Graduation ceremonies

Read this important information BEFORE registering and making payment:

• We’ll be using your UMail to keep in touch
• How do I access UMail?
• How do I access my @usq.edu.au email as a research student?
• How do I forward mail from my UMail account to another email account?
• What is my UniSQ Username and password?
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• Doctoral graduates are encouraged to attend the Doctoral Ceremony in Toowoomba at 5.30pm on Wed 28 Jun 2023
• Graduates will be able to register for any ceremony (except the Doctoral ceremony) to provide the maximum opportunities to attend. If however, a ceremony is already at capacity, you will not be able to be added to a full ceremony - so please register and pay early. If you are unable to attend your ceremony, advise us in writing before the event via graduations@usq.edu.au and your Ceremony Fee will be refunded.
• Late registration & late Ceremony Fee payment will not be accepted
• Graduates who require Access Support, please contact the Graduations Office in writing as soon as you have registered via graduations@usq.edu.au to provide further information.
• Ceremonies are conducted  in a fenced event precinct, and only ticketed guests and graduates may enter the precinct. Gowned graduates may not leave the precinct in loaned gowning. 
• Your AUD150 Ceremony Fee includes your own attendance, loaned academic dress (including a gifted mortarboard/bonnet), and light refreshments
• Our graduation ceremonies are live streamed so you can share your ceremony with family and friends who are unable to attend
• UniSQ Academic Dress has been simplified for 2023. Your loaned academic dress will also include a giveaway mortarboard/Doctoral bonnet & chord
• We’ll provide a testamur tube for your stage and studio photos on ceremony day
• Check out the Australian Government’s Department of Homeland Affairs information about how long it currently takes to process a visa for visitors from various countries.
• Once you’ve registered and paid for your graduation ceremony, you may want to request a Ceremony Invitation Letter to return to Australia for your ceremony. If you’re currently a non-resident living in Australia, and wish to invite your overseas guests to Australia, request your own Ceremony Invitation Letter so you can support their application for a visa. Please keep in mind, the maximum number of guests allowed per graduate, per ceremony, is 5, regardless of age.

Step 1: Register and make payment of the AUD150 Ceremony Fee via your Student Centre

Complete your online Graduate Response#2 (Deferred Ceremony) via UConnect > Student Centre > Graduations tile (Deferred Ceremony) and pay your AUD150 Ceremony Fee before the deadline. (NOTE: Once you have submitted your registration, you will be unable to make a change online yourself. If you do need to request a change, email graduations@usq.edu.au before the deadline and advise your preferred date & time noting that if a ceremony is already at capacity, you will not be able to attend that date & time).

Step 2: Complete your registration confirmation via the Reed Graduation Portal

On Tuesday one week prior to your ceremony, you’ll receive an email with a link to the Reed Graduation Portal. Use this link to log into the Reed Portal to confirm your registration details, provide your height, check your academic dress order is correct for your academic program, access your event ticket (including QRcode & allocated seat). Once you've completed your registration confirmation, you'll recieve a response to your UMail with your own and your guest e-tickets. Included in the email will be important instructions. Provide your guests with their printed or digital ticket. (Remember to check your Junk Mail if you cannot find this email.)

Empire Theatres, Neil Street, Toowoomba, QLD
You must register and pay no later than midnight Wed 7 Jun 2023 
Ceremonies may fill before close of registration so please BOOK EARLY
* All other Disciplines can register to attend

Registration for the Winter season of graduation ceremonies does not open until early April 2023.

Ipswich Civic Centre, Cnr Nicholas & Limestone Streets, Ipswich
You must register and pay no later than midnight Wed 5 Jul 2023
Ceremonies may fill before close of registration so please BOOK EARLY

Share this link with family and friends who cannot attend.
Your graduation ceremony day will be busy and you’ll need to be sure to arrive in plenty of time to enjoy the day. 
If you arrive too late, you may miss your opportunity to cross the stage.
Ensure you have your own e-Ticket, and each of your guests has their e-Ticket.
Accessible parking (signed) is available close to venue and a set-down area is located at the entry to each venue.
You will need both hands onstage, to carry your callers card and testamur tube.
Light refreshments are provided post-ceremony for you and your guests.
Remember to connect with UniSQ Alumni to collect your gift as you gown.
Share your day via #unisqgrad
Purchase your stage photograph at the Silver Rose Photography kiosk on ceremony day, and order studio photographs online via Silver Rose Photography.