Graduation overview

Please note: This is official information about graduation and any other information should be disregarded. The university will not be held liable for students following incorrect information. Official graduation communication only comes from the Student Records Office.

Please read this information carefully to ensure a smooth graduation.

Important information about the confer date and the graduation ceremony date

Confer Date: This indicates the graduation session that you are eligible to graduate (provided you have no outstanding fees or disciplinaries). Once added as a qualifier on system, the confer date is reflected on your academic record. UCT’s student system records one confer date per graduation session which means that the first date of the graduation session is used for all students and all qualifications.
Graduation Ceremony Date: This is the date when the formal graduation ceremony takes place, where you will have the opportunity to celebrate your achievements with friends, family, and fellow graduates. Please note that while the graduation ceremony date may differ from the confer date, it will always occur on or after the confer date and never before.

Please keep this in mind as you prepare for graduation.

Spring 2025 Graduation

Please note that, as per the 2025 graduation notice which has been available since January 2024 under the ‘Notices’ sub-heading on this page’s side-column, only students who are added as qualifiers on system and clear fees by 15 July 2025 are eligible for the Spring 2025 graduation. The Spring 2025 graduation is provisionally scheduled from 8 September 2025 to 12 September 2025. The Spring 2025 graduation information will be available in July 2025.

Graduation Documentation

You will receive the following documentation:

Your original hard copy certificate and one hard copy of your official transcript.
One electronic certificate and one electronic transcript. This will be emailed to your @myuct account after graduation ie, between 22 April 2025 and 23 May 2025.

If you have not received your electronic documents and don’t follow up within three months, you will only be able to receive an electronic transcript through the Student Records Office. If a certificate received after graduation is subsequently lost, damaged or stolen, graduates may apply for a duplicate certificate through the Student Records Office. The fee for a duplicate certificate is currently R800.