During one of the above periods, log into uoZone. On the Applications tab, select Apply for graduation and follow the instructions. Once you apply, you can track your graduation status in your Student Center (also available on the Applications tab in uoZone).

Note: If you’re submitting a request for a degree in a program other than the one you’re enrolled in and the registration period is still open, please send an email to your faculty. If the registration period is closed, please submit a completed registration for degree and request for diploma (PDF, 288KB) form to your faculty.

For more information, see the How to Apply for Graduation tutorial, under the Apply for graduation application in uoZone.

Undergraduate students in engineering and in Formation à l'enseignement en mode alternatif de la Faculté d'éducation (Cycles primaire/moyen) and graduate students: If you have completed all your program requirements and you would like us to present your name to the Senate on March 6 so that you can receive your degree before Spring Convocation, you must submit your Registration for Degree and Request for Diploma online before February 24, 2023. If you are not able to meet your program requirements by the March Senate session, you must submit your form by March 31, 2023, so your application can be presented to the Senate in May.

On the registration form, indicate how the presenter should pronounce your name. To help the presenter read your name clearly, write ONLY the phonetic pronunciation of your name in the designated box (see examples of what to do and what not to do below).

Latin script and links to websites or audio files will not be accepted.

You can select the language in which your name should be pronounced (English or French) from a separate list on the form. If you wish to have part of your name pronounced in English and the other in French, add (FR) and (EN) in front of the parts of your name that apply to each language.

If you don’t receive an email

If you think you will have met the requirements of your program by the end of this term and have not received an email by late February for spring convocation or August 15 for fall convocation asking you to complete the Registration for Degree and Request for Diploma form, please contact your faculty.

If you fail to meet your degree requirements

If you fail to meet your degree requirements after having submitted the registration for degree and request for diploma (PDF, 288KB), you will have to fill out a new form once you have met the requirements in order to register for the appropriate convocation. However, if you paid fees to obtain an additional copy of your diploma, they will automatically be credited to your account for the next convocation.

The diploma you receive may come with one of the following citations, depending on your grade point average. Citations appear only on undergraduate diplomas and transcripts.

• Summa cum laude — with highest honour
• Magna cum laude — with great honour
• Cum laude — with honour

If you’re going to be receiving two different degrees at the same time, you must submit a degree request for each one.

If you’re taking courses for your degree at another institution, ask this institution to send an official transcript to your uOttawa faculty or school as soon as possible (no later than September 15 to graduate in the fall or May 15 to graduate in the spring).

Make sure your personal information is correct by clicking Personal Information in uoZone. Your personal data will be displayed as it currently appears in uoCampus, the student information system. Your name on the screen (your “primary name”) is the one that appears on your official documents, such as your diploma and transcripts.

To change your primary name, email [email protected] and submit a Request for Name Change form (PDF, 220KB), along with the supporting documents listed on the form.

If you have recently made a name change request through infoService, please note that it may take up to two weeks before the change appears.

For your name change request to be processed before your diploma is printed, you must submit your form by the following dates:

• March 1 (to graduate in March) – note that this option is only available for students in engineering or in the Formation à l’enseignement en mode alternative de la faculté d’éducation (Cycles primaire/moyen) program.

• May 15 (to graduate in June)
• September 15 (to graduate in October)