Apply to graduate

The application for graduation is available online from July 1st to April 30th every year. The graduation application helps determine which Convocation ceremony you will be assigned to, but eligibility for degree conferral (i.e. getting your degree) is determined by the Office of the Registrar.

Students completing their degree requirements must apply to graduate. If you are applying to graduate for the first time, please apply online via Student Online Services. Otherwise, please complete an application for graduation form. The UNBC Convocation Office will ask graduates to complete an RSVP form closer to the annual Convocation ceremony to indicate their attendance.

Graduation application FAQ
Online application for graduation instructions

Conferral of degrees

UNBC confers degrees three times a year; September, January and May. The degree conferral schedule will depend on meeting requirements in your last semester. If you meet the requirements to have your degree conferred in September or January you will have the option of receiving your parchment before the annual Convocation; however, you will still be invited to the appropriate Convocation ceremony.

Parchments are printed after each semester and will reflect the month the degree is conferred by Senate. UNBC holds each annual Convocation ceremony in late May. Eligible students have the option to receive their parchment prior to the annual Convocation ceremony.

For more information on your degree, conferral dates or your specific graduation application please email us at credentials@unbc.ca.

Class of 2024

All students who complete degree requirements within the 2023/24 academic year will be eligible to attend the Convocation ceremony scheduled for May 31st, 2024.

For the 2023/24 academic year the dates of conferral are as follows:

  • September 27th, 2023
  • January 24th, 2024
  • May 29th, 2024

Class of 2024

Parchment pick-up

Degree parchments for local graduates who are not able to attend the May 2024 convocation ceremony at the Prince George campus may collect their parchment in-person from the Office of the Registrar located in the Agora in room 7-702.

You may authorize someone else to pick up your parchment by completing a parchment pick-up authorization form.

Office of the Registrar hours of operation

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Closed on weekends and statutory holidays.

Parchment delivery

Degree parchments wull be sent out the second week of June to students who requested courier delivery and updated their address with the Convocation Office. If you did not send us this information and would like your parchment delivered, please contact us via email at credentials@unbc.ca.

Requirements for undergraduate students

There are multiple deadlines to apply to graduate. Please apply to graduate as soon as you have registered for your final semester. This means that if you register for your last September and January semesters in the Fall you would apply to graduate before the Fall deadline. 

Graduation application deadlines

  • Fall semester: November 1st
  • Winter semester: March 1st
  • Summer semester: July 15th

Reminders

  • You should be registered in any remaining coursework prior to applying for graduation;
  • The application does not guarantee conferral of your degree;
  • The processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable;
  • The processing fee should accompany each application (i.e. if you have multiple credentials you need to apply for each separately);
  • Official transcripts for coursework completed on a letter of permission at another institution must be received by the Office of the Registrar on or before May 3rd in order to complete a degree audit.

Requirements for graduate students

There are multiple deadlines to apply to graduate. Please apply to graduate once you are registered in your final semester. 

  • Fall semester: November 1st
  • Winter semester: March 1st
  • Spring semester: July 15th

Reminders

  • If you are not able to defend your thesis by April 30th, please wait to apply to graduate for the July 15th deadline;
  • The application does not guarantee conferral of your degree;
  • The processing fee is non-refundable and non-transferable;
  • The processing fee should accompany each application (i.e. if you have multiple credentials you need to apply for each separately);
  • You must meet the graduate deadlines in order to allow time for an official degree audit, and ensure eligibility to graduate. Please contact the Office of Graduate Administration via email at grad-office@unbc.ca for an updated schedule.