Graduation

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must meet one of the following criteria by 10 July 2026:

• Awarded your registered qualification (check Student View), OR
• Bachelor’s students: You have only Level 6 referral assessments outstanding and have been awarded at least 300 credits, including 60 or more at Level 6. You will cross the stage at Graduation with an Ordinary Degree, and will receive your full Honours degree once you have successfully completed your remaining credits
• Postgraduate taught students: You must have achieved your full award (no pending referrals or outstanding assessments).
• Integrated Master’s students: You have only Level 7 referral assessments outstanding. You will cross the stage at Graduation with the Bachelor’s Degree with Honours element of your programme and will receive your full Integrated Master’s award once you have successfully completed your remaining credits. As you can only attend graduation once, you can in this instance defer your graduation to the following year if you wish to graduate with the Integrated Master’s.
• Top‑up students: You have only Level 6 referral assessments outstanding and have been awarded at least 100 credits at Level 6 (or the minimum required for your specific top‑up programme).
• Degree Apprenticeship students: If you are on a non-integrated course you must have attempted your End Point Assessment (EPA)
• Postgraduate Research students: You have successfully submitted your final thesis.

AND

• No outstanding debts (such as tuition fees, library invoices, or halls fees). You can make payments via your Student View online account.

Eligibility FAQs

Deferrals

Deferrals are only considered in exceptional circumstances, such as:

• Bereavement
• Illness (self or family)
• Deployment
• Jury service

Deferrals are typically granted for one academic year. You’ll be able to submit a deferral request when the MyGraduation booking system opens.

Request a deferral