Conferral

Graduation documents

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Life after graduation

Conferral

Congratulations - You've completed your course!

Conferral is the official awarding of your degree/award by the university.

All students are automatically conferred after completion. Your degree/award will be allocated a conferral date that you are deemed eligible, followed by notification from Graduation Services.

Step 1: Check your completion status

Once your college has reviewed your studies and determined your degree/award has been completed, you will be marked as passed and your unofficial transcript will be updated with the following statement:

“Completed the requirements for (degree) on (date)”

How to access your unofficial transcript

If you have questions about the completion of your degree/award, please contact your college.

College of Business, Government and Law

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

College of Medicine and Public Health

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

College of Science and Engineering

Higher Degree by Research

Step 2: Update your Unique Student Identifier (USI)

From 1 January 2023, the Australian government requires you to have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).

Before your degree can be conferred, you will need to ensure your USI has been updated in the Student System.

To update your USI please follow the instructions below:

Log in to the Student System
Select 'My Forms'
Select 'Enter/ update Unique Student Identifier'
Update USI

Update your USI

What is a Unique Student Identifier (USI) ?

A USI is your individual Australian education number that you will have for life. It creates an online record of your Australian education and training achievements.

Step 3: Be aware of the important dates

2025

Completion between	College Completion Deadline	Conferral Date	My eQuals Digital Documents Issued between	Graduation Ceremony Eligibility
6 December 2024 - 21 January 2025	21 January	30 January	30 January - 6 February	2025 April (or postpone to December 2025)
22 January - 18 February	18 February	27 February	27 February - 6 March	2025 April (or postpone to December 2025)
19 February - 18 March	18 March	27 March	27 March - 3 April	2025 April (or postpone to December 2025)
19 March - 15 April	15 April	24 April	24 April - 1 May	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
16 April - 20 May	20 May	29 May	29 May - 5 June	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
21 May - 17 June	17 June	26 June	26 June - 3 July	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
18 June - 22 July	22 July	31 July	31 July - 7 August	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
23 July - 19 August	19 August	28 August	28 August - 4 September	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
20 August - 16 September	16 September	25 September	25 September - 2 October	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
17 September - 21 October	21 October	30 October	30 October - 6 November	December 2025 (or postpone to April 2026)
22 October - 18 November	18 November	27 November	27 November - 4 December	Please see eligibility criteria
19 November - 5 December	5 December	11 December	11 December - 23 December* please allow more time due to Graduation Ceremonies taking place	Please see eligibility criteria

What do the important dates mean to you?

Completion between: the date range your degree/award may have been completed by your College in the Student System.

College Completion Deadline: the date you MUST be completed by your College in the Student System to be allocated to the next conferral date.

Conferral date: the offical date that will appear on your Graduation documents.
Conferral dates are admnistrative only and do not relate to Graduation ceremony dates

My eQuals Digital Documents issued between: the date range you will receive your digital Graduation documents, including your testamur, academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS).
Excluding transcripts, Graduation documents cannot be issued, generated, collected or posted before your conferral date. Please do not purchase a digital documents package if you are about to be conferred, as you will automoatically receive a set free of charge

Graduation Ceremony Eligibility: the Graduation Ceremony you will be eligible to attend. Graduates who choose 'Attending' or 'Ceremony Postpone' in the steps below will be contacted about how to register.

Step 4: Attendance options

Once allocated a conferral date, you must select how you would like to receive your testamur (A3 Certificate) and you will be sent a conferral confirmation email asking to update your preference in the Student System. All graduates are entitled to one paper copy of their testamur free of charge.

You will have access to self-select your preference in the Student System for 12 months from your conferral date. After this time, self-selection will no longer be available. You may contact graduation@flinders.edu.au at anytime to update your preference if you no longer have access to the Student System.

Not advised

No option has been chosen and you will not receive an invitation to register for a Graduation Ceremony.

Attending

Choose this option to attend the next Graduation Ceremony you are eligible for.

Registrations for the April 2025 Graduation Ceremonies are not yet open. Choosing a status of attending will mean that you are contacted to attend the April 2025 Graduation Ceremonies.

Attending – Second Award

Choose this option if you are completing two degrees/awards and would like to receive both testamurs at the Graduation Ceremony you are eligible for.

Please note that if you are attending a Graduation Ceremony for multiple degrees/awards, you will receive both testamurs at that ceremony.

Registrations for the April 2025 Graduation Ceremonies are not yet open. Choosing a status of attending will mean that you are contacted to attend the April 2025 Graduation Ceremonies.

Attending - Darwin

Choose this option to attend the next graduation ceremony in Darwin 2025.

To be eligible to attend the Darwin graduation ceremony, you must be a:

Northern Territory Medicine Program student (NTMP), or
Northern Territory resident, or
Northern Territory resident returning home.

