Convocation Schedule
Registering For Your Ceremony
All graduates must register to attend a convocation ceremony. Please visit the Register for Your Ceremony section of the Students page to register for your convocation ceremony.
Schedule of Ceremonies
All convocation ceremonies will be held in the Event Centre of the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre.
Ceremony registration for Winter and Summer 2024 grads will open on WebAdvisor on Wednesday, March 20 and will close on Friday, May 17 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Graduates MUST REGISTER through WebAdvisor and complete the gown rental payment in order to participate in a ceremony. Payment deadline for all gown rentals and guest tickets is May 31st at 4:00 p.m. ET.
Ceremonies for Summer 2024 Graduates – completed classes in April 2024
9:30 AM – College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Bachelor of Engineering
1:00 PM – Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
- Bachelor of Commerce
4:30 PM - Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Computing
- Bachelor of Science
9:30 AM - College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
- Bachelor of Arts, Honours
- Bachelor of Arts, General
1:00 PM – College of Biological Science
- Bachelor of Science, Honours
4:30 PM - College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Bachelor of Applied Science
- Bachelor of Arts, Honours
- Bachelor of Arts, General
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
9:30 AM - College of Arts
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Bachelor of Arts, Honours
- Bachelor of Arts, General
- Bachelor of Arts and Sciences
Ontario Agricultural College
- Bachelor of Science
1:00 PM – College of Biological Science
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Bachelor of One Health
- Bachelor of Science, Honours
- Bachelor of Science, General
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
4:30 PM – Ontario Agricultural College
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Bio-Resource Management
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences
- Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management
4:30 PM - Ontario Veterinary College
- Doctoral
- Master’s
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Winter 2024 OVC Graduates
Ceremonies for Winter 2024 Graduates – completed classes in December 2023
9:30 AM - Winter 2024 Graduates
- College of Arts
- College of Biological Science
- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
1:00 PM – Winter 2024 Graduates
- College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
- Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics
- Ontario Agricultural College
4:30 PM – Winter 2024 Graduates
- Ontario Veterinary College (Summer and Winter 2024 graduates)
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Students
In addition to attending Convocation, we welcome you to attend and be recognized at the Celebration of Indigenous Achievement hosted annually by the Indigenous Student Centre at the end of the Winter semester. The Celebration is a unique opportunity to celebrate your successes with family, friends and communities that supported your educational journey.
For more information, contact indigenous.student@uoguelph.ca
Future Ceremony Dates
The dates of convocation will take place within the following parameters:
Winter Convocation
Effective February 2020, senate approved a motion to end the practice of holding winter (February) convocation ceremonies. This decision only affects the ceremony. Students who finish their studies in the fall semester will still be able to receive their degree parchment in the winter semester and will be welcome to attend the summer (June) convocation ceremony and formally cross the stage at that time.
Summer Convocation
During the week of the second Monday of June.
Fall Convocation
On the Tuesday immediately following Thanksgiving Monday in October.