Graduation

Graduation Ceremony Attendance

I am attending

1. Register as ATTENDING via MyUNSW by November 18th 2017. Check name, address and degree specialisation are correct. 
2. Register for tickets for your guests (up to 3) and organise your Academic Dress (Regalia) hire through Scene to Believe. You can also organise photography, framing and giftware through this page.

I am not attending

1. Indicate your non-attendance via MyUNSW. Check name, address and degree specialisation are correct.

2. Select how you would like to receive your graduation documents:

   • Not Attending – Mail:  your graduation documents will be sent to you after your scheduled ceremony date by either registered post within Australia, or by TNT courier outside Australia
   • Not Attending – Collect:  your graduation documents will be available for collection at Student Administrative Services from Thursday the 14^th to Tuesday 19^th December.
   • Or alternatively, you may collect your documents from the Kensington Campus from the 14^th December 2017. If you wish to collect from Kensington please email your request to graduations@unsw.edu.au by 10^th December 2017.

In the event that a graduate wishes not to attend their graduation ceremony in Canberra but would instead like to be included in a June or November 2018 ceremony at Kensington, then they will need to email graduations@unsw.edu.au by either mid-April 2018 (for June ceremonies) or by mid-September 2018 (for November ceremonies) so that our team knows to allocate them accordingly. Please note, however, that this only applies for graduates who have been conferred (not those listed as ‘Potential’). 

If you require evidence of your degree completion for work purposes, please email SAS@adfa.edu.au and a formal letter can be provided.

Outstanding fees

In order to graduate, it is a University requirement that all materials must be returned and all fines/fees must be settled. This includes any tuition fees, loans, library books, fines etc.

Students can check their accounts by contacting Student Administrative Services. Library accounts can be checked through the myLibrary login, located on the Academic Library webpage.

Graduation/Conferral briefing

A briefing session will be held for all graduands at 02:30pm on Tuesday the 12^th December in the Adams Auditorium. Please ensure you attend and are prompt. You will receive instructions on the proceedings of the ceremony, including how to enter and exit the stage, how to doff your cap and information on post-ceremony proceedings.

Graduate Reception

Graduates and their guests are invited to attend the Graduate Reception in the Academy Cadets Mess immediately after the Graduation/Conferral Ceremony. Light refreshments and finger food will be provided.

For information on the ADFA Graduation parade please visit: http://www.defence.gov.au/ADFA/Events/Default.asp 

Important dates

Academic Dress

All graduands are required to wear the appropriate academic dress during the Degree Conferring Ceremonies.

At UNSW each faculty has different hood colours. At UNSW Canberra we have adopted the tri-service colour (Royal Purple) for our faculty.

For non-military graduands, the hood is designed to hook under a tie. It is recommended that graduands wear a tie as this secures the hood and prevents it from moving during the ceremony. Graduands are advised that there will be a requirement to walk up and down stairs in order to access the stage, therefore appropriate shoes are essential.

Hire of Academic Dress

To order all gowning, photography packages and framing please go to the Scene to Believe website.

Payment for academic dress hire is made on the website at the time you specify your details, degree, trencher and gown size.

A hire fee of $89.00 (inc GST) includes your gown, hood and trencher. For all graduates (excluding PhD) the trencher will be yours to keep as a gift to mark the special occasion. The deadline for the hire of academic dress is midnight of 1st December.

Collection of Academic Dress

Academic dress hire will be available for collection for all graduands between 08:30am and 05:00pm on Tuesday 12^th December from the first floor of the Academy Cadets Mess.

Staff will be available in the Adams Auditorium one hour prior to the ceremony to assist graduands with their academic dress.

Return of Academic Dress

• Morning Ceremony- Academic dress must be returned to the gowning area in the Academy Cadets Mess within 2 hours of the ceremony on the day of graduation/conferral (13^th December)
• Afternoon Ceremony- Academic dress must be returned to the gowning area in the Academy Cadets Mess within 2 hours of the ceremony on the day of graduation/conferral (13^th December)

Failure to return the academic dress by the specified deadline will incur a late fee of $100.00.

Service Personnel Uniform

The Director of ADFA Undergraduates has directed the following dress for service personnel:

All military personnel receiving a degree are to wear the following service dress under their academic dress:

Military staff and invited military guests are required to wear the dress of the day.

To order all gowning, photography packages and framing, please go to the Scene to Believe website. 

Photography

All Graduands will be photographed as they receive their testamur on stage. This is an important moment as you graduate and it will be captured and available to you to look back on and remember.

Studio photography will be available on both the degree conferral day (Wednesday 13^th December) and Graduation Parade Day (Thursday 14^th December). Photographs are printed instantly on site for you to take home on the day.  You may also order high resolution digital copies of your photographs – supplied free of charge when ordering Platinum Packages.

Framing Services

A range of high quality frames specially created to protect your hard earned testamur will be available. Ensure your desired frame will be available on the day, by ordering online when you order your graduation regalia. Framing services will be located in the Academy Cadets Mess on 13^th December only.

Framing services available to graduands not attending on the day, by ordering online.

Giftware

UNSW giftware is available on the day or through Scene to Believe online.