Graduation

The Office of Research and Higher Degrees (ORHD) will notify you when you are eligible to graduate. Before a research degree can be awarded at graduation, you will be required to supply three hard-bound copies and one electronic copy (on CD) of your final dissertation to the ORHD.

Once submitted, the ORHD will acknowledge receipt of the dissertation copies to you and the Graduations Office and then distribute the copies to the following:

1. one hard copy to the Dean of the Faculty
2. one hard copy to the principal supervisor
3. one hard copy returned to the candidate
4. an electronic copy to the USQ Library with a form completed by the candidate for lodgement with the Australian Digital Theses Program.

A checklist outlining the requirements of the final copies is provided by the ORHD to assist with the lodgement of your dissertation.

Preparing for graduation

Graduation ceremonies are held during March, April, May and September at a number of local, regional, national and international locations.

You will be contacted personally by the Graduations Office to discuss the academic dress requirements and the graduation day proceedings. They will also forward to you a graduation pack (Grad Pack) with information relating to:

• ceremony dates and locations
• your official academic transcript.

You will be expected to:

• submit an online Graduate Response Form via USQAdmin to indicate the number of guests expected to attend, and to either nominate the ceremony you wish to attend or if you prefer your degree to be mailed to you
• forward to the Graduations Office the title of your dissertation
• a summary of your dissertation of approximately 100 words if you are graduating with a doctoral degree.

Further information

Further information about graduations, including instructions for submitting the online Graduation Response form, is available from Student Administration.