Convocation Ceremonies

Taking part in your convocation ceremony is a memorable occasion and we strongly encourage all graduating students to attend and celebrate this milestone with family and friends.

Information relevant to the ceremonies, including ceremony schedules, locations, how to register, ticket information, and more will be available here as it becomes available.

Your ceremony will be determined by the Faculty you will be graduating from as well as your degree and major. Use the ceremony search tool below to find your ceremony details.

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Below is a summary of the 2025 Fall Convocation ceremony schedule. Your ceremony will be determined by the Faculty you will be graduating from as well as your degree and major. To determine your ceremony, use the ceremony search tool.

Please note that graduands will need to arrive 90 minutes before the start of the ceremony for robing and marshalling.

Ceremony	Date	Start Time (EDT)	Faculty
Ceremony 1	Wednesday, October 15, 2025	10:30 a.m.	Faculty of Education Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change Glendon College Lassonde School of Engineering Faculty of Science
Ceremony 2	Wednesday, October 15, 2025	3:30 p.m.	Faculty of Health
Ceremony 3	Thursday, October 16, 2025	10:30 a.m.	School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies I
Ceremony 4	Thursday, October 16, 2025	3:30 p.m.	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies II
SCS	Thursday, October 16, 2025	Arrival time: 5:00 p.m.	School of Continuing Studies (more details will be available in mid-August)
Ceremony 5	Friday, October 17, 2025	10:30 a.m.	Schulich School of Business
Ceremony 6	Friday, October 17, 2025	3:30 p.m.	Osgoode Hall Law School
Ceremony 7	Friday, October 24, 2025	10:00 a.m.	Kellogg-Schulich Executive Master of Business Administration

Invitations to convocation are typically sent 4 to 6 weeks prior to your ceremony. The first round of invitations was sent in the first week of September and continued to be sent on an ongoing basis as students became potentially eligible to graduate. To check you graduation eligibility, please visit Graduation Eligibility and Status page.

The deadline for students to RSVP online has now passed. Confirmations and tickets can still be downloaded via the RSVP portal.

Those who are eligible to graduate in October 2025 may still register on site, 90 minutes before the start of their ceremony. Please visit the Box Office located next to the main entrance to pay the $60 robe rental fee and receive your guests' tickets to distribute to your guests.  Please note that only card payments are accepted at the Box Office - no cash.

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Please note that the graduand does not require a guest ticket to attend their convocation. The robe rental confirmation page acts as a student ticket to convocation.

Guest tickets can be claimed when graduands complete their online RSVP. Each guest requires a ticket to be admitted. Tickets are barcoded and can only be used once. Graduands will be be able to claim up to 3 guest tickets. Availability of guest tickets may vary by ceremony and is dependent on capacity.

Children under the age of three (3) do not need a ticket if sharing a seat with the adult accompanying them.

If you require additional tickets, please complete the Extra Ticket Request form which can be found on the RSVP confirmation page after your complete your registration for your ceremony. Requests will be reviewed, and decisions will be communicated no later than October 9.  A request does not guarantee that you will be granted extra tickets, so we recommend that you do not make plans until you have received a decision from the Convocation Office.

Your legal name on record will be used on your diploma and at Convocation. Visit the Student Personal Information page to check your legal name and for information on how to request a name change through the Office of the University Registrar.

One week prior to convocation, graduating students who RSVP'd to attend convocation will receive an email invitation from our partner NameCoach to voice-record their name and provide the phonetic pronunciation of their name for their graduation ceremony. Recording your name on the NameCoach site will help ensure that it's announced or pronounced correctly at the ceremony.

Provided that your eligibility is received prior to the printing production deadline for convocation, you will receive the diploma/certificate you are entitled to on the day of your ceremony. You will be handed your diploma after you cross the stage, before you return to your seat. If you do not receive your diploma on stage, or if you have any questions, please visit the Diploma Help Desk inside the Grad Services tent after the ceremony.

Those unable to attend the convocation ceremonies should refer to the Registrar's Office website to learn more about pick-up dates and location.

To inquire about having your diploma/certificate mailed, please contact diplomas@yorku.ca.

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Please note: Convocation and related events are Webcast live, videotaped, photographed and recorded. Your use of a ticket to Convocation confirms your willingness to appear in Webcasts, videotapes, photographs and recordings, and releases York University from all liability in connection therewith.

Privacy: Personal information including images and recordings is collected under the authority of The York University Act, 1965 and will be used for promoting, publicizing or explaining York University and its activities and for administrative, educational or research purposes. Personal information may be disclosed to outside service providers for processing and production. If you have any questions about the collection of personal information by York University, please contact the University Events and Ceremonies team: York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, tel. 416-736-5325, e-mail convo@yorku.ca.