Graduation information

• Once you have successfully completed your degree you are a Graduand (a person who is about to receive an academic degree)

• To attend a ceremony as a graduand, you must have successfully completed all elements of your course and have been formally awarded your qualification by the progression and awards board.

   

   

• Once you have received your degree certificate you will become a Graduate
• Certificates are posted out and not presented at graduation, so make sure your details are up to date.

Autumn graduation ceremonies will be taking place on Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 October (October half term). 

For the first time due to student numbers there will also be a Spring graduation on 15 & 16 February 2027.

Your Graduation will be held at The Minister Church of St Andrew, Royal Parade, Plymouth, PL1 2AD. See the map for the location and nearest car park.

For more information about other car parking facilities in the city visit http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/carparks.

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• To attend a ceremony as a graduand, you must have successfully completed all elements of your course and have been formally awarded your qualification by the progression and awards board.
• Have no outstanding debts to the University

If you do not meet the above requirements you will NOT be able to attend graduation.

The ceremony you attend will depend on when your course end date is:

Courses ending from January– end of July 2026 will attend Autumn Graduation (26 – 28 Oct 2026)

Courses ending from August–December 2026 will attend Spring graduation (15 – 16 Feb 2027)

All debts must be cleared.

If you book and then are unsuccessful, you will not be allowed to graduate and all payments will be refunded shortly after the graduation date. If any further information is required in regards to your refund we will be in contact directly. 

Contact Finance finance@marjon.ac.uk  no later than the end of July 2026 to clear the debt or put an agreed payment plan in place to do so. If debts are not cleared you will be unable to attend graduation.

Please contact Registry Services if you are unsure if you have gained enough credits to graduate RPSO@marjon.ac.uk

It is your responsibility to make sure that the University has your current contact details to ensure you receive all correspondence about Graduation. This includes:

• Contact number
• Postal address
• Personal email address

Information about Graduation will be sent via your email address.

Certificates will be all be sent out and not presented at graduation.

You can up-date your details simply by logging on to student portal visit: www.marjon.ac.uk/students/portal/ . If you are experiencing any issues please email: RPSO@marjon.ac.uk. 

To purchase your tickets for the Autumn Graduation click here. 

The information below is about registering for your ceremony and purchasing guest tickets:

• To attend a ceremony as a graduand, you must have successfully completed all elements of your course and have been formally awarded your qualification by the progression and awards board. If you book and then are unsuccessful, you will not be allowed to graduate and all monies will be automatically refunded after the graduation date.
• Those students wishing to go to their ceremony must confirm the attendance via the Graduation Portal.
• Once you have registered you will be able to purchase up to 2 guest tickets online.  An guest ticket will cost £27 per person (for 12 yrs and over) and a child (4-11) ticket will cost £10 per person. Infants (0-3) are free to attend and no ticket will need to be purchased, they WILL however need to sit on an adults lap. (Pushchairs and buggies may not be allowed in the guest seating if a busy ceremony as it requires the removal of seats, there will be a buggy point to leave any prams or pushchairs at the back of the church. 

 If you have any questions about purchasing tickets please email graduation@marjon.ac.uk

• Initially you will be able to purchase up to 2 guest tickets. Any unsold tickets will be released after that date so if you indicate you want more tickets you will be informed. You will then have the opportunity to purchase further guest tickets on a first come first served basis, should you wish to. Any unsold tickets will be released in October. You will then have the opportunity to purchase further guest tickets on a first come first served basis, should you wish to.
• Your tickets will be emailed out no earlier than one week before graduation begins. Please go to registration when you arrive for your ceremony to be scanned in. Registration will be next to The Treasury, opposite the Abbey Hall. Please follow signs and/or ask an event steward. Registration for each ceremony opens one and a half hours before the ceremony starts. Please make sure you allow plenty of time to register and collect your gown. 
• Carers are free, please email: graduation@marjon.ac.uk for more details.

All eligible students must register if you wish to attend graduation before registration closes. After this time the university cannot guarantee a seat.

All students are able to purchase up to 2 guest tickets before registration closes. Students are not given a choice of which ceremony they wish to attend due to the high numbers of students graduating at each ceremony.

Students do not need to buy a ticket to attend their ceremony. Guest tickets are available to purchase. Each student can purchase up to 2 guest tickets before registration closes. After registration closes this can no longer be guaranteed.

When confirming your attendance at graduation via the portal, you can also request a visa support letter. You will be asked to enter your details should you or your guests need to travel from overseas to attend your ceremony and require a visa to do so.

Academic dress is mandatory for all graduands and must be hired through the University’s appointed supplier, Marston Events Ltd.

Gowns need to be hired in advance and will be ready to collect when you arrive for your ceremony on the day. Make sure to allow plenty of time to register and collect your gowns. Check ceremony timings. You can hire your gown from the official contractor Marston Events.  If you have ordered a gown and cannot attend the ceremony you must inform Marston Events at least 48 hours before the Graduation.  Refund requests should be made directly to them.

The official photographers at graduation are Marston Events. They provide different packages that can be decided upon on the day or you can pre-book a time slot, before or after your ceremony, by following this link to their website 

Information about graduation will be communicated in the Graduation section of the University website and by email. Please note access to your marjon email will cease in the Autumn so please make sure you have updated your contact details

By submitting your graduation booking you agree that:

• Photographs and video footage taken during the Ceremony may be used by the University for promotional and marketing purposes. This may include crowd shots featuring graduands and guests.

Please be aware:

• Graduate and their guests will need to be aware that the ceremonies will be filmed and photographed and may be used on promotional material by the University. If you have any concerns around this, please contact the Graduation Team at graduation@marjon.ac.uk.
• Ceremonies will be live streamed on the day; and they will be filmed and uploaded to the graduation web pages the following week after the ceremonies have taken place.