Graduation 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 registration opens
Check your email address - Graduation invitations are sent to your home email address as recorded in Student Info, so make sure it is up-to-date before registration opens.
Check your name - Make sure your name is registered correctly in Student Info so that it will be correct for graduation and your certificate. See Your name at graduation for information, including how to update it if necessary.
Before the day
Register - Complete the registration form when you receive your invitation email - the deadline for registering for July 2026 graduation is to be confirmed.
Check your name on the registration form - Check how your name is recorded on the registration form, to ensure it is correct at that point. See Your name at graduation for information.
Visit our website - Read all the July 2026 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).
Accessibility/special requirements - Contact graduation-office@bristol.ac.uk to discuss any accessibility requirements (if you have not already indicated a requirement on the registration form).
Visa support - Request a visa support letter, if required to assist you and your guests in travelling to attend your graduation.
Tuition fees - Make sure any outstanding tuition fees are paid in full by Monday 1 June in order to be eligible for July 2026 graduation. See Eligibility for further details.
Order your gown - Order your gown and hat when registration is open for your ceremony - The deadline for ordering your gown and hat online from our official supplier for July 2026 graduation will be posted on the Gowns webpage when confirmed.
Travel, venues and parking - Read our advice on travelling to graduation, including information about the graduation venues, parking and advice on luggage.
Check the timetable - Check the timetables for the day to help with your planning.
Find out what to expect at your ceremony.
Check eligibility - 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 - see the Tickets page for details and updates.
Photography - Have official photographs taken, either before or after your ceremony (optional).
Purchase a memento - graduation film, clip of your conferral or other memorabilia 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 by the deadline given in the timetables for the day information.
Enjoy your graduation day!