Things to do checklist
Follow our checklist of things to do before your ceremony and on the day itself, to help with your planning and preparation for your graduation
Before the day
Complete the registration form - the deadline for registering for January 2025 graduation is 5 pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024.
Read all the January 2025 graduation information on the Graduation website, including our terms and conditions.
Name pronunciation - if your name is often mispronounced, contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk with a phonetic version of your name to assist the reader to announce it correctly (if you have not already provided it on the registration form).
Contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk to discuss any accessibility requirements (if you have not already indicated a requirement on the registration form).
Request a visa support letter, if required to assist you and your guests in travelling to attend your graduation.
Make sure any outstanding tuition fees are paid in full by the deadline of Monday 25 November 2024 - see Eligibility for further details.
Order your gown and hat - The deadline for ordering your gown and hat online from our official supplier is 5 pm on Monday 13 January 2024.
Read our advice on travelling to graduation, including information about the graduation venues, parking and advice on luggage.
Check the timetables for the day to help with your planning.
Familiarise yourself with what to expect at your ceremony.
Check that you are eligible to graduate - confirmation and guest ticket details will be sent to you around a week before your ceremony if so.
Print out your guest tickets for your guests to show for entry to the Wills Memorial Building on the day - see the Tickets page for details.
On the day
Collect your own graduand ticket from the Richmond Building - see the Tickets page for details.
Collect your gown from the Richmond Building.
Have official photographs taken at the Richmond Building, either before or after your ceremony (optional).
Purchase a graduation film, clip of your conferral or other memorabilia from the stalls at the Richmond Building or online, if you would like a memento of your day - see the Photography, films and other merchandise page for details
Return your gown at the drop-off point at either the Wills Memorial Building or the Richmond Building, by the deadline given in the timetables for the day information.
Enjoy your graduation day!