Graduation

Important Dates and Deadlines

Important Dates and Deadlines for Spring Graduation

December 1

Application to graduate opens in SOLUS for Spring graduation. Students should select ‘Winter’ from the drop-down menu. Spring graduation is for students who complete their final courses in the Fall or Winter term.

December 15
Applications to graduate submitted on or before this date are guaranteed to be reviewed in time for applicants to make adjustments, if necessary, to Winter term courses prior to the Winter term ADD/DROP deadline.

April 30
Last date to apply to graduate in SOLUS for Spring graduation.

June 1
Degrees will show as ‘awarded’ on the official transcript for students eligible for Spring graduation.

Important Dates and Deadlines for Fall Graduation

July 15
Application to graduate opens in SOLUS for Fall graduation. Students should select ‘Summer’ from the drop-down menu. Fall graduation is for students who complete their final courses in the Summer term.

October 15
Last day to apply to graduate in SOLUS for Fall graduation.

November 1
Degrees will show as ‘awarded’ on the official transcript for students eligible for Fall graduation
 

Are you eligible to graduate?

You may only apply to graduate in the Program/Plan in which you are currently registered. If you require a change to your Program and/or Plan, please contact Student Services.

To be considered eligible to graduate, you will need to have met all of the academic requirements for your Program/Plan. You may view your academic advisement report in SOLUS Student Centre by selecting the Academic Progress tile, then the Academic Progress navigation. All shopping cart and planner courses must be removed prior to running the report.

Questions regarding your Plan requirements can be answered by your department(s).

Program Requirements to Graduate

In order to be eligible to graduate, students must have completed the total required number of units for the Program:

GPA requirements to Graduate

To graduate, students must have a minimum GPA on all courses taken at Queen’s (cumulative GPA), as follows:

Students must also achieve the required Plan GPA  - 1.90 for Specialization, Major, and Joint Honours Plans and 1.60 for Minor and General Plans.

Apply to Graduate

You must formally "Apply to Graduate" through the Solus Student Centre.

Honour students are assessed by their department(s) to determine their eligibility to graduate. The Faculty Office assesses the three year general degrees and minor degrees.

Information about monitoring your application to graduate

Once you have completed your Application, you will need to monitor your status and include the number of guests you plan to bring by following the steps below:

1. Log into your SOLUS Student Centre

3. Apply for Graduate displays additional information     
4. Select Academic Program     
5. Select Expected Graduation Term from drop-down     
6. Select Continue button

• Check if names are spelled correctly 
• Select your convocation attendance option (1. Attending Ceremony 2. Mail Diploma 3. Pickup Diploma) 
• Update your address if you have moved to a new location · Update Email Address if have a new email address

7. Select Continue button      
8. Select Submit Application      
9. Select the SOLUS Student Centre to return to the main page.

Once you have verified that your application has been saved, please continue to check ‘Maintain Convocation Details’ for:

• Application status update – your status will be changed from applied to approved once you have successfully completed your degree requirements
• Learn your ceremony date and time.
• View (and possibly change) your ceremony attendance information.
• If attending, order tickets for your guests.

Taking courses after you graduate

If you are an undergraduate student who has applied to graduate and intends to enrol in a course in a future term, you must contact the Arts and Science faculty office and fill out a Return to Studies Form to be admitted into a post-degree program. You may then enrol in a course under the post-degree program in SOLUS.