To graduate at Monash, you need to apply in your final teaching period.

Apply to graduate as soon as possible

No need to wait for your results to apply. In fact, you may not receive your results until after graduation applications close.

Even if you choose to graduate without attending an official event (in absentia), you still need to apply.

Applying late

We may accept a graduation application after the closing date. This is at the discretion of Graduation Services and depends on:

• whether there is availability in the round
• when your request is made – it might be too late for us to accommodate you, even if a place is available.

Message Monash Connect with your late application request.

A non-refundable late application fee applies if your request is approved (this also applies to late requests to graduate in absentia). You'll also need to pay the attendance fee if you're attending a ceremony.

If you don’t apply to graduate

Coursework students

You won't get access to your hardcopy award certificate (testamur) and official digital graduation documents if you don’t apply to graduate.

If you don’t  apply within a year of completing your course, we’ll create an in absentia graduation application for you. We’ll email you to let you know  an application has been created – you’ll then be able to update, defer or cancel your application.

Make sure your personal email address is up-to-date in the Web Enrolment System (WES) so you get our emails.

Research degree students

The Vice-Chancellor automatically confers research degree students every two weeks. Once you’ve been conferred, you can arrange to receive your award certificate and other graduation documents.

Regardless of whether you plan to attend a ceremony or not, you’ll need to let us know. If you haven’t let us know within a year of your conferral date, we’ll create an in absentia application for you. You’ll receive an email letting you know an application has been created and you’ll be able to update, defer or cancel your application.

Make sure your personal email address is up-to-date in the Web Enrolment System (WES) so you get our emails.

Graduating with an alternative exit

You might want to opt for an alternative exit. This usually means changing from a double degree to a single degree, or to a course with a lower award such as a graduate diploma or certificate.

First, to check if you're eligible for course completion with an alternative exit, submit an enquiry through MoVA. If your faculty approves your alternative exit, you can then choose this option in your graduation application.