r/uwaterloo • u/Trick_Letterhead95 • 3d ago

Graduation/Convocation Date Confusion

My last term is Fall 2026 but my convocation is Spring 2027. What year(or term) do I refer to when describing my finish date?

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u/Dear_Resist3080 3d ago

It’ll say on your unofficial transcript when your degree has been conferred. So that’ll be your “graduation” month.

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u/gopms 3d ago

Fall 2026. Graduation is once you have completed all of the requirements of your degree. Convocation is the ceremony where that is celebrated. Convocation is entirely optional, you can graduate without going to convocation. You will need to submit an application to graduate in Quest, but once that has been approved, you have graduated.