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Graduation

AU approves and awards credentials every month. For consideration to graduate, all students must submit an Application for Graduation to the Office of the Registrar. All requirements for the credential (final grades; including grades for courses on Letter of Permission) must be received and processed by the Office of the Registrar by the 15th of the month in order to be submitted for approval the following month. For example, students who complete all requirements by September 15th will have their names forwarded at the October meeting.

Convocation dates are included in the Calendar Important Dates section. Additional information about the convocation ceremonies may be found on the convocation website.

In order to be considered for graduation please note the following:

  • Students must be active in a credential at AU.
  • Students are required to return a completed Application for Graduation to the Office of the Registrar. All requirements for the credential must be in progress or completed before submitting the application.
  • Upon receipt of an Application for Graduation, the Office of the Registrar will monitor your progress in AU courses until all final grades are received and advise you by letter that you are eligible to graduate. It is the student’s responsibility to submit transcripts for course work completed at other institutions.
  • In order to be considered for graduation awards and to be included in the Convocation ceremony program, all final grades, including transcripts for courses completed on Letter of Permission must be received by the deadline.
  • Your name, as it is recorded on your student academic record, will be displayed on the parchment. If you have recently changed your name, or would like to make changes to what we have recorded on your student file, you must officially notify the Office of the Registrar by completing and submitting the Student Change of Information form.
  • Parchments will be mailed to the student after the graduation date using the address appearing on the Application for Graduation. If a change of address has been submitted after applying, please contact the Office of the Registrar at grad-app@athabascau.ca to update the address on your application.
  • Students will be required to reapply to graduate if at any time they become inactive or are not in enough courses to complete the requirements of the credential.
  • Students must arrange to settle all outstanding accounts with AU (monies owing, return of library materials, etc.).

Parchment replacement

AU reissues parchments that are lost or stolen, have been damaged, which reflect a change of name, or for professional display purposes. You are required to complete and submit a Parchment Replacement/Duplication Request Form and fee.

Students requesting to replace a parchment that has been lost, stolen, or damaged, or who wish a second parchment for display purposes, are required to sign and date a declaration.

Information effective Sept. 1, 2023 to Aug. 31, 2024.

Updated June 13, 2024 by Office of the Registrar (calendar@athabascau.ca)

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