Convocation

All students must apply to graduate during their last term of studies regardless of whether they will be attending the formal convocation ceremony. Applications for graduation are available on WebAdvisor under your Academic Profile.

The deadline to apply to graduate is May 1, 2026.

Please ensure that your mailing address is up to date on WebAdvisor.​

Diplomas will automatically be mailed to those students who graduate "in absentia".

Double majors can view their majors in the Academic Profile section of WebAdvisor. The major listed first is the ceremony you will attend; for example, if you are receiving your Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and History, you should attend the Sociology ceremony.

Two weeks after you apply to graduate, you will receive an email asking you to RSVP to attend your Convocation Ceremony. Please keep an eye on your student email so that you do not miss these important communications. 

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Yes! You can book your Graduation Photos with Everest Photography ahead of time or drop-in on the day of your ceremony. 

On site photography will be available through Everest Photography during the 2026 Convocation ceremonies in Squash Court 134. 

Those drop-in session times will be as follows:

• June 8th: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• June 9th: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• June 10th: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Please email the Alumni Office at alumni@nipissingu.ca if you have questions or concerns about graduation photography. 

Yes, all ceremonies will take place in person at the R.J. Surtees Student Athletics Centre, 100 College Drive, North Bay, Ontario.

If you require a letter for your guests to be able to travel to attend your Convocation ceremony, please complete the Student Letter Request Form and follow the instructions carefully. Failure to include pertinent information will delay the processing of your request.

You do not need to pre-order your regalia (gown & hood) and there is no charge.

You may pick up your regalia from Fitness Room #2 beginning 90 minutes before your ceremony

Please try to arrive no later than 45 minutes ahead of your ceremony.

Please return your regalia in Fitness Room #2 no later than one hour after the completion of your ceremony.

Indigenous graduates, faculty and other participants may choose to wear traditional Indigenous attire, with or in lieu of a gown, at all convocation ceremonies. The hood may be carried rather than worn depending on cultural protocols. Nipissing University acknowledges the diversity of Indigenous peoples, communities, and nations. As such it is recognized that traditional Indigenous attire may vary.

Convocation ceremonies vary between an hour and a half to two hours (1.5-2) in length.

Graduates are asked to limit their guests to a maximum of 4 people to allow all graduates to bring their supporters.

There is no ticket system to attend the convocation ceremonies. 

Yes, the convocation ceremonies will be livestreamed at: http://live.nipissingu.ca/NULive.html

Two weeks after you apply to graduate, you will receive an email asking you to RSVP to attend Convocation. Attendance at this celebration is optional. Once you respond "yes" or "no" to the RSVP, you will automatically receive a "Graduate Information Package" with full ceremony details.

Students are strongly encouraged to continue monitoring their student email account after graduation to ensure they receive these communications. 

If you did not receive this RSVP form within 2 weeks after applying to graduate, please email convocation@nipissingu.ca. 

Graduates must present photo identification to pick up their degree. You cannot have someone else pick up your degree.

Degrees can be picked up after the ceremony in Fitness Room #2 when you return your regalia. A reminder that you must return your regalia within an hour of the ceremony finishing.

If you are not planning to attend Convocation, your degree will be mailed to you before the end of July.

Please ensure that your mailing address on WebAdvisor is up to date.

If you are not planning to attend Convocation, your degree will be mailed to you before the end of July.

Please ensure that your mailing address on WabAdvisor is up to date.