The University confers awards to eligible graduates three times a year after each examination period, and the conferment takes places in March, July and October respectively. You should apply for graduation in accordance with the following schedule:
| Application Period | Deadline for Confirmation of Graduation and Payment of Graduation Fee | Conferment Month | Collection of Award Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students who intend to graduate after Dec/Jan examinations | December - January | Mid-/late-January | Mid-March | April |
| Students who intend to graduate after May/Jun examinations | April - May | Late-May | Mid-July | August |
| Students who intend to graduate after Aug/Sep examinations | August | Early September | Late-September | October |
For example, if the results of your final course(s) are due to be released after the December examinations period, then you should apply for graduation for March conferment by the stipulated application period (i.e. December – January).
You are advised to check the latest information on the University website. Registry will also email to all students at the beginning of each graduation application period to invite them to apply for graduation.
After you have submitted your application for graduation, the University will check your academic profile to confirm if you are a prospective case for graduation for the upcoming conferment, i.e. whether you will fulfil your programme requirement upon completion of the currently enrolled course(s) in the current term.
Prospective applicants will then receive an email notification. Upon receiving the notification, applicants who wish to graduate are required to complete the following procedures by the stipulated deadline:
When all course results have been released, applicants who have completed the above graduation procedures will receive an email notification regarding their application result. They will be recommended for conferment of their awards subject to the approval of the University Senate.
No late application will be accepted. Omission in submitting the application will cause delay in graduation. You have to apply for graduation in the stipulated application period for the next conferment.
Please email the Advanced Standing and Graduation Team quoting your application number. You will need to apply for graduation again when you have reached the final term of your study.
Please contact the Advanced Standing and Graduation Team immediately once the result(s) of your last course(s) has/have been released. Due to time constraints, we will not be able to process the change request in time for the current conferment and applicants will need to apply again by the next term.
No. Once you have confirmed your intention to graduate and paid the graduation fee, the only consideration is whether you have completed all programme requirements of graduation upon release of the final course results.
For unsuccessful applications, the graduation fee paid will be refunded to the applicants. Refunds will be made via the following channels:
Upon receiving our email notification that you are eligible to graduate, you may download a Certification of Award in PDF format via MyHKMU as a temporary proof of your potential graduate status. After you have been conferred, you may download an updated Certification of Award via MyHKMU as a proof of your graduate status.
Other than the free electronic copy, you may request for additional certification of award letter (hard copy) at a charge of $50 per copy by submitting Form G-CL (Application for Certification of Award).
The University will be holding the Congregation for graduates of the current year, and graduates will be invited to attend the ceremony once (except for 20 / 30-credit certificate programmes). Details of the ceremony will be emailed to graduates around mid-year. Graduates are reminded to check their student email account regularly to ensure that they do not miss any related information.
