presentation by Academic Advising. Questions about this step can be answered by your Academic Advisor.

Step 4: Declare an Area of Emphasis (AoE)

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

Please note that your Area of Emphasis, Specialization or Certificate will not show on your degree parchment from the University of Guelph.

Step 5: Submit an Application to Graduate

The Application to Graduate for Winter 2025 is on WebAdvisor under “Academic Profile” and has a deadline of Friday, February 28, 2025. Applications submitted past this deadline will be subject to a $60 application late fee.

Fall 2024 Application to Graduate can be found on WebAdvisor under “Academic Profile” on Tuesday August 6, 2024 and has a deadline of Friday September 27, 2024. 

Failure to complete this application will affect your ability to graduate.

Note: On the application to graduate, there is an option for your degree to be read as Baccalaureate. This is the Latin term for Bachelor’s degree. These terms mean the same thing. Please choose one as you would like it to appear on your degree.

Graduation Standing

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%.

If you have any questions or concerns about your eligibility to graduate, please contact your Academic Advisor.

Please note: Your distinction will not appear on your degree parchment, but will be available on your official transcript.

Outstanding fees

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.

Fall 2024 Application to Graduate

For students who plan on completing their program requirements in Summer 2024, you can complete the Application to Graduate on WebAdvisor from Tuesday, August 6, 2024 to Friday September 27, 2024.

Note: There is no ceremony for the Fall 2024 graduation, but graduates are invited to attend the ceremony in June 2025.

Confirmation of Graduation/Convocation

Students who have NOT convocated and require a letter confirming their upcoming graduation from the University should make this request via Confirmation of Enrolment.
Students who HAVE convocated and require confirmation of graduation from the University should make this request via Transcript Requests. 
Third-party degree verification: To verify the credentials of a University of Guelph-Humber graduate, third parties (e.g., prospective employers and educational institutions) can email advisors@guelphhumber.ca. 
The types of information that can be released to third parties are outlined in the Departmental Policy on the Release of Student Information.

Contact Us

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