Northern Territory Medicine Program students (NTMP) will be invited automatically and are not required to update their details in the Student System.

Registration for the 2025 Darwin Graduation Ceremony is not yet open.

Not Attending - Postage

Choose this option if you do NOT want to attend a Graduation Ceremony and would like to have your testamur mailed to you. Testamurs are sent after your allocated conferral date, which you are able to view in the Student System.

Please complete the order form for postage here (select 'Testamur Postage A3 Certificate').

Not Attending - Collection

Choose this option if you do NOT want to attend a Graduation Ceremony and would like to collect your testamur from Flinders Connect at Bedford Park. Collection bookings will be available after your allocated conferral date, which you are able to view in the Student System.

Please book a time to collect your testamur here.

Not Attending – Collect By Agent

Choose this option if you do NOT want to attend a Graduation Ceremony and would like someone else to collect your testamur from Flinders Connect at Bedford Park. Please ensure your nominated person (agent) presents some photo identification to collect on your behalf. Collection bookings will be available after your allocated conferral date, which you are able to view in the Student System.

Please book a time for an agent to collect your testamur here.

Not Attending - Testamur Not Required

Choose this option if you do NOT want to attend a Graduation Ceremony and would prefer not to receive a paper copy of your testamur.

Choosing this option will not prevent you from receiving your digital documents (testamur, transcript and AHEGS) via the My eQuals platform.

Ceremony Postpone

Choose this option if you would like to attend a Graduation Ceremony but need to postpone your attendance to the next ceremony period. Graduation Ceremonies are held in April and December each year.

Graduates will have 12 months from their conferral date to attend a ceremony.

Choosing a status of ceremony postpone will now mean that you are contacted to attend the December Graduation Ceremonies in 2025.

Step 5: Choose how to receive your testamur

Your testamur is your official certificate, or parchment, from the University. It is issued after your degree/award has been conferred.

Students allocated a conferral date have access for 12 months to self-select via the Student System:

Log on to the Student System
Select the 'My Graduation' tab
Choose your graduation attendance option (see below for details).

Access the Student System

If you no longer have access, please view step 6 on receiving your testamur.

All students must be conferred in order to receive their testamur and digital Graduation documents via My eQuals.

What is the Student System?

The Student System is Flinders’ main student administrative system.

Step 6: Check for outstanding debts

If you have outstanding debts owing to the University (sanctions), your degree/award will still be conferred.

However, your paper testamur, digital testamur, academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) will not be released until all sanctions have been paid or instalment plans have been finalised. These sanctions are not limited to the course of study you wish to graduate with, they will also be applied for post graduate courses you are currently enrolled in.

To view sanctions please follow the instructions below:

Log in to the Student System
Select 'My Finances'
Select 'View Sanctions'
View your sanction and follow the instructions

Payments take up to three (3) business days to process. If you would like the sanction removed prior to this, please submit an Ask Flinders request asking for the sanction to be removed and attach a copy of your payment receipt. Requests can only be processed if a copy of your receipt is attached.

Step 7: Receiving your testamur

There are three (3) ways in which to receive your testamur; at a graduation ceremony; collection from Flinders Connect; or by post.

Choosing to attend a graduation ceremony will mean that your testamur is awarded to you at your ceremony.

If you do not wish to attend a graduation ceremony, your testamur will be made available from your allocated conferral date which you are able to view in the Student System. Important to note you will not be able to attend a graduation ceremony for the same award at any time in the future.

Graduates will receive access to digital versions of their documents via My eQuals which will include a testamur, official academic transcript and Australia Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS).

Graduation ceremony

Choosing to attend a graduation ceremony will mean that your testamur is presented to you on graduation day.

Collection at Flinders Connect (Bedford Park Campus)

You can either collect your testamur in person or nominate someone (collection agent) to collect on your behalf from Flinders Connect on Bedford Park campus.

Flinders Connect is located on Level 0 of the Central Library on Bedford Park campus.

Collection is available Tuesdays to Fridays only (not Mondays).

Bookings must be made one week prior to collection.
Collections on the spot are not available
Testamurs will be held at Flinders Connect for three weeks, after which you will need to submit an Ask Finders Request to arrange a new collection time.

Book your testamur collection

Receive by post

Degree postage costs are AU$15 for postage within Australia and AU$45 for international postage.

Payment methods:

By credit card online
By credit card, cheque or money order in person at Flinders Connect
By cheque or money order via mail (made payable to Flinders University and sent to Graduation Services, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001).

Postage may take up to 4 - 8 weeks to arrive.

Pay for degree postage online

Is there a time limit for collecting my testamur?

Your printed testamur is available upon request from your conferral date. The first copy of a printed testamur is generated free of charge. (Noting fees apply if requesting postage.)