Preparing for your graduation ceremony

You can view the November 2024 graduation timetable below.

School of Society and Culture
BEd (Hons) Primary (FS/KS1 with QTS)
BEd (Hons) Primary (KS1/KS2 with QTS)
BEd (Hons) Primary (Special Educational Needs with QTS)
Certificate in Education (incorporating the Diploma in Education and Training)
PGCE (incorporating the Diploma in Education and Training)
PGCE Primary (SCITT)

Plymouth Business School
BSc (Hons) Business Management
School of Art, Design and Architecture
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

School of Psychology
DClinPsy Clinical Psychology
MPsych (Hons) Advanced Psychology
MPsych (Hons) Clinical Psychology
MPsych (Hons) Human Neuroscience
MSc Advanced Psychology
MSc Clinical Psychology
MSc Psychology
School of Biological and Marine Sciences

School of Nursing & Midwifery 1
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health) – (Cornwall and Exeter)
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health) – (Cornwall and Exeter)
FdSc Nursing Associate (Cornwall, Exeter and Plymouth)

School of Nursing & Midwifery 2
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health) – (Plymouth)
MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Child Health)
MNurs (Hons) Nursing (Adult Health and Mental Health)
MSc Pre-registration Nursing (Adult Health)
MSc Pre-registration Nursing (Mental Health)

School of Nursing & Midwifery 3
BSc (Hons) Critical Care (Intercalated)
BSc (Hons) Midwifery
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child Health)
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health)
BSc (Hons) Pre-Registration Midwifery
BSc (Hons) Urgent and Emergency Care (Intercalated)
Nursing & Midwifery (Professional Development Unit)
BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Health and Social Care
BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Nursing
Graduate Certificate Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
Graduate Certificate Professional Development in Critical Care
Graduate Certificate Professional Development in End of Life Care
Graduate Certificate Professional Development in Health and Social Care
Graduate Certificate Professional Development in Neonatal Care
Graduate Diploma Professional Development in Health and Social Care
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice in Critical Care
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice in Neonatal Care
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice in Surgical Care (Abdominal, Pelvic and General Surgery)
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice in Surgical Care (Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery)
MSc Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Mental Health
MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
MSc Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Clinical Practitioner)
MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Mental Health Practitioner)
MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Professions)
MSc Surgical Care Practitioner (Abdominal, Pelvic and General Surgery)
PgCert Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Mental Health
PgCert Advanced Professional Practice (Mental Health Practitioner)
PgCert Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
PgDip Advanced Clinical Practice
PgDip Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
PgDip District Nursing

Partnerships
City College Plymouth
MLA College
MWS – HMTU
Weymouth College
Rila
School of Health Professions 1
BA (Hons) Social Work
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
MOccTh (Hons) Occupational Therapy
MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration)
Health Professions (Professional Development Unit)
MClinRes Clinical Research
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice in Ophthalmology
MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Health and Social Care Professions)
MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Dietetics
MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation
MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy
MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Paediatric Dietetics
MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Physiotherapy
MSc Human Nutrition
MSc Medicine in Hazardous Area Response
MSc Pre-Hospital Critical Care/Retrieval and Transfer
PgCert Advanced Professional Practice in Paediatric Dietetics
PgCert Clinical Research
PgCert First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care (Musculoskeletal)
PgCert First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care (Occupational Therapy)
PgCert First Contact Practitioner in Primary Care (Paramedic)
PgCert Pre-Hospital Critical Care/Retrieval and Transfer
PgDip Advanced Professional Practice in Paediatric Dietetics
Peninsula Medical School
MClinEd Clinical Education
MSc Global Health
MSc Healthcare Management, Leadership and Innovation
PgCert Healthcare Management, Leadership and Innovation
PgCert Clinical Education
Peninsula Dental School
School of Biomedical Sciences

School of Health Professions 2
BSc Clinical Nutrition
BSc (Hons) Dietetics
BSc (Hons) Optometry
BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
BSc (Hons) Podiatry
MDiet (Hons) Dietetics
MPhysio (Hons) Physiotherapy
MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)

All bookings must be made by 10am Wednesday 2 October 2024. After this date, any remaining tickets will be put on general release for graduands that have requested extra tickets. If you have not booked tickets for yourself and your guests by 10am Wednesday 2 October 2024, we cannot guarantee your attendance.

Booking instructions will be emailed to eligible students prior to booking opening.

Booking will open at:

Please ensure you register your attendance before the closing date, or you will not be able to attend. If demand is greater than expected, the maximum number of tickets available to new enquirers may be reduced to ensure that those yet to book can purchase a minimum of two guest tickets. Once you have completed the booking process, all of the tickets purchased and detailed in your confirmation email, are guaranteed.

Please book in anticipation of successful completion of your studies. If you do not successfully complete your studies in time for your ceremony, you will be able to refund your tickets until the refund deadline date by revisiting your booking.

Your certificate will be printed with your full name as recorded on your student record. Please ensure this is your legal name and if you need to amend it, please contact your faculty office.

It is a legal requirement that the University can only issue a certificate bearing the student’s official name at the time of qualification, except in the case of gender reassignment. Please see the University's Academic Regulations for further details.

Your name and course details will be published in digital format on the University website in a bespoke graduate listings section, even if you do not attend the ceremony. Your degree classification will not be included. Please email gradlistingsoptout@plymouth.ac.uk if you want your details to be removed.

Graduating student – free of charge
Adult – £35
Child (3–12 years): £15
Child (0–2 years) – free of charge. (Children under 2 do not need a ticket, but must sit on an adult's lap)

Attendees can cancel and refund their tickets until the refund deadline date by revisiting their booking.

