A student must submit a formal application in order to be considered as a candidate for a degree and/or diploma at a specific convocation. There are two convocation periods each year, one in November and another in late June. A formal convocation ceremony(s) is held in June but not in November. An application for graduation must be submitted by the student no later than the deadline specified in correspondence to students. Late applications will be accepted with the submission of a late fee (refer to Chapter V – Schedule of Fees).

Following submission of the application to graduate, the student will receive confirmation of the application, along with information on subsequent procedures. An additional late fee will be assessed in those cases where the student requests changes after the deadline, as this will affect the printing of the degree/diploma parchment.

Although the Office of Registrarial Services will attempt to send an e-mail to every potential graduate inviting them to apply to graduate via WebAdvisor, it is the student's responsibility to ensure that they submit their application for graduation by the deadlines circulated by Registrarial Services in the Fall and Winter Semesters. Specific application details are as follow:

An e-mail inviting students to apply to graduate via Web-Advisor for Students (My Application for Graduation) will be sent to each student registered in an honours degree program when their completed plus in-progress credits equal 20.00 credits or more. All other students with an active academic program who wish to apply to graduate may access 'My Application for Graduation' on WebAdvisor for Students.

Students who are not currently active students must submit a hard-copy Application for Graduation form. This application form and instructions for the completion of the application are available in GH108 – Registrarial Services, University of Guelph-Humber.

It is the responsibility of the student to submit the completed form prior to the published deadline date.

The Academic Advisor receives both the Academic Evaluations for all students who have applied to graduate and a listing of those students for each program. The Academic Advisor must review these records to determine if each student has satisfied:

1. general University requirements,

2. overall program requirements and

3. area of emphasis requirements (if applicable).

Each check is to be reported on the form supplied, and the form is to be forwarded to the Program Head by the date specified on the accompanying memorandum. If an applicant satisfies the requirements for the degree and/or diploma sought, the Campus Registrar will report the name of the student to the Vice-Provost. If an applicant fails to satisfy any requirement(s), the Campus Registrar will inform the student of that decision.