Booking Information and Tickets
On this page you can find information around registering for your graduation, as well as purchasing guest tickets and hiring your robes.
Eligible students will receive an email inviting them to register for their graduation ceremony. You must complete the registration process by the deadline given in your invitation. You will not be able to attend your ceremony if you do not meet this deadline.
Do not wait for confirmation that you have successfully completed your studies. If, subsequently, you do not pass your course, your place at Graduation will be cancelled. You will then need to seek a refund for your gown hire.
Registration
Registration for the 2024 graduation ceremonies is now open and a link to the registration portal will be sent to your University email address.
If you have any questions regarding Graduation, please contact the Graduation team.
You must register for graduation before the deadline – Monday 3 June 2024. You will not be able to attend your ceremony if you do not meet the deadline. Do not wait for confirmation that you have successfully completed your studies. If, subsequently, you do not pass your course, your place at graduation will be cancelled.
Attendance at graduation for graduating students is free. However, graduating students must wear academic gowns, which can be hired. Details about gown hire are available below. Guest tickets are available for a small fee and are initially limited to two per student.
If you don’t attend your Graduation ceremony, Student Programmes & Achievement (SPA) will post your Degree Certificate to you.
Please ensure that you have updated your student record with your full legal name and your correspondence address. If you would like to report a change to your legal name, please email: student.records@falmouth.ac.uk
If you’re not sure whether you can or want to attend your graduation ceremony, we recommend that you register yourself and your guests regardless. You can then cancel later by emailing graduation@falmouth.ac.uk. If you don’t book a place before the deadline, you will not be allowed to attend.
Guest Information
Each graduating student is entitled to two guest tickets for family, friends or loved ones to watch the formal proceedings in the Ceremony Hall. Guest tickets cost £15 per guest, and you can purchase these during the registration process.
Extra guest tickets
Please note that only students who have registered/confirmed attendance at graduation will be notified by email when additional guest tickets will be made available.
If you have any questions regarding Graduation, please contact the Graduation team.
Guests without tickets are still welcome on campus and can watch the ceremonies for free in live streaming venues on campus. These areas are open to anyone wishing to watch the proceedings. We recommend early entry to guarantee a seat.
All guests will be able to attend the reception in the Italian Gardens after the ceremony has taken place.
Hiring your gown
Graduation ceremonies are formal occasions, so you must wear an academic robe. You can arrange hire of these during the registration portal through our supplier, Ede & Ravenscroft. You must order your robes by Wednesday 17 July 2024. If you choose to hire your gown from an alternative supplier, please note you must still register your attendance at graduation through the Graduation Portal.
If you have any questions regarding Graduation, please contact the Graduation team.
Special Requirements
Accessibility
You will be asked about any accessibility requirements as part of the registration process. Please ensure you inform us in advance of any accessibility requirements. Here is some key accessibility information:
- The entrance and exit to the stage are via a ramp, so is accessible for everyone.
- Dedicated parking for holders of special permits and blue badges are available, subject to availability. Free, wheelchair friendly transport will also be operating across the campus throughout the graduation period.
- BSL interpreters are only available upon request. Please let us know when you register if you need BSL interpreters at the ceremony and if you or your guests need to be seated in clear sight of them.
- Additional equipment can be supplied to anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing in order to make use of their induction loop system. Please let us know when you book if you or your guests need to use this service.
- Only assistance dogs are permitted, but please let us know when booking if you or your guests will be bringing an assistance dog with you so we can allocate you suitable seating. Water for assistance dogs is available from the First Aid Room.
Preferred names
If you have a preferred name that you would rather be read out in the ceremony, please ensure you notify us in advance by emailing graduation@falmouth.ac.uk, otherwise your legal name will be read out as a standard. Please note that your graduation certificate will contain your legal name unless it has been changed with the Student Programmes and Achievement team.
Pets
Only assistance animals are permitted inside the Hall and on campus during graduation week. Please let us know when booking if you or your guests will be bringing an assistance dog with you.
Once you have registered, we may contact you ahead of the day to discuss anything in more detail. If you have any additional queries, please email the graduation team at graduation@falmouth.ac.uk.
Guest visa applications
If your guests require a visa to attend your graduation ceremony you may request a 'graduation invitation' letter. You will need to provide the full names of all your guests. Please note that by issuing this letter, the University does not guarantee that all guests will receive a guest ticket for your ceremony. We only guarantee two tickets per graduand.
Please send the following information to graduation@falmouth.ac.uk
- Your student number
- Your full name
- The address to which the visitor letter should be sent
- Delivery method:
a) Post or Air Mail (if outside the UK) – free of charge, please take the delivery time into account
b) Collect – please give name of the person collecting (we will tell you when it is ready for collection)
Plan your journey
Book accommodation
The graduation schedule for Graduation 2024 is available here.
If you or your guests are travelling some distance to attend graduation, or wish to spend a few days in Falmouth, there are a number of accommodation options available.
Low-cost summer accommodation is also available on Penryn Campus. Find out more about Cornwall Plus here.
Falmouth town accommodation
Falmouth offers a wide range of bed and breakfast and hotel options to suit all tastes and budgets.
For further information go to the Visit Falmouth website.
When you call to make your booking ask about special graduation rates as some of the individual hotels have these offers.
However you travel to your ceremony, please ensure you allow plenty of time for your journey. Find directions to download and print here. Please remember the ceremonies are at the Penryn Campus.
Not attending?
If you cannot attend you will graduate in absentia. You will not be able to attend a ceremony at a future date.
Student Programmes & Achievement will post your Degree Certificate to you. Please ensure that you have updated your student record with your full legal name and your correspondence address.
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