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• The following awards are presented at graduation: BA or BSc degrees (with or without Honours), PGCE (Primary or Secondary), PGDip, MA, MSc, MRes or MTeach, MPhil, PhD
• If you achieve an appropriate award, or are expected to achieve an appropriate award, between January and July, you'll be invited to our July graduation ceremonies. Awards made or due after July will be invited to our Winter ceremonies.
• Students undertaking a degree or a top up degree at one of our partner institutions may be invited to our graduation ceremonies depending upon our partnership arrangements, or invited to ceremonies held by their institution. In some exceptional cases, students may be eligible to attend both ceremonies.

Tickets are booked online via Ticketsource.

Your invitation will include the booking link, and will tell you the opening and closing dates for booking and how many guests you can bring.

Should you not complete the course in time to graduate at your expected ceremony, you can obtain refunds on any of your purchases by contacting each of the services involved.

Please don't wait until you've passed your course before obtaining your tickets as the closing date for booking falls before some results have been announced.

Should you complete your course after your expected graduation, your certificate will be issued within six weeks of when the award is achieved, and you'll be invited to the next ceremonies.

We're not able to provide letters to help your guests arrange visas for their travel, but you can write one yourself. Please email: immigrationadvice@bathspa.ac.uk for more information and help on what to include in your letter.

If you require a letter to confirm your completion of studies please email the alumni team: alumnirecords@bathspa.ac.uk.

You must wear the correct academic robes in order to take part in your ceremony. These may be hired or bought from our official suppliers, .

Graduation is a formal event, and we advise that you dress to suit the occasion in clothing which will be manageable and comfortable beneath your robes.

You are guaranteed two guest tickets (in addition to yourself) at no charge. You may purchase additional tickets (as outlined in your invitation) at a cost of £15.00 each.

We'll be looking to ensure that we can accommodate the number of guests, depending on the capacity of the venue. Guests are classified as any age and do include small children and babies.

Please see the section on Children to see if your youngest guests need a ticket.  

If you'll be driving to the city please try to travel with your guests if possible.

Please email the Graduation Office at graduation@bathspa.ac.uk as soon as possible so that we can update our records. If you've purchased additional tickets you'll be reimbursed for these.

You can book wheelchair spaces, aisle seats of stall seats when you book your guest tickets. When you register for your own ticket you’ll be able to tell us about any access issues you have (not your guests) and we’ll contact you nearer the time.

If you need help please email the Graduation Office at graduation@bathspa.ac.uk.

If we are not aware that you have any special requirements, we may be unable to meet them on the day.

You can also provide us with details on your preferred name and/or how to pronounce your name. During the ceremony, your name will be read by someone but they may not know you personally, so if you would rather have a different name read out than that of your official name or think that it would be useful to provide guidance regarding the pronunciation of your name, please let us know via the link which was provided in your invitation email.

Although we are providing two guest tickets free of charge, for some students the cost of hiring academic robes for the event may present difficulties. We can assist a limited number of students with the cost of hiring academic robes for graduation.

Any student who has been allocated funds from the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Access Fund during the current academic year, or who has received a ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Bursary, will be given a 50% discount on their robe hire – this will be applied automatically when you book your robes with Evess. This discount will be applied only once.

Should you not complete your award in time to graduate at your expected ceremony, you can obtain refunds on any of your purchases by contacting each of the services involved.

When you do complete your course, you'll be invited to the next available graduation ceremony.

Yes, all students who attend Graduation should be wearing a robe. If you have any issues relating to this, please email graduationbookings@bathspa.ac.uk outlining your concern.

Robes can be ordered through Evess (the University’s official gown supplier). You'll receive a link to book robes and photography once you have registered your place to attend Graduation.

Please do not send robe orders to the Graduation Office.

Robes can be collected at (location TBC), we recommend 2 hours prior to your ceremony start time, and should be returned there by 7:00pm on the same day.

Graduation ceremonies are formal events and we advise that you dress to suit the occasion, in clothing which will be manageable and comfortable beneath your robes.

The hood is designed to be attached to a button on a shirt or blouse, but can also be pinned. You will be walking between the venues, so wear or bring comfortable shoes. 

Any changes to your booking (changes to any special requirements, change of address, etc.) should be made by contacting the Graduation Office directly: graduationbookings@bathspa.ac.uk.

Refunds for other services (gown hire, photographs, souvenirs) should be sought directly from the supplier. Please note that you may be subject to an administration fee.

Certificates will not be handed out at graduation; your documents will be sent by post to your home address after the ceremonies.

Documents are sent to the home address recorded in the student records system (SITS). If your details have changed, then these can be updated via the Evision portal or you can raise a call via and we will update SITS records on your behalf.

We warmly welcome younger members of your family to join us in celebrating Graduation. To help make your day enjoyable and safe for our younger guests it is important that the children in your care remain with you at all times.

We ask that you accompany younger children, and any vulnerable adults in your party too.

Please also refer to the quick link information regarding Children at Graduation that can be found towards the top of the Graduation page. 

Perhaps most importantly, Graduation is your big day – remember to slow down, take it in and enjoy it!

Assistance dogs are welcome, no other animals are permitted at the Forum. Please make alternative arrangements for your pets.

You'll need to register for your ceremony and collect your academic robes before your ceremony starts. We recommend you allow at least two hours for this.

Before the ceremony, while guests and students are taking their seats, music is played. 

The ceremony will begin promptly at the advertised time, and it will not be possible to admit late arrivals.

After welcomes from a senior member of staff, the academic procession enters.

The Order of Ceremonies is as follows:

• Ceremony is declared open
• Vice-Chancellor’s address
• Presentation of honorary awards (if applicable)
• Presentation of student awards
• Ceremony is declared closed.

For the presentation of your award, stewards will direct you to the side of the stage at the appropriate time, your name will be read, and you'll cross the stage to be congratulated in the centre by the Chancellor or another senior member of staff. You then leave the stage on the opposite side, and stewards will direct you back to your seat.

At the end of the ceremony, the academic procession will leave first.

We expect each of our ceremonies to last about 60-90 minutes.

The use of cameras and video recorders during the ceremony is strictly prohibited (this includes mobile phones) as they distract those taking part and  spoil the enjoyment of other guests.

You may of course take photographs before and after the ceremony.