Graduation options

Enjoy the spectacle and fun of the Melbourne ceremony and parade or, if eligible, choose to graduate at one of our ceremonies outside Australia.

Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

Melbourne graduation parade

Why not make a day of it? Before the ceremony, parade down the city centre with more than 4000 RMIT students and staff!

Graduation ceremonies outside Australia

Not going to a ceremony?

We get it - there's a lot to organise once you've completed your program. If you can't make it to a ceremony, you need to apply to graduate in absentia. You'll then be conferred (graduated) on the last working day of the month* that your school signs off your program. You will then receive your testamur (certificate) by registered post about two weeks later.

It's worth noting that if you graduate in absentia, you're unable to attend a future graduation ceremony for that program. 

_{*except if you apply to graduate in November or December, in which case your conferral date is the same date as the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony.}

Apply to graduate in absentia when you're in the final semester of your program. 

If you don't apply to graduate....

We strongly recommend that you apply to graduate in order to attend a ceremony and/or get your testamur as soon as possible. 

But if you don't, it's OK. Within three months from the day your school confirms your completion, you'll automatically be conferred in absentia and receive your testamur (certificate) by registered post. It's worth noting, however, that if you don't apply to graduate, you'll be unable to attend a future graduation ceremony for that program.