Apply to graduate

Step 1. Check your eligibility to graduate

All students

You're eligible to graduate when you have:

Met all academic requirements of your program
No missing results or credit transfers
No outstanding debts to the University
Provided your verified USI to RMIT.

Additional requirements for some students

If you belong to one of the student groups below, click on the arrow to check for additional requirements.

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If you have been discontinued from your program, please contact your RMIT School or College.

To be eligible, you need to have:

Received a passing outcome at examination
Completed any required amendments as a result of the examination process
Had your final archival and amendments document approved by the ADVC, RTD
Completed all mandatory coursework courses (e.g. research methods) or had a credit transfer processed, where eligible
Provided your 50 word citation to the School of Graduate Research, if you are a PhD student.

You may apply to graduate before meeting these conditions.

For questions about your academic progress and eligibility to graduate, contact the School of Graduate Research via the RMIT Student Connect Portal.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students who have completed relevant studies through other providers, or are eligible for any other recognition of prior learning (RPL), need to apply for credit for prior study or experience.

Once you've completed the above and met all program requirements, you can apply to graduate.

If you want to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

If you're enrolled in undergraduate study period 3 or postgraduate session 3 you may not be eligible to graduate at the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony the year that you finish your studies. This is because the ceremony will be held before the results release date for these periods. You may apply to graduate at a future ceremony.

If you want to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

Graduating students in standard undergraduate/postgraduate programs due to complete their final course(s) in Teaching Period 4 will not be eligible to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony. This is because your result release date is after the ceremony.

If you’re applying to graduate from an intermediate award, for example you’re enrolled in a Masters degree but want to graduate with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma instead, you’ll need to contact your RMIT School or College before applying. Once your school has admitted you to the intermediate conferring program, you can apply to graduate.

If you completed a higher education program more than 10 years ago, we're unable to confer your award or issue a testamur. However, you can still be issued with a transcript confirming that you completed the requirements of your program. Read more in the Conferral and Graduation Policy.

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Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

You won't be able to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony if you:

Have a deferred or supplementary assessment scheduled on or after the official result release date
Have an outstanding placement on or after the official result release date
For Open Universities Australia students only: are enrolled in undergraduate study period 3 or postgraduate session 3
For RMIT Online students only: are enrolled in a standard undergraduate/postgraduate program and due to complete your final course(s) in teaching period 4 (for RMIT Online students).

Step 2. Choose your graduation option

When you apply to graduate you can choose to graduate (be conferred) at a ceremony or in absentia.

Important! The graduation option you choose will affect when you'll get your Statement of Academic Completion and other academic statements. If you choose to graduate at a ceremony, you may not receive some of your academic statements until at or after the ceremony.

Please also note, you will lose access to all RMIT systems on the day you graduate.

Graduating at a ceremony

If you choose to graduate at a ceremony, you'll officially graduate (be conferred) at the ceremony. This means that your conferral date and ceremony date are the same. If you choose to graduate at a ceremony, you may not receive some of your academic statements until at or after the ceremony.

See graduation ceremonies

Graduating in absentia

'In absentia' means that your award is conferred without you attending a formal graduation ceremony.

If you graduate in absentia, you’ll usually graduate (be conferred) at the end of the month in which your School marks you as complete. There are some exceptions – click the dropdown arrow below to see all 2025 in absentia conferral dates.

Eligible students who graduate in absentia will be invited to celebrate their achievements at the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony in December.

Month	Conferral date
January	31 January
February	28 February
March	31 March
April	30 April
May	30 May
June	30 June
July	31 July
August	29 August
September	30 September
October	31 October
November	No conferral
December	17 December

When you'll get your Statement of Academic Completion and other statements

You'll get your digital Statement of Academic Completion and other statements at different times depending on when you choose to graduate.

When your School has marked you as 'complete' in your program, you’ll be given access to your digital Statement of Academic Completion (SAC), VE Qualification and completion transcript via My eQuals. You'll be notified by email to your personal email account, so please check this account regularly (including your junk and other folders).

If you are graduating at a ceremony, you will receive your hardcopy testamur during the ceremony. If you are graduating in absentia, you can order a hardcopy of your testamur.

Your remaining academic statements, including your digital Testamur (Higher Education students) or VE Qualification Testamur (Vocational Education/TAFE students), Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) (Higher Education students) and Conferral transcript will be uploaded to My eQuals one week after you graduate (your conferral date). For students who choose to graduate at a ceremony, this will be one week after the date of your ceremony.

For more information, see Academic transcripts and statements.

Step 3. Apply to graduate in Enrolment Online

To apply to graduate:

Log in to Enrolment Online with your RMIT email address and password. Forgotten your password? Reset it
Select Manage Study
Select Graduate
Select Apply or Change Options
Follow the instructions to select your graduation option and complete your application.

After you've applied, you can continue to log in to change your graduation option and other details until the deadline.

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Step 4. Check and update your personal details

Check that your personal details in RMIT's records are correct, including your personal email address. We’ll send all further communications about graduation to your personal email*, not your RMIT student email, so it's important your details are accurate.

To view and update your details:

Log in to Enrolment Online
Select Personal Details
Update your details, if needed.

*If you're studying at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), communications will be sent to your SIM campus email account (xxxxx@mymail.sim.edu.sg).

Step 5. Nominate your Major/Minor

At RMIT, many of our Higher Education programs offer students the opportunity to complete a major, minor, or both in a specific area of study (not applicable for Vocational Education).

To learn more about how majors and minors work for your program, check your program guide and enrolment program structure, or find out more about choosing majors and minors.

If your program offers the opportunity to complete a major/minor, you may have the option to display this on your graduation documents. Your major will be displayed on your testamur, academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS). Depending on your College, your minor may also be displayed on your academic transcript and AHEGS.

View some examples below:

Testamur with Major (PDF, 353KB)
AHEGS with Major (PDF, 295KB)
Academic transcript with Major example (PDF, 154KB)

If you have completed a major/minor within your program, please nominate your major and minor if you haven’t done so already.

How to nominate your major and minor

Log in to Enrolment Online
Select Manage Study
Select Manage Enrolment
Select Majors & Minors
Choose the majors and minors you have studied in your program and submit your selections.

If you wish to change your selections or need further guidance, please contact Student Connect.

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