Graduation options
RMIT graduation ceremonies
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
| Who can attend? | All higher education and vocational education students |
| Date and Time | 3pm Wednesday 12 December 2018 |
| Venue | Docklands Stadium |
| Application deadline | 30 September 2018 |
| Confirm your attendance deadline | 21 October 2018 |
| Graduation fee | $200 - covers gown hire, four guest tickets, catering |
If you pay the graduation fee and then decide not to go to the ceremony, you may be eligible for a refund. You just need to change your graduation option by Thursday 6 December, and make sure your account is in credit.
Key dates for:
Note: If your result release date falls after the 26 November 2018, you will not be eligible to graduate in the 2018 Melbourne December ceremony even if the assessment has been finalised early.
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!
Doctoral degrees ceremony
The 2018 Doctoral Degrees Graduation Ceremony was held on Friday 18 May. Stay tuned for information about the 2019 ceremony in the new year.
Graduation ceremonies outside Australia
Graduate in absentia
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.