Graduation Ceremonies
Graduation dates and registration
Your graduation ceremony not only marks the end of an era but also celebrates the exciting new beginnings that lie ahead, whether you're launching your career or pursuing further academic study.
Our Winter Graduation ceremonies will be held from Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 January 2025, at the prestigious Symphony Hall in the heart of Birmingham City Centre.
Invitations and Registering Your Attendance
Invites will be sent via email to all eligible students who have completed, or are expected to complete, their course and have their award confirmed by an exam board no later than Friday, 29 November 2024. These invitations will be emailed by the end of October 2024.
Since our ceremonies are optional, seats are not automatically reserved. To attend, you must secure your graduate seat by registering your attendance via the Registration task on MySRS by the deadline outlined in your invitation email. Please do not wait to receive your award before reserving a seat.
Please note that if your ceremony reaches full capacity before the registration deadline, registration for this ceremony will close early.
You should receive a confirmation email once your reservation has been successfully registered. If you do not receive this receipt email within 48 hours, it is important to contact us at award.ceremonies@bcu.ac.uk, as this may indicate that your registration was not processed correctly.
If your Faculty Student Centre does not confirm your award to us by Friday 29 November 2024 then your place will be withdrawn, and we will notify you by email. Similarly, if you hold outstanding academic related debt then your place will also be withdrawn. If you achieve your award after this date or clear any outstanding debt you then will be invited to a future ceremony.
If you are unable to attend the ceremony you’ve been invited to and wish to defer your place to a future ceremony, you can do so through the Registration task when you receive your invitation. Please note, graduates are only permitted to defer their place once.
Graduation schedule
| Wednesday 8 January, 9.30am | CEBE College of Computing |
Wednesday 8 January, 1.30pm |
CEBE College of Built Environment College of Engineering |
| Thursday 9 January, 9.30am | ADM College of Architecture College of Art and Design College of Digital Arts College of English and Media College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles Royal Birmingham Conservatoire |
| Thursday 9 January, 1.30pm | HELS College of Life Sciences College of Health and Care Professions College of Education and Social Work – ONLY Social Work provision |
| Thursday 9 January, 5pm | HELS College of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Friday 10 January, 9.30am | BLSS College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice College of Business, Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship College of Psychology Graduate School of Management (First half) |
| Friday 10 January, 1.30pm | BLSS College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics Graduate School of Management (Second half) |
| Friday 10 January, 5pm | HELS College of Education and Social Work – ONLY Education provision |
Please note, your graduation ceremony schedule will be based on your course of study and the availability of graduate and guest seats at Symphony Hall. While we make every effort to secure your place in the ceremony you were invited to, there may be occasions where we need to reallocate you to a different ceremony, date, or time; for example, if student registration unexpectedly exceeds capacity.
Cancellations
In the event of the Birmingham City University’s graduation ceremonies being cancelled, delayed, prevented, hindered or postponed due to circumstances beyond the control of the University, including (but not limited to): fire; explosion; terrorist act (or threat of a terrorist act); act of God; crisis situations; pandemic; epidemic; industrial action or dispute involving the University or the venue(s) at which the ceremonies are due to be held, the University will not be liable for any losses direct or otherwise incurred by students or their guests. Graduands and their guests should ensure they have sufficient insurance protection to cover any losses they may incur because of postponement or cancellation of the ceremonies. The University will endeavour to maintain accurate information on its website and regular communications with the attending students.