December ceremonies
1. Ceremony dates and times
We're excited to announce our graduation ceremonies will be held in December 2023 at the St Lucia and Gatton campuses. You'll attend a ceremony at the campus where your program was based. .
Eligible students will receive an email from 23 October 2023 confirming their December ceremony details.
As of 1 January 2023, all graduating students will require a Unique Student Identifier (USI) to graduate and receive their award, in addition to the successful completion of academic requirements. Some offshore students may be exempt from providing a USI and will need to provide a USI Exemption to the University by the due date.
Your eligibility to graduate and receive your award is provisional on the following requirements:
- The completion of all academic requirements of your program
- The submission of a USI that can be verified by the University, OR, the submission of a USI Exemption to the University.
If you are unsure, please complete the USI Quiz.
For more information about providing your USI, please visit the USI website.
UQ will endeavour to adhere to the scheduled dates, times and venues, however, if ceremonies are rescheduled, delayed or relocated, UQ is not responsible for any inconvenience or costs that may be incurred.
To ensure the best experience for our graduating students, there have been some amendments to the December 2023 graduation schedule. To view ceremony dates and times, download the graduation schedule (PDF, 140.3 KB) or select your faculty:
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Date | Time | Location | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday 11 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected postgraduate programs from the School of Business including:
All undergraduate programs from the School of Economics. |
Tuesday 12 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected postgraduate programs (including HDR students) from the School of Business including:
Selected programs (including HDR students) from the School of Business, specifically in the field of Tourism. All programs (including HDR) from the School of Languages and Cultures. |
Tuesday 12 December | 2:30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the School of Law. Postgraduate programs (including HDR students) from the School of Economics. |
| Tuesday 12 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected undergraduate programs from the School of Business, including:
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Wednesday 13 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected undergraduate programs from the School of Business, specifically undergraduate Commerce. Selected postgraduate programs from the School of Business, including Master of Commerce and Master of Business. |
Wednesday 13 December | 2:30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected postgraduate programs from the School of Business, specifically the postgraduate Commerce Suite. Including some students in the Master of Commerce. |
| Wednesday 13 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected postgraduate programs from the School of Business, specifically the postgraduate Business Suite. Including some students in the Master of Business. |
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Date | Time | Location | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
Thursday 14 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
Non-Science schools teaching into the BSc, BSc(Hons) – excluding Biomedical Science and Psychology. |
Saturday 16 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
Selected programs from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, specifically Postgraduate Engineering. |
| Saturday 16 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected programs (including HDR students) from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Excludes Postgraduate Engineering. |
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Date | Time | Location | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 8 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected programs (including HDR students) from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, excluding Physiotherapy. Non-HASS school teaching into the BA specifically the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology. |
Friday 8 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes :
Selected programs (including HDR students) from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, specifically Physiotherapy. |
| Saturday 9 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work. |
Saturday 9 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the School of Psychology. Includes BA(Hons), BSc, BSc(Hons), B Advanced Science(Hons) with a field or major in psychology. Excluding the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology. |
Monday 11 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Date | Time | Location | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
Friday 8 December | 2:30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected programs (including HDR students) from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, excluding Physiotherapy. Non-HASS school teaching into the BA specifically the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology. |
Saturday 9 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the School of Psychology. Include BA(Hons), BSc, BSc(Hons), B Advanced Science(Hons) with a field or major in Psychology. Excluding the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology. |
Monday 11 December | 2:30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools:
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Monday 11 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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Tuesday 12 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected postgraduate programs (including HDR students) from the School of Business including:
Selected programs (including HDR students) from the School of Business, specifically in the field of Tourism. All programs (including HDR) from the School of Languages and Cultures. |
| Thursday 14 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
Non-HASS schools teaching into the BA and BA(Hons) – excluding Psychology. |
Faculty of Medicine
Date | Time | Location | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 15 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the School of Biomedical Sciences. Includes BSc, BSc(Hons) and BAdvanced Science(Hons) with a field or major from the School of Biomedical Sciences. |
| Friday 15 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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| Friday 15 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | Selected programs (including HDR students) from the Faculty of Medicine, specifically the Doctor of Medicine. |
Faculty of Science
Date | Time | Location | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 7 December | 11am | Gatton Gymnasium | Selected programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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| Thursday 7 December | 2.30pm | Gatton Gymnasium | Selected programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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| Thursday 14 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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| Thursday 14 December | 6pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
Non-Science schools teaching into the BSc, BSc(Hons) – excluding Biomedical Science and Psychology. |
Friday 15 December | 11am | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the School of Biomedical Sciences. Includes BSc, BSc(Hons) and BAdvanced Science(Hons) with a field or major from the School of Biomedical Sciences. |
Friday 15 December | 2.30pm | UQ Centre, St Lucia campus | All programs (including HDR students) from the following schools/institutes:
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Graduating in absentia
If you don’t attend a ceremony, your degree will only be conferred on your graduation day if you have fulfilled the following requirements:
- The completion of all academic requirements of your program
- The submission of a USI that can be verified by the University, OR, the submission of a USI Exemption to the University.
You have the option of attending one of the two ceremony periods immediately after your original graduation date. You can nominate a later graduation period on your Conditional Graduation Application (CGA) form.
If you choose a later ceremony, check your student email for your invitation closer to the date.
Student Progression (Graduations) will post your graduation documents to the mailing address entered into mySI-net. Your address must be updated by 29 November 2023 for your documents to be mailed out to the correct address. It is your responsibility to ensure this address is up to date.
If you are representing and have nominated in a previous CGA that you wish to attend a ceremony in December 2023, you will receive further communication to your student email from 23 October 2023.