Convocation Ceremony FAQ

There are no additional charges associated with Convocation.

No. The Convocation ceremony you attend is determined by the date you apply for graduation, the term in which your credential is conferred, your primary faculty, and the credential you are recieving.

If you are an International student, you can request a letter from UR International Student Services by completing the Letter of Invitation request form.

Guest ticket limits are determined by the number of anticipated attendees and the venue capacity. Pending graduates will be notified, via email, about guest tickets in advance of the ceremony. There isn't a waitlist for tickets. Should more tickets become available, graduates will receive an email with instructions on how to order more.

Due to fire code regulations all guests, including children and infants, require a ticket.

If you indicated that you are attending the ceremony on your application to graduate, you will receive a link to the gown portal via your preferred email or uregina.ca email account at least a month prior to the ceremony. It is important to reserve your gown by the deadline in order to guarantee a gown is available for you and to ensure that it fits properly.

You will attend the ceremony of your primary faculty and highest credential you've earned. Your highest credential  will be announced when you cross the stage. All earned credentials will be published in the ceremony program.

If you are graduating with two degrees (program with at least 4 years of study) from two different faculties, contact ur.graduation@uregina.ca to let us know which faculty you'd like to cross with. You will wear the regalia designated for your highest credential.

The preparations for the Convocation ceremony are immense, and involve the whole University, so we need to know well in advance how many graduates we will be welcoming and who they are. Email ur.graduation@uregina.ca to see if we can accommodate you.

Speak with Financial Services to set up a payment schedule. You can still graduate and participate in the Convocation ceremony like all the other graduands, but the parchment case you are given will contain only a reminder to pay your account. Once your account is paid, notify ur.graduation@uregina.ca. Your parchment will be available to pick up at the Registrar’s Office, AH 210 or you can request it to be mailed to you when your hold is cleared.

You are welcome to attend your federated college ceremony (Campion, Luther, or First Nations University of Canada) and the larger U of R ceremony. For the U of R ceremony you will cross the stage with your affiliated faculty.  Contact your college's Registrar's office for more details.

Kindly send an email to ur.graduation@uregina.ca to let us know you are no longer attending.

We’ll miss you, but we understand you are busy making the world a better place.

• Update your mailing address in UR Self-Service by October 1
  
• Wait patiently. We’ll mail your parchment by the end of October.
  

October 21-23, you can pick up your parchment at the Registrar’s Office, AH 210 (due to construction an alternate pick up location is being determined), during regular business hours. Bring your government-issued photo id.  Regina Area graduatess are encouraged to pick up to avoid delays.

If you’d like someone else to pick up your parchment:

• Complete the Third-Party Release Form.
• Email form to ur.graduation@uregina.ca.
• Tell your person to bring their government-issued photo id.

Normally, free parking will be available in Lots 1M, 6, 7 and 8. We encourage carpooling or public transit.