Graduation Arrangement

Graduation Period

To be eligible for an academic award, a student shall have satisfied the requirements of his/her chosen programme of study.

The dates shown below may be subject to change. Please refer to student announcement on the University's website for the relevant update.

	Application Period	Deadline for Confirmation of Graduation and Payment of Graduation Fee	Conferment Date*	Collection of Award Certificate
Students who intend to graduate after Dec 2023/Jan 2024 examinations	18 December 2023 – 5 January 2024	29 January 2024	15 March 2024	April 2024
Students who intend to graduate after April/May 2024 examinations	15 April – 2 May 2024	27 May 2024	10 July 2024	August 2024
Students who intend to graduate after Aug 2024 examinations	30 July – 13 August 2024	29 August 2024	30 September 2024	October 2024

*The conferment date refers to the official date on which graduates’ awards are conferred. It is important to note that the conferment date should not be confused with the date of the graduation ceremony i.e. the University Congregation. Typically, the Congregation is scheduled to take place after the conferment. Graduates should refer to the email invitation from Registry regarding the Congregation date(s), which differ every year.

Application for Graduation

Step 1: Receive a notification email about prospective graduate status

Step 2: Pay graduation fee via MyHKMU by stipulated deadline

Step 3: Check email notification for application result

Step 4: Collect award certificate and transcript according to stipulated schedule

Certification

The University shall mark the conferment of a degree by the presentation of a certificate of conferment to each graduate. The certificate shall be in English and Chinese and will include the graduate’s full name, degree awarded, degree programme completed, where applicable, and classification (if any). Where no appropriate name in Chinese exists for a graduate, the name in English will be used throughout. Such a certificate shall be issued free of charge only once in respect of each conferment.

The University shall provide each graduate with a transcript of courses taken (including any courses from which the graduate was excused), including all the information given on the certificate of conferment, the name of the programme of study where applicable and also for each course the level, the result (including Withdrawal, Deferment, Fail, Fail-Resit, etc.), the number of credits obtained and the month and year of registration on the course. Such a transcript shall be issued free of charge only once in respect of each conferment.

Important Note:

It is the University's policy to retain award certificates and transcripts for collection up to 31 December of the following year after graduation (e.g. for 2021 graduates, the deadline for collection is 31 December 2022). After that date, all uncollected award certificates and transcripts will be confidentially disposed without any further notice. If you wish to get these documents afterwards, you will need to submit relevant applications with a fee.

Enquiries

If you have any questions on the above arrangements, please contact Advanced Standing & Graduation Team of the Registry on 2768-6683 or by email at reggrad@hkmu.edu.hk.