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Graduation invitation | Eligibility to defer
Graduation invitation
Graduands are invited to attend graduation ceremonies by conferral. If you're unsure when you were conferred, your conferral date is on your academic record (transcript) and testamur.
| Ceremony period | Who is invited? | Registration dates | Ceremony dates |
| Spring 2025 | Graduates conferred in May, July and September 2025. | May and July 2025 conferrals: Tuesday 5 August 2025 to Tuesday 19 August 2025. September 2025 conferrals: Tuesday 16 September 2025 to Sunday 21 September 2025. | Friday 24 October 2025 to Friday 7 November 2025. |
Eligibility to defer
If you're unable to attend the ceremony season that you've been invited to, you can defer to attend a future ceremony season. Eligibility applies as outlined below.
You must complete the deferral form in order to be invited to a future ceremony season. When completing the form, you'll be prompted to nominate which ceremony season you wish to be invited to.
| Conferral | First invited to graduate | Can defer to |
| Anyone conferred in November 2024, February and/or March 2025. | Autumn 2025. | Spring 2025 or Autumn 2026. |
| Anyone conferred in May, July and/or September 2025 | Spring 2025. | Autumn 2026 or Spring 2026. |
If you were conferred prior to or during February 2024, you're no longer eligible to graduate at a UTS graduation ceremony.
Please check your emails for further information about how to register. Think you've missed the email? Please submit an Ask UTS enquiry.
Have a question about ceremonies and registration?
Head to Graduation ceremonies FAQs.