The names of candidates who have completed all of the requirements for a particular degree are presented to the Graduate Faculty twice a year in preparation for Spring and Fall Convocation. Deadlines are set in order to complete the requirements for each Convocation. It is the responsibility of students to ensure that all outstanding fees and other obligations to the University have been paid. Although outstanding fees will not prevent a student from convocating, the parchment of the degree will not be received by the student until all fees owing are paid. It is then the responsibility of the department, CGSR Office and Registrar's Office to ensure that all forms are completed and regulations are followed in a timely way.
Convocation is an impressive ceremony.
Students receiving graduate degrees should plan to attend. Detailed information on the ceremony is sent to students in the month preceding convocation by the Convocation Office of the Registrar's Office. Students should consult the U of S Bookstore for information regarding the type of academic regalia to be worn. Students who receive a Master's or Ph.D. degree have reached a particularly high degree of achievement. In the case of the Ph.D. degree, the universities of Canada offer no higher degree for academic qualification.