Only students whose awards have been confirmed before Tuesday 29 October 2024 by their faculty office can attend the graduation ceremony. If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact your faculty office. If you are a postgraduate student that is due to receive your result later in November you are not eligible to attend the November ceremonies and will be invited to attend a ceremony during the week beginning 10 February 2025.

Students with any outstanding tuition fees with the University will not be permitted to attend the graduation ceremony and the award certificate will not be released until the debt is settled in full. In order to be permitted to book for your graduation during the first round of booking, you must have cleared any outstanding debt before Tuesday 29 October 2024. If you clear your debt after this date, your booking will be dependent on ticket availability for your ceremony.

Please email studentaccountsteam@plymouth.ac.uk with your full name and student registration number if you are unsure you have an outstanding debt.

Once your award has been conferred, your degree certificate will be posted to the home address you have registered on your student portal. Please ensure this information is correct and up to date. You can update your home address by logging on to your student portal. If you studied a collaborative programme, your certificate will be posted to your partner institution.

You can use the eDocuments service, DCWeb, to access your e-certificate and confirm your award to third parties or download a copy (please note that e-certificates are not available to students who studied at a partner institution).

If you completed your course and did not receive a degree certificate, please email graduation@plymouth.ac.uk and we will check your record. If it has been lost in the post, we will re-issue the document free of charge within the first 12 months following the award date, after which time you will need to purchase a replacement certificate from the online store.

Certificates posted to UK addresses are sent using Royal Mail second class. Certificates posted to overseas addresses are sent using standard international airmail (this is not a tracked service and can take up to 28 days to arrive). If your home address is overseas and you wish to receive your certificate by tracked DHL Express Worldwide courier, please contact examsandawards@plymouth.ac.uk who will guide you accordingly. Please note that the cost for tracked DHL delivery is £20.

How to order your robes
You must wear full academic robes to the graduation ceremony (gown, hood and cap). You can hire or buy your academic robes from Ede & Ravenscroft, who are the official gown suppliers for the University of Plymouth and from whom the University receives a commission.

The online ordering system will open at 10am Wednesday 18 September 2024 and will close at 10am Monday 4 November 2024.

To order your robes, you will need the following details:

Price information
The cost to hire or purchase academic dress is displayed when ordering from Ede & Ravenscroft website. Please note that the cost to hire academic dress is higher if you do not reserve in advance of your graduation day.

Smart attire
The ceremonies are formal occasions and we recommend that candidates should dress smartly. We welcome national dress for international students and military uniforms.

Returning your gown
Gowns should be returned to Ede & Ravenscroft on the same day.

Booking instructions are emailed to eligible students prior to booking opening and guest tickets can be purchased when registering your attendance.

Please note, if demand is greater than expected, the maximum number of tickets available to new enquirers may be reduced to ensure that those yet to book can purchase a minimum of two guest tickets. Once you have completed the booking process, all of the tickets purchased and detailed in your confirmation email, are guaranteed.

Travelling to your graduation
Students and guests are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements and other costs, and should ensure that such arrangements include appropriate cancellation and amendment rights, or that they have obtained appropriate insurance to cover such cancellation, amendments or losses.

There are a variety of hotels and B&Bs available near the venue. Further information can be found at Visit Plymouth.

There are three park and ride services to the city centre. Please use the facilities that operate from The George, Milehouse or Coypool for ease of parking and frequency of service. You can find more information Plymouth Park and Ride website. Please see the map for further detail.

The Theatre Royal and Council House is a 15 to 20 minute walk from Plymouth railway station. Taxis are available from outside the main entrance to the station and regular buses run from the station to Plymouth City Centre. Please visit the City Bus and the Stagecoach websites for details.

There is no parking available at the venue. However, there are numerous car parks in the vicinity. View detailed information about nearby car parks.

You can drive up to the Council House for drop off purposes and there is a drop off point to the rear of the Theatre Royal. Please see the Plymouth City Council website for further information about parking provisions for blue badge holders.

If you or any of your guests have accessibility requirements such as wheelchair seating arrangements at the ceremony, please provide details when completing the online registration questionnaire when you make your booking. Staff on the ticket table will then be aware of these arrangements and will be able to assist you as appropriate.

For further information and queries regarding special arrangements, please contact the Graduation Team graduation@plymouth.ac.uk.

You may wish to invite friends or family from overseas to enjoy your graduation day with you. If you have a valid Tier 4 visa, you can re-enter the UK as long as you carry a copy of your Graduation Letter in your hand luggage to show the authorities. It is also advisable to carry a copy of your onward flight tickets to show that you will be leaving the UK before your visa expires.

To obtain a Graduation Letter and for further advice and more information please visit the international student support pages . If your Tier 4 visa is no longer valid, you will need to apply for a Visitor Visa instead.

Visas for friends and family
If you would like your friends or family to attend your graduation or just to visit you in the UK, they may need to apply for Visitor visas. You will need to send them documentation confirming your current study and immigration status and there are a number of documents that they will need to prepare. Please contact Student Services for further information studentservices@plymouth.ac.uk.

If you or any of your guests have wheelchair seating requirements, please let us know when completing the online registration questionnaire when you make your booking.

For further information and queries regarding special arrangements, please contact the Graduation Team graduation@plymouth.ac.uk.

Make sure you check our Your graduation ceremony – on the day information pages to plan your graduation day and get the most out of your ceremony.

Tempest Graduation Photography is the official photographer for your ceremonies. There is no need to book, no need to prepay and no obligation to buy. Head along to the Council House by yourself or take your guests and friends with you. You will want to capture the day forever and what better way than with an official photograph or two.

Please direct any enquiries regarding official photographs taken on the day to Tempest Photography.

View class group photos from previous years.

Even if you are not planning to attend your ceremony, please still register your non-attendance to inform us of your decision and provide up to date contact details.